In this week’s episode of the Automotive Trends’ Garage your faithful editors have a go in two cars designed for fuel economy as well as hauling the family around, the Toyota Prius and the Kia Optima.
The boys have spring fever but somehow managed to get a 2011 BMW 335i Coupe out for a little bit of track time. Catch up with them as they discuss the 2011 New York Auto Show and throw a quartet of new cars at Gernand’s Design Wall before driving down the middle of the road in a Nissan Murano.
It’s diesel week here in Automotive Trends land, and the boys have rounded up a pair of oil burning German SUV’s to mark the occasion. Join editors Gernand, Dye and Muxlow as they discuss the latest in Autodom and argue over where the BMW 335d belongs on the Design Wall.
Editors Gernand and Muxlow take a little road trip to get a gauge for just how fuel efficient the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg TDI can be. Tune in to the Automotive Trends Garage Episode 2 for final details on how the Touareg fared.
Well, we’ve done it again: we’ve been ambitious! Join us as we bring you the best of our witty automotive dialogue in Episode 1 of the Automotive Trends Garage. Today we review the 2011 Audi Q5, discuss the long-in-the-tooth 2011 Audi A3, debate some of the more newsworthy debuts at this year’s Geneva Auto Show and put our design editor on the spot. Click through to watch! (And we promise to make some audio improvements for Episode 2!) Read more…
We’d be lying if we said there’s never an amusing moment behind the scenes of Automotive Trends, and even more so during an auto show. So we figured we would shed a bit of light on what happens during our coverage of the NAIAS Press Days. Click through for more video and a gallery of the moments you’re not supposed to see. Read more…
The cars are all packed up and the displays have been torn down and shipped to the Windy City, but the memories from this year’s Detroit Auto Show extravaganza still dance in our dreams like sugar plum fairies. Ok, actually something far cooler than that, but the bottom line is we don’t want it to be over. So we thought we would rekindle a wee bit of the flame that was the 2011 NAIAS and put to work a few more of the 4,000-plus shots our highly-caffeinated photog snagged. Click through to have a look at some bonus galleries from this year’s show. Read more…
A Celebration of Survival
Automakers had a lot to celebrate at this year’s North American International Auto Show. The first of which was simply being at this year’s auto show. After surviving a period filled with bankruptcies, shuttered brands, mergers, recalls and the Great Recession, all but one company saw sales rise in 2010. A little recall you might have heard about is responsible for Toyota’s negative sales performance. With the worst hopefully consigned to history, the industry is setting its sights on how best to entice cautious consumers in 2011. Each company will approach this challenge differently. While their results will vary, one thing is certain: car buyers will be the real winners. If you can’t make it to Detroit to see all the new offerings on display, allow us to highlight the winners at this year’s auto show. Read more…
Kia used the Detroit Auto Show to reveal a possible entry into, of all things, a dormant segment. The KV7 is a concept designed to do a van right. It’s not one of these minivans that pretends to be manly or sporty or something it’s not. Kia designers wanted to build a van that was proud of its shape. Read more…
