http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:21:41 -0700 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:03 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Road-Test-2010-Niissan-Altima-Hybrid-car-review-new-charge?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner  There are three questions people ask about the Nissan Altima Hybrid and for them we have four answers. The questions are, of course, what is it like to drive, how much does it cost, and what gas mileage does it get. Our answers to those questio... Car reviews Nissan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Road-Test-2010-Niissan-Altima-Hybrid-car-review-new-charge?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Road-Test-2010-Kia-Sorento-EX-V6-first-drive?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Take that, reputation of cheap and chintzy. We almost tried to start the engine but realized the it was running--thanks, Mr. Tachometer--just before we tried. The new 3.5-liter V-6 in the 2011 Kia Sorento is that quiet and vibration-free.That's only ... Kia Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:21:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d6-Road-Test-2010-Kia-Sorento-EX-V6-first-drive?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d6-2011-Porsche-Boxster-Spyder-Watch-the-official-Porsche-video?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner We told you about the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, a special stripped-down and hotted-up version of the Porsche Boxster S in an article yesterday. The Boxster loses its air conditioner and radio in the the spirit of the original 1953 Porsche 550... Porsche Preview Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:53:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d6-2011-Porsche-Boxster-Spyder-Watch-the-official-Porsche-video?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Lightweight-2011-Porsche-Boxster-Spyder-to-debut-at-LA-Auto-Show-price-and-details-now?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner The definition of "sports car" and what cars qualify as such is and has been the subject of conversation, argument and debate for as long as the term has been in use--which is probably a subject for discussion as well--but if there's one ca... Porsche Preview Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Lightweight-2011-Porsche-Boxster-Spyder-to-debut-at-LA-Auto-Show-price-and-details-now?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Kia-Forte-Koup-factory-team-will-race-in-GrandAm-Street-Tuner-class?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Until now, there's no way we could think of to use "Kia" and "race car" in the same sentence that also didn't include the phrase "parked next to". All that changed today with the announcement of a Kia factory-sponsored... Kia Racing Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:18:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Kia-Forte-Koup-factory-team-will-race-in-GrandAm-Street-Tuner-class?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Porsche-to-make-a-grand-tourer-from-the-Panamera-sports-sedan-No-so-fast-says-Porsche-chief?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner There have been reports on the internet that Porsche is hard at work on a grand touring two-door version of the Porsche Panamera. It's certainly plausible, considering Porsche's rapidly expanding product lineup and it would be relatively easy to rebo... Porsche Preview Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:06:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Porsche-to-make-a-grand-tourer-from-the-Panamera-sports-sedan-No-so-fast-says-Porsche-chief?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d30-2011-Kia-Sorento-crossover-SUV-is-about-as-allnew-as-it-can-get?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Nothing says all-new like the 2011 Kia Sorento. Not much more than the name is the same. The 2011 Kia Sorento has a new chassis and body. The look of Kia's mid-size crossover sport-utility, inspired by Kia's KND-4 concept vehicle, has changed fr... Kia Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:19:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d30-2011-Kia-Sorento-crossover-SUV-is-about-as-allnew-as-it-can-get?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d29-What-does-a-101year-old-Camaro-owner-own-A-2010-Chevrolet-Camaro-Transformer-Edition-of-course?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Virgil Coffman has owned 40 cars in his lifetime, which isn't particularly impressive. But he's 101 years old and just bought another car, and that car is a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Transformer Edition in all of its bumblebee yellow glory, is something ... Chevrolet Car Culture Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:50:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d29-What-does-a-101year-old-Camaro-owner-own-A-2010-Chevrolet-Camaro-Transformer-Edition-of-course?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Ford-says-Geely-is-preferred-bidder-for-Volvo-Geely-announces-its-plansbut-its-still-not-over?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner  Ford Motor Company confirmed today its intention to dismiss Volvo in order to return to its core brands of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, and has announced that a consortium of investors backed by Chinese banks led by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group C... Ford Volvo China Auto Industry & Policy Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:06:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Ford-says-Geely-is-preferred-bidder-for-Volvo-Geely-announces-its-plansbut-its-still-not-over?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d28-VW-releases-sketch-of-new-2011-Volkswagen-midsize-sedan-that-will-be-built-at-Chattanooga?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Volkswagen released today a sketch of the new mid-size sedan--NMS--that will go on sale in the U.S. in late 2010. The sedan, which will be larger than the current Passat, will probably replace that model in the U.S., the new model having been designe... Volkswagen Preview Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:26:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d28-VW-releases-sketch-of-new-2011-Volkswagen-midsize-sedan-that-will-be-built-at-Chattanooga?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Land-Rover-Defender-production-ends-by-2013-but-will-a-replacement-be-US-bound?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner  TheLand Rover Defender, gone from these shores since the end of 1997 when mandatory airbag regulations kicked in, will meet the end of the road by 2013, according to Land Rover managing director Phil Popham speaking to the Australian magazine G... Land Rover Auto Industry & Policy Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Land-Rover-Defender-production-ends-by-2013-but-will-a-replacement-be-US-bound?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Nissan-Rogue-Krom-Nissan-shines-Rogues-image-with-Krom?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Nissan announced the 2010 Nissan Rogue Krom, a special trim niche vehicle developed by Nissan's Specialty Vehicles Group, on October 23. The Rogue Krom, based on Nissan's sporty compact crossover SUV, "is designed to offer a unique dimension...w... Nissan Preview Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Nissan-Rogue-Krom-Nissan-shines-Rogues-image-with-Krom?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d24-A-new-small-Buick-Pictures-and-video-shows-what-Buick-may-be-thinkingor-maybe-not?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner In all the uncertainty at General Motors, one certainty is there will new Buicks in the future.One is the recently announced Buick Regal, described as a "mid-size sports sedan." Buick chose the name based on name recognition, the division r... Preview Buick Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:58:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d24-A-new-small-Buick-Pictures-and-video-shows-what-Buick-may-be-thinkingor-maybe-not?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Road-Test-2010-Chevrolet-Equinox-AWD-2LT-with-no-remorse?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Buyer's remorse, thy name is Equinox. That's last year's Chevrolet Equinox, and not so much because there was anything particularly wrong with the '09 Equinox, is that the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox is so improved.Most notably, last year's Equinox didn't... Car reviews Chevrolet Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:31:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Road-Test-2010-Chevrolet-Equinox-AWD-2LT-with-no-remorse?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Lexus-LFA-supercar-debuts-at-Tokyo-Toyota-USA-provides-price-delivery-info-and-video?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner It's debuted in Tokyo,Next Vegas and L.A.Then if you're rich and quick enoughYou'll own a Lexus LFA.Well, it's not The Bard, but that's the gist of the introduction of the Lexus LFA supercar by Lexus at the Tokyo Auto Show and by a press release by T... Lexus Preview Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:45:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Lexus-LFA-supercar-debuts-at-Tokyo-Toyota-USA-provides-price-delivery-info-and-video?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Muscle-cars-from-the-60s-are-hot-says-RM-Auctions-chief-Kelleher?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Muscle cars from the 1960's are the hottest thing on the collectible car auction market, Ian Kelleher, president and CEO of RM Auctions, told reporters at a meeting of the International Motor Press Association on Thursday. These American cars of... Car Culture Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:07:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Muscle-cars-from-the-60s-are-hot-says-RM-Auctions-chief-Kelleher?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d17-2011-Kia-Cadenza--based-on-KND5-concept--replaces-the-2009-Kia-Amanti-first-photo-released?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner  Kia's top-of-the-line sedan has been the awkwardly and overtly imitatively styled Amanti, but it's gone for the 2010 model year. In its place--but not for the 2010 model year--will be an all new model with a new name. Based as expected on Kia's... Kia Preview Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:29:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d17-2011-Kia-Cadenza--based-on-KND5-concept--replaces-the-2009-Kia-Amanti-first-photo-released?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d16-McNabb-says-economy-wont-stop-Maserati-GranTurismo-Convertible?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner It was a wet and raw October 15 that Maserati chose for the New York debut its new 2010 Maserati GranTurismo Convertible at the Ferrari/Maserati showroom on Park Avenue in Manhattan. But inside it was a warmer gray--excuse us, grigio--finish with a b... Maserati Preview Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:58:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d16-McNabb-says-economy-wont-stop-Maserati-GranTurismo-Convertible?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Road-Test-2010-Nissan-Cube-18-Krom-polished-polyhedron?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Remember--if you're old enough to have been a child before fun had to be antiseptic, shrink wrapped, prepackaged and approved by the Consumer Product Safety Administration--when a used cardboard box became, with the help of a few crayons and a h... Car reviews Nissan 2010 Test Drives Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:29:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Road-Test-2010-Nissan-Cube-18-Krom-polished-polyhedron?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Road-Test-2010-Volkswagen-Golf-TDI--Autobahn-testedand-approved?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner Germany's Autobahn was the ideal place to test drive the all-new 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI, because despite the romantic notions of those who have never driven it, Germany's Autobahn is, to most Germans, just an efficient way of getting from here to t... Car reviews Volkswagen 2010 Test Drives Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:49:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-572-Auto-Review-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Road-Test-2010-Volkswagen-Golf-TDI--Autobahn-testedand-approved?cid=exrss-Auto-Review-Examiner