Blog Posts by: Donny Nordlicht   GT

The Problem: Certain 2013 Cadillac SRX crossovers equipped with 18-inch wheels have nuts that could potentially loosen. If the wheel nuts become loose, the wheel could separate from the vehicle and increase the chance of having a crash; however, General Motors has had no reports of this happening yet. ...    Read more

There has been much scuttlebutt over what the second-generation Land Rover Defender will be. Could it be a compact crossover? Maybe an even harder-core off-roader? Will the Defender split into two models and be both? According to the latest report, a basic off-roader is out and a more-upscale Defender ...    Read more

Subaru has announced pricing for the 2014 Legacy and Outback, keeping the two cars' base sticker prices at the same point as 2013. That means the Legacy will start at $21,090 and the Outback will start at $24,320 – with both cars undercutting all of their main competition. The Legacy competes ...    Read more

The Problem: Certain Maserati Quattroporte, GranTurismo, and Alfa Romeo 8C sedans and coupes are being recalled for their rear tie rod assemblies. The assemblies may not have had enough anti-corrosion material applied. If this is the case, the tie rods could weaken and potentially fail. If the tie rods were ...    Read more

What cocktails go best with all this car chatter? Automobilemag.com is here to help with weekly recipes. Remember, this is for talking about cars, not driving — always designate a driver. This week we're drinking the Red Lion, which comes from the Café Royal hotel in London. Combine one ounce ...    Read more

With racer Justin Bell behind the wheel of a Viper, it's like a flashback to the 1998 Le Mans race where Bell swept the GT2 class. However, it's not 1998 anymore and this is the 2013 SRT Viper. Looking quite dapper in a suit and tie, Bell flings the new ...    Read more

The 2015 BMW M235i was revealed ahead of schedule, thanks to our spy shooter. The all-new two-door was spotted during a photo shoot and was wearing no camouflage whatsoever. The M235i will be the replacement for the current 135i and 135is in BMW's lineup. Based off of the rear-wheel-drive, F20-generation ...    Read more

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released its crash-test findings for thirteen compact crossovers and SUVs, and just two – the 2014 Subaru Forester and the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport – have earned the agency's Top Safety Pick+ rating. In this round of testing, the agency crashed a whole slew ...    Read more

Porsche marked an important milestone this week, with the 100,000th copy of its Panamera sports sedan rolling off the assembly line. The Panamera is built at the automaker's facility in Leipzig, Germany. U.S. sales have accounted for about 25 percent of all Panameras built so far – since the car went ...    Read more

Dodge has introduced three new packages for the Dart compact sedan that bundle together a number of pieces of often-ordered equipment. By offering a Special Edition on both SXT and Limited trims and a Rallye Appearance Group on SXT models, Dodge is hoping the Dart will present an even better ...    Read more

In case you weren't sure, the BMW M5 is a drift machine. Now, we have record-setting proof: the BMW Performance Driving School team has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest-ever drift. The drift in question was a grand total of 51.278 mi and was completed by doing 322.5 laps ...    Read more

Cadillac has released more information on the XTS sedan, which gains a number of upgrades for 2014, most notable of which is a new twin-turbocharged V-6. The six-cylinder in question is the same powerplant that will be found under the hood of the all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS. In the XTS, ...    Read more

An automotive enthusiasts dream: Motor Trend's Carlos Lago takes all four generations of BMW M3 out on the automaker's Spartanburg, South Carolina test track and compares the E30-, E36-, E46-, and E92-generations side-by-side. If there is one common characteristic between the four very different generations of M3, Lago tells us, it's ...    Read more

What are you to do if you love the 2014 Jaguar F-Type, but loathe convertibles? Well, Jaguar has a solution coming soon in the form of the fixed-roof 2015 F-Type coupe, which we've spotted during a test run. Don’t let the black-painted roof and B-pillars fool you: this lightly camouflaged ...    Read more

The Vehicle Production Group (VPG) may not have become a household name since it set up shop, but if you had any interest in boxy but wheelchair-accessible vehicles, you probably knew the automaker's MV-1 van. That said, the Florida-based company has now, as of this week, shut down. Despite receiving a ...    Read more