Category: REALITY CHECK
Reality Check: 2015 Ford F-150 crash tests
This week the IIHS announced results of their crash testing for the 2015 Ford F-150 pickups, which had both good and bad news for its new all-aluminum body. The good news is that the new full size crew-cab achieved...
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: Volkswagen Golf TDI World Record
We've achieved as much as 10 mpg over EPA estimates in a Volkswagen Golf TDI, but fellow auto journalist Wayne Gerdes has once again put us to shame. On a planned road trip of the lower 48 states, closely monitored...
Reality Check: Chevrolet Active Phone Cooling
Our Reality Check segment is kind of a catch-all for things that I can poke fun at or which simply interest me. And this week, Chevrolet makes the cut. For 2016 Chevrolet is rolling out a seemingly simple yet brill...
Reality Check: Lexus Hoverboard
In our Reality Check segment this week, the futuristic Hoverboard has been in magazines, comic books and movies for decades, but always out of reach for consumers. But, Lexus says they've partnered with what they ...
Reality Check: Center For Pet Safety crash testing
In our Reality Check segment this week we look an area of crash testing you don't always hear about on your evening news. Subaru and the Center for Pet Safety have for some time now collaborated in the testing of p...
Reality Check: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro built in USA
The big news in muscle-car land is the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro which was unveiled in Detroit. But within the hoopla of its new design and technical details, there's a larger story. For the first time sinc...
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: Volvo XC90 Lounge Console
At Auto Shanghai, Volvo showed us their new ultra luxury full-sized SUV, the XC90 Excellence. But they also showed a conceptual Lounge Console that raises the stakes. To be a chauffeur-driven and pampered passenger...
Reality Check: Dodge Viper GTC 1 of 1 program
This week Dodge launched a new online program where you can not only design your custom 1 of 1 Dodge Viper GTC, but you can print it in 3D. Well the 3D printing part, what I mean is you can actually have them build...
