Any reasonable assessment of a hybrid or EV automobile with a premium price tag must consider the break-even point achieved through lower ownership costs, right? In this 2012 Chevrolet Volt review, surely I’ll explain how, over time, plugging in saves money compared with filling up, allowing a rational person to get over the Volt’s relatively high bottom line. Well, no.

Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth. An earlier post on LivingVroom explains my excitement about the Abarth name and this little pocket rocket in particular. I also covered the 500 Abarth for AutoTrader.com at the LA Auto Show, and I’ve been itching to drive it ever since I first heard […]

Cadillac brought the 2013 XTS, its all new flagship luxury sedan, to the Georgia Automotive Media Association‘s August Luncheon at Do Restaurant at King Plow Arts Center. Along with a presentation by Jim Vurpillat, Cadillac’s Global Marketing Director, GAAMA members drove the vehicle and experienced the high-tech CUE information and media control system. CUE, which stands for Cadillac User Experience, […]

Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, the 2012 Toyota Camry LE. The Camry is all new for 2012, the seventh-generation model of the best-selling car in America. It was recently selected among the winners in the sedan category of Parents magazine and Edmunds.com’s Best Family Cars of 2012 for its safety, reliability, performance, interior and […]

For those of us who don’t reside on the west coast, Volkswagen Type 2 pickup trucks and panel vans are not too common a sight. Even in the vintage VW haven that is California, passenger buses are generally more common than Type 2 work trucks. But despite their relative rarity, both the panel vans and single-cab and double-cab pickups are […]

Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, the 2012 Nissan 370Z. Rejoice! For the it is a sports car and, even better, one with a six-speed manual transmission! How many proper rear-wheel drive sports cars are available these days, especially in the low $30,000 range? They certainly number few. And Nissan has been in the sports […]

GAAMA members enjoyed a look at the new 2013 Audi allroad today at Parish Food & Goods in Inman Park. Now based on the A4 Avant wagon, the allroad name returns after a seven year absence, bringing standard all-wheel drive, rugged styling and higher ground clearance than the standard A4 sedan. The allroad also offers Audi connect telematics, which includes […]

Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The Volt is not a huge-volume seller, but unless you’re a Chinese Olympic athlete who’s been sequestered away, training for London 2012 over the past four years, you’ve almost certainly heard of it. That’s because the car has received plenty of attention for its high-tech […]

This is the 2012 GMC Terrain, a five-passenger crossover vehicle nearing the end of its model year. The 2013 Terrain is already on the way. It’s available with a larger-displacement V6 and offered in luxury Denali trim. Those updates for 2013 may mean a bargain on the 2012 Terrain, as dealers make room for the new model. The Terrain is […]

Arriving this fall, the 2013 Conquest Evade is an unarmored sister model to the Canadian boutique automaker’s $600,000 Knight XV. I recently posted on that armored luxury limo as I was generally floored by its existence. Conquest just announced the Evade through social media, and posted a teaser video on YouTube. It certainly looks the part, with a close family […]