Volvo has just released pictures of the brand new 2011 Volvo S60. To be released in Canada (and presumably the United States) in the second half of 2010, the new S60 doesn't stray far from the spectacular concept of a year ago. Design has rapidly become a Volvo forte with introductions like the C30 and XC60 just a decade or so since Volvo veered away from the boxes of its past. The new Volvo S60 certainly looks like it'll be the designer duds of its class.In profile, the new S60 doesn't move ... Read Full Story
The car which was by far the most quickest vehicle tested by Car & Driver for its December issue was also one of the more fuel efficient. Surprised? You shouldn't be. It's not what you drive but how you drive it. And Porsche's Panamera Turbo may or may not have been driven in a more genteel fashion than the Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, and Jaguar supersedans which returned significantly worse fuel economy. Regardless, check out these cars in a performance context here, or scroll down for thei... Read Full Story
Testing automobiles for their ability to travel from rest to 60 miles per hour is quickly becoming a comparison of apples and oranges. Vehicles which (wonderfully, thankfully, fortunately) possess a launch control feature are able to post such stunning times that power-to-weight ratios become relatively meaningless. Many launch control systems thrive on a few sequentially-pushed buttons, a firmly depressed brake pedal, and a floored throttle. Then the car's electronic systems work out the pre... Read Full Story
The Good Car Guy has already hosted a hypothetical debate on the classification of America's "sports cars". That was a month ago when it was becoming increasingly apparent that more people wanted a Chevrolet Camaro than a Ford Mustang. While that story holds true in October, let's not over-analyze the situation. Camaros are the new thang, the most stylin' car on the block. Besides, anybody who really, really, really wanted a new Camaro had to go without for a large part of this millennium. An... Read Full Story
Supplanting the Chevrolet Tahoe at the bottom end of this October edition of GoodCarBadCar.net's Top 5 Best-Selling SUVs in America is a product from crosstown competitor Ford. That's not to say Chevrolet struggled to push Tahoes in October. Sales were more than double than in the same period of '08, just a few hundred lower than the Ford CUV in this month's number five spot.Check out last month's best-selling SUVs here, Canada's best-selling SUVs here, or October's best-selling cars or truck... Read Full Story
According to some industry watchers, tag-teaming identical Chevrolet and GMC products isn't "fair". For the purpose of comparing truck sales at Ford Motor Company and General Motors, however, it only makes sense to - at least periodically - add up Silverado and Sierra sales. Of course, it's still nice to know how the players in GM's playground are faring independently. Surprisingly, Canadian Auto Sales statistics tell a unique story: GMC full-size pickup trucks out-sell the Chevys. Regardless... Read Full Story
Only a couple days ago I was asked by a car salesman which I liked better, the Kia Soul or the Nissan Cube. Problem number one arises with his affiliation: his company sells both new Nissans and new Kias. Problem number two ignites after he discovers GoodCarBadCar.net was in a competition to win a Nissan Cube and lost, thus inciting impressions of bitterness. Unfounded impressions.Presenting further evidence that your knowledge of Sales Stats should never be based on your local area but on co... Read Full Story
"It takes a long time to turn a big country around. Just be of good cheer and keep working on it," the 42nd President of the United States once said. If Bill Clinton were comforting me these last few days instead of the whole of America, he'd have used the word "car" instead of "country". Because my fellow Ameri... er, auto enthusiasts, living with the new Ford Taurus is an adventure inherently related to the size of this car, first and foremost.GoodCarBadCar.net has already gone over the Tau... Read Full Story
Suffice it to say that The Good Car Guy's experience with the Ford Taurus has been a lesson in geometry, mainly of the length x width variety. Ford's 2010 Taurus, in SEL trim with all-wheel drive, is a large car by anyone's standards. There are advantages to its stature, most notably in its style and interior dimensions. Naturally, there are distinct disadvantages which come as a result of the Taurus's dimensions. I drove around the block (a large block with two cemeteries in its borders) fou... Read Full Story
The performance of Toyota's luxury brand, Lexus, is something to behold. Ignoring the history of established luxury players from Germany, Lexus has taken two decades on the Marketplace to become the foreordained leader of the luxury pack every single freakin' month. In October of '09 - last month - Lexus even cracked the top 10 best-selling automakers overall; only about 113,000 sales behind parent Toyota.October's Sales Stats from the positions 4-8. And although they never make it onto the G... Read Full Story
