June 23, 2013

Free from GM: 3 months of OnStar

Usually when I write about older vehicles, it’s about recalls, fixes or problems. This time it is about a great freebie for owners of 2006 model year or newer General Motors vehicles that do not currently […]

June 18, 2013

Jeep reaches compromise with NHTSA on recalls; GM to recall some older SUVs

There’s lots of recall news this week. Jeep has agreed to recall as many as 1.56 million 1993-1998 Jeep Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty vehicles, rather than the 2.7 million that the National Highway Traffic […]

June 16, 2013

Another info leak: Ram to offer 6.4 Hemi with air suspension on 2014 heavy duty trucks?

There are so many leaks in auto media that we might as well be in Washington. This is the season for lots of news — uncertified by truck makers, but often accurate — since 2015 camouflaged […]

June 11, 2013

2014 GMC Sierra Denali pickup to be tow monster with finesse

The truck media grumbled for months (me included) as GMC dribbled out details on the 2014 Sierra Denali, scheduled to arrive in dealerships this fall. Nonetheless, when you spoke with a GMC person there was more […]

June 6, 2013

Jeep shows some Texas-style spirit denying NHTSA recall demand

So often, when I write about anything that smacks of heavy-handed regulatory muscle, you Texas sportsmen remind me that the less government involvement in vehicle matters the better. With that in mind, I think we all […]

May 29, 2013

3D mapping is for more than Google, says Ford Truck

The first that most civilians, i.e.those not totally living in the digital world, heard about digital mapping was with reference to Google Earth and its world-wide effort to be everywhere, all the time. Now, Ford is […]

May 28, 2013

2013 Chevy Suburban still impresses

For years I have asked my Chevy contacts to give me a Suburban for a week so I could do a full ride/drive review. Alas, there was never one in the regional media fleet, and I […]

May 8, 2013

2013 F-150 review: why it remains volume leader among growing competition

I’m sure it is a coincidence that for the last three weeks I have been driving Ford F-series trucks. Today I leave for the first drive for journalists on the 2014 Chevy Silverado at Knibbe Ranch […]

May 6, 2013

Your other car: Texas Spring Roundup winners tough to call for 2013

About 60 cars, crossovers, and performance SUVs faced judgement by almost as many auto writers and photographers last week at the Texas Motor Speedway; and it was amazing to see how far everyone has come. In […]

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 […]

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