Three Studebaker men left Germany in 1736 for a better life. And nearly two centuries later, this Studebaker Rockne rolled off the Piquet Avenue assembly line in Detroit. In between, their descendants settled in South Bend, IN where, beginning in the 1850s, they built a prosperous wagon-making business. And, by… Continue reading
Volvo Cars, the premium carmaker, has unveiled a new upgraded China version of its S90 sedan and a top-of-the-line luxury model called S90 Excellence, both aimed at the high-end sedan market, in advance of their first public appearance at the 2016 Guangzhou Motor Show.The new S90 will be the most… Continue reading
-Difficult as it is to comprehend, some people believe the twin-turbocharged, V-12–powered Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG doesn’t have enough gristle. – We know, right? I mean, BMW refuses to build a 7-series-based M7 because it doesn’t think such a car fits their brand, yet there so many customers looking for that sort… Continue reading
Honda took to YouTube today to unveil an all-new, dynamically styled 10th-generation 2016 Civic Sedan, slated for sale in the ?.S. this fall. With a more athletic stance and sportier driving position, the 2016 Civic Sedan is a new-from-the-ground-up design intended to recapture the sporty character of Civic while creating… Continue reading
– “Wants to take on Tesla” is quickly becoming an overused cliché in automotive journalism. But it’s impossible to look at this battery-electric concept car, the Thunder Power Sedan, and not think of Elon Musk’s fastback four-door. In proportions, promised performance, and presentation overall, it’s clear that this previously unheard-of… Continue reading
-We spend an awful lot of our energy analyzing and quantifying speed. Entire stories are centered around straight-line acceleration, the effects of different tires on 707-hp muscle cars at the drag strip (okay, one 707-hp muscle car), and even prodding rental cars to their top speeds—in reverse. We interrupt that… Continue reading