Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
If you’re Cadillac, and you’ve got the CTS-V sedan, a 556-horsepower sports sedan (and now coupe!) that truly competes with rivals from Audi, BMW and Mercedes, what’s your next move? Commission a commercial showing off some of your car’s best moves, and do it in your rivals’ own backyard! Click past the jump to see the “Competition” commercial from Cadillac.
Continue reading ‘Cadillac to its competitors: Game On! (w/video)’
Want to leave your mark on Road Reality? Now you’ve got your chance! Introducing the Road Reality Forums! At the top of every page, you’ll see the “Forums” tab. Click on it to enter the forums. Register to create your User Profile, and start posting! Enjoy!
UPDATE (9/7/2010): After much trial and tribulation, Michael and I got the Forums working properly, so if you had troubles with it before, please try again – everything should be working fine now. Thanks for your patience.
by John Suit
A lot of people fall into the “I’ll check it later” category when it comes to car maintenance, especially with today’s TPMS setups that use in-car sensors to check each tire’s pressure while you drive. Despite this technological safeguard, I want to emphasize how important it is to have proper tire pressures, as well as what improperly-inflated tires can cause.
Continue reading ‘PSA: Check your Tire Pressure’
The numbers are (mostly) in, and the news isn’t good. August sales were down over 5% from July’s, and none of the major automakers were even close to the amount of vehicles they moved in July. Toyota took the biggest hit percentage-wise, followed by Ford and GM. Honda was only down about 4,000 vehicles overall, and almost everyone else stayed flat. The only companies to have better sales month-to-month were Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz. Continue reading ‘Sales Figures: August, 2010′
It might’ve had a name change. It might’ve gone under the Ram brand. But no, the 2011 Dodge Durango remains a Dodge, and the new model retains its predecessor’s muscle and most of its abilities. Though it’s now built on a unit-body chassis like the 2011 Ford Explorer, the new Durango can still tow – up to 6,200 lbs with the Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 and 7,400 lbs with the Hemi V8. Read on for more details and high-resolution pictures.
Continue reading ‘Unveiled: 2011 Dodge Durango’
Jay Leno, as he says a couple times during the videos after the jump, usually buys his cars second-hand. Then, Jaguar asked him to introduce the 2011 XJ sedan at a show, and he ended up ordering one. The videos follow his car from creation to delivery, so fans of Jaguar or Jay Leno should be pleased.
Continue reading ‘Jay Leno orders a 2011 Jaguar XJ – w/Video’
