By Charlie Romero - May 24, 2006 -
We knew it was coming but we didn't know it would come this soon. Today Porsche announced the Porsche Cayman (without the S) will be available soon. Probably the best news is that Porsche will begin marketing the new Cayman for under $50,000.
By Charlie Romero - May 9, 2006 -
Beleaguered Japanese automaker Mitsubishi sure isnít acting like a company in trouble. In fact, to the delight of auto enthusiasts everywhere, the ìDriven to Thrillî brand seems to be pouring an awful lot of resources into rebuilding their high-performance reputation. Fruits of that labor have included a passel of Lancer Evolution varieties, and a wholly improved Eclipse. And now…
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By Charlie Romero - May 9, 2006 -
Upper-crust, Anglophile auto-lovers were initially introduced to the ragtop version of Bentley's immensely popular Continental GT (the GTC-clever, no?) at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Even from the pictures, it was easy to fall in love. However, now that the New York Show has come and gone, we've had our chance to see and touch this piece of automotive jewelry-and…
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By Charlie Romero - May 9, 2006 -
We finally got some real seat time in the all-new M-Class--and it was worth the wait. The new Mercedes truck is everything the old ML wasn't, beginning from bare metal. Where the old M was a body-on-frame, overweight truck with a leather-and-wood wrapper over sturdy but plebian mechanicals, the new crossover structure gives the M a refined nature the previous iteration…
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By Charlie Romero - May 9, 2006 -
Automotive journalists are well-known for decrying the SUV craze-in part selfishly, as we enjoy driving exciting vehicles, and reviewing truck after truck after truck can become tedious. "Why," we're always lamenting, "why don't consumers buy wagons?" After all, the station wagon offers similar utility, better fuel economy, and usually better pricing than the typical SUV does, and their lower centers of gravity and weights make for more sporting machines, on…
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