Blog Posts by: Stuart Fowle  

No, this isn't an Ed Roth sketch of what a Solstice might look like on acid. It's a real-life widebody kit made by Mallett, the crazy folks who managed to squeeze a Corvette V-8 under the Solstice's tiny hood. Called the Pitbull Edition, this six-piece kit widens the car by ...    Read more

This summer, Chevrolet will be offering one of the coolest opportunities we've ever seen a large manufacturer create for enthusiasts. And, six of those lucky car lovers will walk away with a free trip to the Bondurant Driving School. One will walk-er, drive-away in a brand new Corvette. For a ...    Read more

Spy photography is getting way too easy these days. We snapped these shots of the '08 Cadillac CTS right from our office window as two cars-one disguised, one undisguised-sat below us on a street in downtown Ann Arbor. Sure, we've all seen pictures of the car from recent auto shows, ...    Read more

A quick check of Chevrolet's polling site reveals some not-so-surprising news. Which of the three small Chevys from the New York show do you think is leading in votes?When we first wrote about Chevrolet's three minicar concepts-Beat, Groove, and Trax-at the New York Auto Show, we told you that the ...    Read more

Last week, some folks from Harman/Kardon stopped by our office to show off a few new products that are going on sale this spring. One builds on a successful product H/K already sells, while the other takes the brand into a new area.We first reported on the Drive + Play ...    Read more

A little down today? If you're looking at skies similar to those in southeast Michigan right now, I understand. Fortunately, Maserati has released a new teaser site for the all-new GranTurismo coupe. I spent hours just staring and drooling in front of the car at New York, and it may ...    Read more

At this week's Shanghai show, the Chinese will see their all-new, rear-drive Buick Park Avenue, along with a concept that revives the Riviera name. What about us? We'll hold on to the LaCrosse and Lucerne sedans a bit longer. Terrific. "It shows Buick's ability to move with the times." ...    Read more

With the announcement that the;Chrysler group will sell the industry's first satellite TV system, we have to wonder--is Chrysler still engineering cars, or just "innovative offerings" to be built into the ones they already sell?Chrysler announced its first bit of New York Auto Show news today, but it isn't about ...    Read more

Of the many shocking things people have constructed on the edges of our highways, perhaps the most incredible lies along I-75 between Dayton, Ohio and Cincinnati, Ohio. Just to the east of the interstate, alongside a heart-of-America megachurch, is the largest Jesus Christ statue I've ever seen.According to online sources, ...    Read more

DaimlerChrysler is trying to gauge interest in the Fortwo in the States, and buyers are being asked to back up their words with a fistful of dollars. By logging on to Smart's U.S. site, www.smartusa.com, interested customers can pay a registration fee of $99 to earn ...    Read more

The latest iteration of Jaguar's XKR is a fantastic car to drive, but we've had a few complaints about the quality of some of the car's smaller parts and materials. The Portfolio package aims to remedy some of those issues, and add a bit of performance at the same time, ...    Read more

Among the top complaints from owners of radar detectors is the constant false alarms from random sources that aren't Crown Victorias. If you drive past the same grocery store on the way to work every morning, you're going to get the same false signal every morning. What if there were ...    Read more

If you can't beat your friends on the race track, at least beat them in style. Better yet, do both. The Pagani Zonda R Clubsport may be the most desirable piece of automotive porn to hit the internet (and racetracks) this year.Despite the fact that fewer than 100 cars have ...    Read more

The Abarth name has been brought back to life thanks to Fiat, and it got us thinking. Does a cooler logo exist in the world of cars? Lamborghini and Ferrari might be close, but nothing can step to the scorpion.The Abarth name has been brought back to life, adorning the ...    Read more

Over the past few weeks, the car blogs have gone wild with postings about a new Japanese market SUV, the Honda Crossroad. It was originally spotted in L.A. back in December during the filming of a promo video for the car, which led to speculation that it may be sold ...    Read more