The whole gang is together again for a chat about upcoming Buicks and Fords along with numerous future products we’ve seen testing around Detroit this week. We debate the success of Volkswagen’s New Beetle as its time draws to an end, the epic proportions of the President’s limo and Erich tells us how he didn’t get a ticket in his classic Caddy. Click through to join in on the fun. Read more…
We managed to boost our host output by 50% for Episode 3 of the Automotive Trends Podcast (Impressive, we know!) as Design Editor Erich Gernand finally gets in on the action. This time we discuss everything from what the police are driving in Nebraska these days to what worries us about the future of Saab. There’s a lot to like here folks so click through to start downloading and let the next hour fly by. Read more…
We’re back with more news and less “ummms” in the second episode of the Automotive Trends Podcast. This week’s conversation focuses on the future where we discuss what’s coming from a number of automakers and throw out our opinion of the Cadillac CTS Wagon we’ve been driving. Click through to hear us jabber about what made news this week. Read more…
When we launched the redesigned Automotive Trends a few months back we promised you big improvements. We’ve already rolled out seriously slick photo galleries and insightful design critiques, but now we’re ready to debut our biggest improvement yet. Welcome to Episode 1 of the Automotive Trends Podcast! Since most of our day is already spent chatting about Everything Automotive we figured why not flip on some mics and let our dear readers join in around the office watercooler. Episode 1 topics range from how Hyundai stole the New York Auto Show to what we’ve been driving recently. So join us for a bit of fun conversation and let us know what you think in the comments section. We want to keep the big improvements coming! To start listening just click “Read more” and follow the directions.
Maybe We Could Have Picked A Warmer Weekend?
The plan drawn up at AT headquarters was deceptively simply: Gather the hot new Mazda MX-5 and the sexy Pontiac Solstice, drop their respective tops, and chase the horizon for a day of fantastic fall fun. It’s the stuff dreams are made of—or at least our tire smoking, fuel-injected dreams. This plan, however, would require two things. First, that we could get our anxious little paws on the keys to the two hottest cars for 2006 during the same week. And second, that the weather in Michigan in late fall wouldn’t resemble something from The Day After Tomorrow. Read more…
It’ll Do Anything, Except Hit 80
What strikes fear into the heart of neighbors and most small countries? Well, the AT staff trying to pilot a 2006 Hummer H1 is a pretty terrifying image, if the expressions on fellow motorists’ faces is any indication. It’s not that it’s as large as a city bus (it is), or as loud a Cessna at take off (it’s louder), or even that it sucks through fuel faster than John Goodman at an all-you-can-eat buffet; it’s simply that it’s so darn hard to keep between the lines! Driving this thing at speed requires more concentration than two auto scribes juiced up on Starbucks and road grub can muster. Nevertheless, someone in the halls of GM thought it wise to loan us the keys to this $147,000 brick-on-wheels—they’re now currently unemployed. Read more…
