Charles Brady King Drives First Automobile – Getting Around Detroit Detroit is known as a rough-and-tough city. Once the automotive capital of the U.S, Detroit was neglected for decades. Today, Detroit is reclaiming its place as a cultural and tourist capital with new athletic stadiums, a massively-renovated theater district, and the automotive spirit that once…
Last month, Ford got a whole bunch of dealers together for a meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, to talk about stuff. Among the stuff discussed: the Ford Bronco, which has been pretty much a ghost since its return was confirmed a little over two years ago in Detroit. But this particular bit of stuff was…
Supposedly, Punxsutawney Phil says that there will be an early spring. With freezing temperatures and snow, it seems as if someone forgot to tell Chicago (and much of the country) the groundhog’s predictions. That works out just fine for the Nissan team and their trio of Winter Warrior concepts headed for this week’s Chicago Auto…
If you’re thinking to yourself “the GT4 Stinger sounds like a sports car, but Kia doesn’t make sports cars,” it may be time to think again. The next installment in Kia’s transformation into a contender may be a rear-wheel-drive sports car, and from what we’ve seen so far, it looks good. Kia is set to…
American automakers once had a significant presence at the World’s Fair. Could this soon be true once again? Photo: Anthony Conti The automotive industry shares a long and celebrated history with the various world’s fairs held throughout the 20th and 21st century. Perhaps most famously, the Ford Mustang made its debut during the 1964 World’s…
The Mercedes GLE 450 AMG Coupe that debuted in Detroit at the 2015 North American International Auto Show From one hellish no-man’s-land to the next – after making its Detroit debut this morning, the Mercedes GLE 450 AMG Coupe is on its way to the Jurassic World amusement park on Isla Nubar. For the record,…
Ford will be the presenting sponsor of the 72nd League of American Orchestras National Conference, which takes place in Detroit and runs for June 6th-8th. As part of its role as presenting sponsor, Ford will provide $75,000 to five musicians who have worked to brighten the lives of hospital patients, students, and the elderly, part…
The 2017 automotive show season is in full swing and this week marks the opening of one of the nation’s biggest: the Chicago Auto Show. All the big brands are gathering in the Windy City to show their newest wares, including Korean automaker Hyundai and its luxury line Genesis. The most anticipated news concerning Hyundai…
The automotive industry shares a long and celebrated history with the various world’s fairs held throughout the 20th and 21st century. Perhaps most famously, the Ford Mustang made its debut during the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. Unfortunately, general interest in world’s fairs has declined in North America, given how the last fair held…
All three new models premiering at the 2015 NAIAS Photo: BMW North America BMW was one of the first automakers to take the stage today at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). In a relatively subdued presentation (which is no surprise considering how discreet its presence at the Los Angeles Auto Show was)…
The 2017 Compass was one of Jeep’s standout vehicles at this year’s Detroit Auto Show In case you haven’t heard, the all-new 2017 Jeep Compass is replacing not only the previous version of the Compass, but also the Patriot compact crossover. We already knew the next-generation Compass is using the same platform as the Renegade crossover…
Turbochargers have become exponentially more common among today’s vehicles. Even some pickup… Even though the 2019 Silverado 1500 debuted at the Detroit auto show… Contrary to previous reports, the next Porsche 911 GT3 has been confirmed… The 2017 Volvo S90 is a premium luxury sedan that carries a… Earlier today at the 2016 North American…
The Escala Concept made its debut north of the border at the Canadian International Auto Show Photo: © General Motors With no new models to unleash in 2017, the Cadillac brand has been making good use of its Escala Concept, which was used as the American automaker’s centerpiece at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show before…
Infiniti wants the Eau Rouge trademark, but Spa-Francorchamps will be fighting against them When Infiniti unveiled its Q50 Eau Rouge back at the Detroit Auto Show, they made it perfectly clear that its name—and its performance specs—were an homage to the infamous corner at Spa-Francorchamps. That all seemed well and good with the folks at…
What some may not know is that the Honda HR-V actually made its debut in 1997 at the Tokyo Motor Show. It was marketed exclusively in Japan and didn’t make its way to the U.S. until 2013 when the second generation was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Now in its third gen, new for…
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