Tag: reality check
Reality Check: Four-Cylinder Luxury Sedan Club
Call it a sign of the times or a sign of technology, but if you've been looking at a luxury sedan lately you noticed something new under all their hoods. BMW has long been known for their silky inline six. Competit...
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: 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: 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: Ford SYNC 3 replaces MyFord Touch
If you've watched my reviews of Ford vehicles you know I always take a few moments to beat down their frustrating and distracting MyFord Touch infotainment and driver interface system. Well you'll suffer this no more....
Reality Check: 2017 Buick Envision from China
At the Detroit Auto Show in January, the 2017 Buick Envision will make its North American debut, entering the mid-size luxury crossover class to compete against vehicles like the Audi Q5, Lincoln MKC, and Acura MDX. ...
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: Dodge Brothers Ad Campaign
In our reality check segment this week we look at the new Dodge brothers ad campaign in which Dodge celebrates the life and imagery of the Dodge brothers with their new muscle cars. The Dodge brothers ad campaign t...
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: 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 ...
