Tag: reality check
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...
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: 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...
