Another cool car we can’t get. Citroen is own by Peugeot, and these guys distroyed their good name in the US in the 80’s by selling pretty crappy cars. Most of them used to only retain about 45% of their value after the 1st year of ownership. And they gave up the US market. They… Continue reading Citroen C4

Well. It looks much better on these pictures. Still not very modern, still a mix of Accord/Camry/Audi. But at least it doesn’t seem to look cheap. Actually a very nice mainstream car. Not really worse than the Accord. And miles ahead of the ugly and misguided Malibu.

One of the world’s best designer is trying to show what can be done to make a small city car safe and attractive. His Nido is both. The sad part is that, it is now almost 5 years after the year 2000, and we still drive boring and unatractive boxes like the Corolla or the… Continue reading Pininfarina Nido

Give or take a few details, this is what we’ll get over here as the smallest Mercedes model. They will by then, stop selling the cool 230 Coupe. And they wimped out and followed JD Power’s advice of NOT selling the really cool new A class in the US. Even thought they had planned it… Continue reading 2006 Mercedes B Class

The S3X interior seems as good looking as the exterior. And very roomy. The roof seems to come straight out of the all new Pontiac G6. Let’s hope they will offer it on the production model… The whole thing looks very nice, but it’s a bit over a year away. And the US Version might… Continue reading 2006 Chevrolet S3X. Interior.

Yes. The new Mustangs are being built as we speak. It’s only a matter of a short weeks until they show up at your local dealership!

This looks to be one of the more modern minivans out there. Originaly designed for the European and Japanese market, the Mazda 5 should be making it over here by the end of 2005, in small numbers. It seats 6 and will probably use the 2.3 Liter engine from the 6. It doesn’t replace the… Continue reading Mazda 5

That’s right. This is me, Vince Burlapp, movie extra, car expert and bus boy, a couple of years ago, during the “press only” day at a major Auto Show. The girls from the ‘Giugiaro stand” are always fantastic. You can’t blame a guy for trying… Can you??? If you want to see and read the… Continue reading Vince Burlapp at the Auto Show!

Was there really a need for this. The regular V6 Accord has 240hp and this has 255hp. Do you really need to pay an extra $2000 or $3000 for the hybrid technology? Even with the better mileage, it should take you at least 4 years to make that money back. And an Accord V6 can… Continue reading 2005 Honda Accord Hybrid

Could this be the look of the all new 2006 Mazda MX5/Miata??? Yes it could. The new model is rumored to be based on a shorter version of the RX8 platform. And yes, it just might have a folding hardtop. Folding hardtop are quickly replacing soft top in convertibles all over Europe. The cheapest one… Continue reading 2006 Miata

These ladies are professionals. The car makers spend A LOT of money trying to “buy” the press. And the most obvious way to witness this is to attend the press days of any major auto show (as I actually did). These “press guys”(mostly aging car geeks) are treated like royalty! Lots of them just travel… Continue reading Girls !

You are right. These are good looking cars. And we’re not getting them! Ford thinks only Europeans deserve the all new Focus. Not us. What they get is an all new car based on the Mazda3/Volvo S40 platform. Both of these are already great cars. The US will get the old focus that dates back… Continue reading European Ford Focus

Just lok at this beauty. And, just like the all new European FOCUS. IT WON”T COME OVER HERE!!!! Just like the all new sedan (European model only), it is based on the Mazda 3 and the 2005 Volvo S40. What we’ll get next year is the Volvo version of that car. The convertible version of… Continue reading Ford Focus Vignale Convertible

Yes. It should be against the law to take a Ford F 150 Pick -up truck, add a really huge, obnoxious and vulgar looking grille to it, and call it a Lincoln. The interior is almost exactly the same as the Ford. They did it before a couple of years back. And is was a… Continue reading Criminal: The Lincoln Mark LT

This “Chevrolet” is actually a new Daewoo. Remember that Korean brand that used to be sold in the US a few years ago. GM bought them up and now sells most of their models over here as Suzukis. So this might end up here either as a small Chevrolet, or a Suzuki.. Who knows. But… Continue reading 2006 Chevrolet S3X.

This comes to us from England and is supposed to show us what the all new 2006 Honda Civic Si will look like. Keep in mind that in the US, the main model will still be the boring 4 door sedan. But rumors are Honda might be considering bringing over the 4 door Hatchback. The… Continue reading 2006 Honda Civic???

The New Beetle is still one of the simplest, purest design out there. Just like the Mini, the PT Cruiser or the Thunderbird, it just stands out. Although it might look “cartoony”, it doesn’t drive like it. It is actually pretty surprising to see how comfortable and quiet the car is. The Mini Cooper looks… Continue reading NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE TEST DRIVE.

Another case of “much better, but still not that great…” The Sonata will finally look like it was designed in our lifetime when the all new model comes out next March as a 2006. So now, it almost look as modern as a 2002 Camry. With a few 2002 Audi touches stuck in there, to… Continue reading 2006 Hyundai Sonata

Again. This is “all new”. At least it does look much better, and much more modern than the previous model. But compared to what’s out there now, it doesn’t look really great. The new Infiniti M35 has an edge here… But what you have is a very classy, expensive looking car. And it looks like… Continue reading 2005 Acura RL

They did a pretty good job with keeping the look of the stunning concept they teased us with over a year ago. And it does feel like the old one. It just looks right for a Mustang. It couldn’t be another car. And that’s great. The platform shared with the Thunderbird/Lincoln LS/Jaguar S Type should… Continue reading 2005 Mustang