The Buick Encore GX Photo: Buick Vehicle problems in the first 90 days of ownership can be especially frustrating, but Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC models avoid these issues better than most other brands. All three of General Motors’ mass-market brands ranked well above the industry average in the J.D. Power 2022 Initial Quality Study —…
At 46, Castroneves would later say that 2021 “might be the year for aging veterans,” comparing his achievement at the Brickyard to Takuma Sato should probably thank Fernando Alonso. So far, every time the Spaniard starts in the Indianapolis 500, Sato ends up winning the race. But while Alonso’s first outing at the Brickyard was…
New Year’s Eve is anything but lonely in the Lone Star State. Here are just four fun holiday events to drive to in Texas as we wave goodbye to 2019. Something Shiny for a New Year: Browse these sophisticated 2020 Cadillac models Photo: Pixabay New Year’s Eve Night Hike Release some endorphins while enjoying some…
The National Corvette Museum is among the many institutions around the country… Starting August 3, you’ll be able to see 12 of the most… General Motors and Ford are among the most famous automotive rivals. Therefore,… The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, is currently one of… The partial shutdown of the United States…
Photo: bryc42013 Car clubs are a great way to meet new friends, participate in auto-themed events, and stir the public’s interest in vintage vehicles. But how do you go about forming a car club? With a little forethought and organization, it’s fairly simple to start one in your area. All in the Family: Meet the…
This weekend is the annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Palm Springs, Florida, where hundreds of classic and one-of-a-kind vehicles will cross the block and be sold to the highest bidder. A great many of the featured vehicles on the docket are Bowtie-branded, so we wanted to take a look at just a sampling of some of…
Be careful to avoid the roadkill of tomorrow! Photo: Radoslaw Drozdzewski via CC In The News Wheel’s ongoing series of “weird old car shorts” reviews, we’ve discussed the strange and wonderful history of theatrical/industrial shorts from the 1940s and 1950s. These odd little films often used full stories to do everything from creating awareness to…
Some folks have the luck of buying a car that increases in… You’ve saved up money and done your research. You’re finally ready to… According to certain studies, the average life expectancy of a vehicle is… An extremely rare fuel-injected Corvette C2, one of just 771 in the world, was unearthed from a pile of…
The Demon better not “cross” paths with the Exorcist Photo:Hennessey Performance Engineering As far as performance vehicles go, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon might be the most ambitious production model ever assembled by an automaker. Yet many after-market models have arisen in the wake of the Demon’s arrival to challenge its supremacy on the drag strip….
Photo: The News Wheel Navigating the rocky waters of free-to-play mobile gaming takes perseverance, to be sure. At worst, you’ll be subjected to an endless parade of unskippable ads and half-baked gameplay. At best, you’ll find an experience that eats up a shameful number of hours and manages to draw you back in day after…
Jaguar Land Rover has announced that all production of its Land Rover… Autonomous driving technology is still a long way from mainstream production, but… In a previously published article, we discussed vehicles that derive their names… Building high-performance luxury SUVs is no longer enough: we have now reached… For most, the idea of sitting behind…
The 2011 Chevy Camaro is one of Stephen Edelstein’s 10 best used sports cars under $20K. Most gearheads love to get behind the wheel of something on the wild side, yet not all of us can afford to shell out the big bucks to do so. While many elitists might scoff at the idea of…
Photo: ehsanahmadnejad via Pixabay License One of the best things about video games is their ability to transport you to another time and place while giving you a way to interact with a world you’ll never experience in person. In many cases, this idea translates to driving. When handled properly, this mechanic can be enormously…
Hennessey Chevy SS Custom tuner Hennessey Performance has done it again, taking an already-stout performance car and taking it up another notch (or twelve). The Houston, Texas-situated tuning shop took the 2014 Chevrolet SS—which already gets 415 horsepower from its 6.2-liter V8—and upgraded it with a TVS2300 Supercharger system, Hennessey Air Induction system, and a…
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI, chosen as the 2015 Yahoo Autos Car of the Year After bestowing the title upon the Tesla Model S in 2013 and the Chevy Corvette Stingray in 2014, Yahoo has now selected the Volkswagen Golf GTI as the 2015 Yahoo Autos Car of the Year. The GTI’s victory represents a…
The word “convertible” comes from the root word “convert,” simply referring to a… If you’ve ever wanted to get into vehicle restoration, but weren’t sure… Throughout automotive history, Buick models have often featured innovative designs. The automaker’s… Top-Down Thrills: Learn more about the Buick Cascada convertible Opel will stop… Back in March, Chevrolet launched its own…
Photo: Sicnag via CC When you think of “The Godfather,” the first thing that’s likely to pop into your head is Marlon Brando’s Vito Corleone sitting in a dimly lit room, saying something like, “You come into my house, on the day my daughter is to be married…” But if you look a little closer,…
The Silverado was Chevy’s best-selling vehicle in 2018 For Chevrolet, the story was simple in 2018: If the vehicle was a truck, sales either stayed flat or grew impressively. If it was a sedan, sales took a nosedive. Overall, Chevrolet’s sales numbers declined slightly for the year — about a 1.4% drop. But gains and…
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Jay Leno “admires” Jeff Dunham’s classic AMC Gremlins There seems to be a big crossover between comedy and car enthusiasm, with many comedians having a unique affection for certain types of vehicles. For example, well-respected comic Jerry Seinfeld is a well-known Porsche aficionado, Indianapolis-born late night host David Letterman loves Indy racing, buff UFC commenter…
Photo: Max Pixel If you’re familiar with the ride-share company Uber, you might be familiar with its past efforts to advance automated vehicle technology. For 2019, however, the company focusing on new goals, such as applying autonomous technology to its bike and scooter-sharing services. Just this past weekend during a DIY Robocars meet-up in California,…
Buick bids farewell to its final convertible model Photo: Buick With a shifting focus toward SUVs and crossovers, Buick already has a limited passenger car lineup. Now, the automaker is getting ready to get rid of yet another of its passenger cars, as it is reportedly discontinuing the Cascada. Available Buick Models: Model Showroom The…
Sacha Baron Cohen as Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev It’s been a long time since I first saw Borat, but I still remember how inescapable the film was when it debuted in 2006. Its star, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, had been playing the character (inspired by a Russian doctor he once met) for years on…
The 2024 Chevrolet Malibu offers a variety of trims to suit the… The Chevrolet Blazer EV and the Chevrolet Equinox EV are both some… We previously broke the news that the sixth-generation Camaro will be saying… The 2024 Chevrolet Equinox is known for being a family vehicle, but… The Chevy Blazer has built its brand…
The fresh offerings of the 2020 Chevy S10 will enhance the model’s current safety and tech features. Discover the new amenities on this well-rounded pickup truck that has enjoyed such a solid fan base in South America. New updates Per GM Authority, the model will include a headrest on the third (middle) rear seatback on…
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