Since the invention of the crossover, half-baked concepts and pipedream segment mash-ups now have a viable shot at making their way to successful production. A new year is upon us and those wacky automakers are at it again, throwing automotive genre-benders against the wall to…
Charlie Sheen is too damn high. Before he went crazy on the cocaine and was fired from his $1.8 million per episode gig on the hit show “Two and a half men” this month, he starred in a car movie circa 1986 entitled “The Wraith”.…
Tomorrow morning I’ll guzzle a thermos of Kroger brand coffee, eat a wholesome complete breakfast and putz out to Dirt Fish rally school where the Northwest Auto Press Association will be testing 2011 sport/crossover utility vehicles. They call it Mudfest for a reason – many…
For many, the mention of a Ford Police Interceptor conjures up memories of a time they contemplated terrible decisions on a plastic rear bench seat with their knees pressed uncomfortably to one side. This week the flashbacks are all the more poignant as Ford has…
“Welcome, would you like a cocktail?” There’s a Best Western on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. Across the street at the Andaz Hotel, attractive young hostess greet prestigious members of the automotive press in the lobby with vodka drinks, prepared with fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice.…
Twenty year old rookie Trevor Bayne became the youngest driver ever to win the Super Bowl of NASCAR this Sunday in only his second Sprint Cup race. Throughout the slop-fest, five minute-long replays from cameras with the visual omnipresence of white baby Jesus captured the…
I have a duty, a joyous obligation to take full advantage of any test drive conducted for this blog. Ford made it clear on the interactive bus ride to pick up our press cars that one of the key attributes of their 2012 Focus was…
The Emerald city has no shortage of celebrities. Some are human, others are vehicles. A few blur the line beyond comprehension. Below you’ll find a brief history of such local flavor, most of which do not have happy endings. To quote Bill Cosby, “If you’re…
C-MAX. Think minivan, crossed with a crossover, void of the unmentionable characteristics of a mini-van. It seats seven, has dual sliding doors, runs on gasoline, hybrid or plug-in hybrid technology. Ford claims it will out perfrom the Chevy Volt. With comparable dimensions to orignal mini-vans,…