2010 Cadillac CTS Sport...

General Motors is clearly positioning the Cadillac CTS line against the luxury sedans from Europe’s top auto makers, who have all long embraced the station wagon as the best solution to the need for extra space without getting into larger, less efficient vehicles. Ironically, in the...

2010 Volkswagen Golf GT...

Way back in the mid-’70s, shortly after the introduction of the new Rabbit which would eventually become the Golf, someone at Volkswagen in Germany had the brilliant idea of making a sporty performance car out of the compact sedan, and the “hot hatchback” was born. The GTI took...

2008 Mini Cooper S

A lot of people took the time to check out the latest Mini Cooper S during my time with it. Most of them, after wandering around the car, said something along the lines of “boy, it sure doesn’t look much different.” Driving it, however, elicits a very different...

2008 BMW M5

I have to say that it was with a mixture of fear and excitement that I picked up a 2008 BMW M5 for a week long test drive. Colleagues had warned me of the prospect of having a police officer yank my driving privileges at the side of the road. The fourth version of this revolutionary sedan...

2006 Pontiac Solstice

The Solstice is a very different beast – not only for Pontiac, but also for GM. To begin with it drives its rear wheels, which puts it in an elite class within the General’s oversized portfolio. It is also different because it is the first car to take a serious swipe at the Mazda...

2006 Subaru Impreza Pre...

As a part of its mid-life rework, the 2006 Impreza becomes the second car in Subaru’s lineup to wear its controversial new “family” face. The good news is that it carries the oval grille and flanking air inlets with far more poise than the B9 Tribeca. Indeed, the new look...

2009 Chevrolet Camaro C...

Chevrolet is really heating up the buzz over the new Chevy Camaro. The latest word is that the hard-top concept shown last year at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show will begin production late next year and be introduced early in 2009. Further heat was created at the 2007 North American Auto...

2007 Pontiac Solstice G...

Pontiac of General Motors is setting about boosting the company’s performance image with the introduction of the turbocharged 2007 Solstice GXP. The big news with the Solstice GXP is the new Ecotec 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, producing 260 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. This...