by Frank S. Washington The SLK has bold front end evidenced in all Mercedes’ new coupes and roadsters. DETROIT – I think consumers see the Mercedes-Benz SLK and don’t realize what they’re looking at. Now entering its third generation, the SLK was the first car to have a successful retracting roof. That’s right, just…
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by Mary Chapman DURHAM, N.C. – Lexus has never dispensed an egg, in my view, and there’s no hen in the DNA of its RX 350. The company has an enviable rep of turning out quality consistently, this ride included. The other side to that? That ol’ stinker called relativity. The 2011 iteration of the…
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by Frank S. Washington DETROIT – Kia continues to become a benchmark for the American auto industry. The Korean automaker has added a hybrid to the lineup of its already popular Kia Optima sedan. Optima Hybrid has slick looking wheels that distinguish it. The 2012 Kia Optima Hybrid I test drove had a 2.4-liter four…
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by Russ Heaps – MyCarData.com – Huge performance in a tidy wrapper, the 2011 Audi TTS Roadster blends bold styling and German driving dynamics into one big-fun ride. I am shorthanding Audi’s official name of this car here for the sake of brevity. To write out the entire official name along with its trim-level designation…
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