Tag: reality check
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: 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: Bret Michaels Nissan NV Rock Video
In our Reality Check segment this week, I just can't help but to smile. Fellow Phoenix resident and rock star Bret Michaels teams up with Nissan to market......their NV Series commercial van proving ground tests. N...
Reality Check: 2015 Mustang Unites
As the 2015 Mustang is rolling out across American magazine covers and dealerships this week, we're reminded that this new pony is now a global horse. This week a collaboration between artist Burton Morris and Ford...
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: 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: 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: GM chooses bicycle sharing over cars for employees
This week for Reality Check, GM announced they have solved their own internal personal transportation challenges not with cars, but bicycles. Teaming with known bicycle sharing program Zagster, the automobile maker...
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: EPA action on Volkswagen TDI cars
In our Reality Check, last week the EPA and the California Air Resources Board (CARB), accused Volkswagen of fudging the law with software to defeat smog equipment their popular TDI engines. They allege Volkswagen ...
