A life-long gearhead, Rick is an engineer who has been writing on automotive topics for over five years. He is President of the Washington Automotive Press Association and manages the automotive and travel website,
Area car shows and cruise-ins are a great way to see classic cars, hot rods and muscle cars. Rick Trawick photo Here are just a few cars shows and events coming up this week in the Washington area: Friday...
Child: Mommy, look what I drew for you! A picture of your new Nissan Cube!Mom: Oh Billy, I’m sure you think it looks like my car but you’re only five… Oh my! You...
Much has been made in the news lately of Toyota’s troubles and the potential of stuck accelerators. But the fact is, this is a remote possibility on any car. So can you prepare? When a student pilot is...
Consumer Reports released their Annual Auto Issue at a meeting in Washington, DC today. Rik Paul, Automotive Editor for Consumer Reports introduced the April 2010 issue before the gathered press at today’s Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA) meeting...
The Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA) annually presents an award to the company or individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the auto industry. The award is known as the Golden Gear/John Linker award.In the midst of...
News this week from Hong Kong is that Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is looking to complete its acquisition of Ford Motor Company’s Volvo brand by early 2010. With the Chinese buying up as many Western car companies as...
At the LA Auto Show this week, Volkswagen announced a new version of the New Beetle, which will also be the last edition, the 2010 New Beetle Final Edition. With a production of only 1,500 coupes and 1,500...
With the Fusion Hybrid, Ford has brought us one step closer to a true “electric car” experience. From the fully informative dashboard display to the 45 mph fully electric mode top speed, the Fusion demonstrates the quiet ride...
What more can be said about the Chrysler 300? The latest version for 2010 does little to mess with the successful formula. My test vehicle was the 300 Touring equipped with the competent and proven 3.5 liter, 250...
.While it might be interesting to see those other crashes, let’s save the old cars for collectors! Of course, if you really want to see something scary, crash a 1959 Volkswagen Beetle into a 2009 Volkswagen New Beetle...