Here are the stories from the June 2008 issue of Automobile Magazine. Some stories do not appear online until after the magazine has gone on sale at the newsstand. Go pick up the latest issue to read the entire magazine.Read
What's that you say, you own stock in oil companies and want to use as much gas as possible? Well, have we got some guzzlers for you; and since the summer is about to begin, how about looking at a
You've never heard of the company Inrix, and neither had I until today, when I spoke with its CEO, Bryan Mistele, about the firm's role in providing traffic information for automotive navigation systems.According to Mistele, Bill Gates and Paul Allen's
Automakers have many ways to power their factories, but Ford's plant in Oakville, Ontario - soon to be building the 2009 Ford Flex - has an innovative fuel source: paint fumes.The factory uses what Ford calls a "Fumes-to-Fuel" system, which
Here it is at last, the $2500 car that Ratan Tata proposed several years ago, perhaps the most significant new car since the Ford Model T was introduced 100 years ago. As with the Ford, the design and engineering is
With its recent announcement that it'll scale back full-size truck production, Ford seems intent to manage supplies of its F-series pickups in a waning market. But what happens to the trucks that already lie on dealer lots? Through June 30th,
Late Saturday afternoon - technically a day before the 12th annual Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show - a group of cars gathered to cruise through the Michigan countryside. I found myself riding in a 1967 American Motors Ambassador convertible when my
GM is swerving away from trucks and SUVs, its long-time profit mainstays, and toward small cars; it also may sell its Hummer division. High energy prices have altered the U.S auto market, and chairman Rick Wagoner characterizes the changes as
Auto writers are constantly exposed to carmakers' latest offerings, and the blistering pace of new-model introductions can cause yesterday's hot new entry to be quickly forgotten. But despite fast-moving competition, some cars retain their appeal even years after their initial
You'll never hear auto writers complain that a Lotus Elise can't ford a two-foot-deep creek or climb a 60-percent grade, so why persist in deriding the lackluster on-pavement performance of off-road-focused SUVs and trucks? Probably because, image aside, most of
According to Mike Accavitti, Dodge's marketing and communications director, trucks aren't dead yet. Why? Because, Accavitti says, people need trucks.Dodge is hoping that those buyers continue to purchase the Ram, which will be launched this fall against Ford's equally new
Purveyors of the subcompact hatch, rejoice: the attractive new Ford Fiesta, slated for a 2010 North American launch, will arrive in a hatchback form.Based off the Verve hatchback concept shown at the 2007 Frankfurt motor show, the production Fiesta was
Few closed-top cars can give you as much enjoyment during the daily commute as a convertible can. Whether it's smelling the fragrances of spring or inhaling diesel fumes from the city bus, there's something special about top-down motoring.Now that Old
Seeing as their new Impreza WRC2008 rally car is hitting the dusty trail at this weekend's Acropolis Rally in Greece, Subaru and Prodrive have seen fit to officially launch the car and - and subsequently, its technical specifications.We'll start with
