Category: REALITY CHECK
Reality Check: 2017 Ford Super Duty Frame Test
In our Reality Check, those crazy truck guys are at it again with huge cranes and circus acts to show us how tough the 2017 Ford Super Duty actually is. Ford unveiled their new F-Series Super Duty pickups at the Te...
Reality Check: Volkswagen TDI Scandal Month One Update
It's been a little over a month since the story broke about Volkswagen cheating emission laws with their TDI engine software around the world. And here's where it's at as of today. Since our previous report, Volksw...
Reality Check: Automakers at Consumer Electronics Show
For years we have been reporting on the big auto shows when it comes to new cars like the Detroit Auto Show next week, the LA Auto Show, Auto Show New York and so forth. But lately, the Consumer Electronics Show – CES...
Reality Check: GM Models top list of IIHS used cars for teens list
In our Reality Check segment this week GM cars were the favorites for the IIHS newly minted list of recommended used cars for teen drivers. So what kind of cars do you think an Insurance Institute for Highway Safet...
Reality Check: Essence Of Lincoln Dealership Perfume
Lincoln Motor Company for the second week in a row makes our Reality Check, making news this week with another new marketing initiative to revive the brand, Essence Of Lincoln. Bless their hearts, the folks at Linc...
Reality Check: Nissan Evolution of the Sports Sedan
At the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance it's actually more about the classics than the showboating of new cars by the automakers to a captive audience of wealth. And Nissan cashed in on both, staging a nostalgic j...
Motoring Monday: SEMA Show Concepts
On Motoring Monday for November 9th we've got SEMA Show concept car highlights from Jeep, Kia and Toyota. In our quick drive we sampled the new 2016 Lincoln MKX and were a bit surprised at what we found. And in ou...
Reality Check: Global 2015 Ford Mustang buyers are bolder
While we here in America seem to worship at the altar of silver and dull metallic shades, in Europe and Asia new 2015 Ford Mustang customers lean toward much bolder colors than we the free. Black is a top color cho...
Reality Check: Kia Hamster Soul EV Commercial
Our reality check is often about marketing because its the truth and the lie about all things. And given much of my background is in marketing and PR I just have a fascination for it. While we poke a lot of holes i...
Reality Check: Ford virtual reality manufacturing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look at how Ford is applying motion capture technology and virtual reality to refine their manufacturing process. Outfitting their employees with immersive graphic headsets...
