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April 24, 2013

In my rearview mirror: GM Foundation grant, Honda recall, Best of Texas vehicles

Often stuff happens that isn’t quite major enough to merit a single large story.  Here are some from the past week: GM Foundation gives $100,000 to the American Red Cross On April 20th, GM provided a […]
March 8, 2013

Tires for drought? Just choose those that work best under wet conditions

  While there are often recommendations for tires that excel in bad weather conditions, there seem to be little information –if any — for tires that excel in drought conditions currently bedeviling a large part of the country, including Texas.  Most people […]
February 25, 2013

MotorWeek names Drivers’ Choice Bests for 2013 Trucks

MotorWeek, the iconic television program, has named its Drivers’ Choice award winners for 2013 and, while there were few (if any) major surprises, it is always interesting to see what conclusions they draw.  While I don’t always […]
February 17, 2013

Ram 1500 offers industry-first diesel engine on full-size pickup

The latest innovation to fill Ram truck’s prolific pipeline will be a new 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel powered pickup truck, available after production begins in the third quarter of 2013, the truck maker announced last week.  This is on […]
February 8, 2013

Chicago Auto Show is truck central.

I am in Chicago this week for the media preview of the Auto Show — it’s 105th year.  Despite the fact of its name, it should be called truck central, and it rivals even the state […]
February 4, 2013

Hyundai offers new Santa Fe for outdoor lifestyles

Wait.  Before you say,  “she has got to be kidding”, let me introduce you to the latest crossover vehicle with off-road and towing capability.  Readers, meet the new, longer Santa Fe with all-wheel drive, three-row seating […]
February 3, 2013

2014 Silverado and GMC 1500 trucks show major differentiation

For the 2014 Silverado and GMC Sierra, GM has focused on differentiating the brands inside and out.  For both of the number two truck sales leaders’ there is a distinctly refreshed look and brings them into […]
January 15, 2013

Check out the Ford Atlas Concept Truck

The press materials for the Ford Atlas Concept Truck are now available and I can share the new features and photos with you. There is an iconograph detailing all the new features in the text below and, you can […]
January 8, 2013

Subaru recalls some 2006 – 2012 vehicles

It’s a most unusual recall, but Subaru is recalling 633,842 Forester (2009-12), Legacy (2010-11), Outback (2010-11) and Tribeca (2006 – 2012) for a possible problem with a dealer-installed add-on.  A potential electrical short can occure with certain […]
December 21, 2012

Ford F-150 Raptor: the truck or the toy

I was a lucky woman this week.  Ford’s elves dropped off a brand new 2013 F-150 Raptor and I can pretend that it’s mine for a while.  But, I’m not the only one who can have […]