Category: REALITY CHECK
Reality Check: Mustang passwords on the internet
In our Reality Check this week, a new study says that Mustang is more popular than Superman or Batman, but it's not what you might think. The study by SplashData reveals that the name Mustang is actually the 16th m...
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: 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...
Reality Check: Nissan Project Titan
In Reality Check this week we bring you another cool story with the Nissan Project Titan. Completed this week the crowd-sourced, custom-made Project Titan was delivered to two Wounded Warrior Project Alumni outfitt...
Reality Check: Recycled plastics in 2015 Ford F-150
I am sure you have asked yourself this question right? What if we could redirect plastics from landfills and use them to build a 2015 Ford F-150? Well Ford has asked the question and answered it, working with a com...
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: 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: The Fiat 500X Blue Pill
Last week during the Super Bowl, the automakers made a game themselves by vying to offer up the punchiest commercials. This is the one that got my attention the most. It should be no shock that Fiat used cheeky hum...
Reality Check: The sub-compact crossovers are coming!
Our reality check this week takes a look at the big takeaway from the Los Angeles Auto Show this year, the biggest trend afoot is the onslaught of sub-compact crossovers. At the forefront this year for me is that t...
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...
