Category: REALITY CHECK
Reality Check: New Volvo assembly plant in the USA
After the sale of Volvo to Chinese auto manufacturer Geely, and then the following announcement of their first plants in China, the sky's falling crowd cried that Volvo was gonna pack up move China for good. Well i...
Reality Check: Shelby Cobra Super Snake at Barrett-Jackson
One thing you can say about a night at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction is the fact you never know what is going to happen. And this year was no different. For years Arizona car collector Ron Pratte spe...
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...
Reality Check: Future Honda Ridgeline
At the Chicago Auto Show, Honda presented a very telling rendering of their upcoming Ridgeline mid-size truck which is due within the next year or two. Saying the new Honda Ridgeline will “take the original’s award...
Reality Check: Ford Adaptive Steering
- Ford is bringing to market in the next 12 months a new motorized steering wheel they say will make vehicles easier to maneuver at low speeds and at higher speeds more agile and fun to drive. - Called Adaptive Ste...
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 Electric Vehicle
In our Reality Check segment this week Ford has once again shown they are on the bleeding edge of the light pickup truck market. As if aluminum bodies and EcoBoost turbocharged engines weren't enough, Ford announce...
Reality Check: Hyundai “The Walking Dead” special edition Tucson
You've seen the zombie apocalypse response vehicle stickers on the cars in front of you on the freeway, but in our Reality Check segment this week Hyundai takes it to a whole new level. Releasing a new special edit...
Reality Check: Vans Fiat 500L Concept
In our Reality Check segment this week, Fiat takes their somewhat homely looking 500L and shows us they might have a way to make it a bit more exciting. The Fiat 500L has been with us for a year and offers a larger...
Reality Check: Stolen Corvette returned after 33 years
In our Reality Check this week, sometimes miracles do happen. Detroit man George Talley got a phone call that was an unexpected blast from the past. Thirty three years ago his 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was stolen rig...
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...
