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: 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: Cars.com Top 10 Most Annoying Car Features
On Reality Check, while I don't usually report on stories about our major media peers, Cars.com mostly got it right this week with their list of Top 10 Most Annoying Car Features. And I agree with most of them. Num...
Reality Check: Honda HR-V Selfie Edition
On Reality Check this week, the joke was on a number of journalists when Honda played one doozie of an April fool's joke. And no, I didn't fall for it. The 2016 Honda HR-V Selfie Edition's press release began sayin...
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...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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 ...
