Tweet I would've gone to the Los Angeles Auto Show this year. But… Excuses, excuses. You heard it all. And, you probably heard how much the marketing tie-up between Nissan and Disney/Lucasfilm created an attractive exhibit this year on the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center. The place is replete with Tie Fighters, movie …
TweetWant a headline from the Salon l'Automobile de Geneve? Bugatti. That's it. True, the biggest debut was reserved for Volkswagen Group's most exclusive nameplate. Deservedly so, considering that the predecessor was a combination of quantum physics and absolute performance. The Veyron is gone, now replaced by the Chiron. It maintains the bonkers look of the …
TweetWhat else is new at Chrysler? Other than the Chrysler 200, Jeep Renegade, Ram ProMaster City, Alfa Romeo 4C, Dodge Challenger and Charger, everything else is simply gravy. You could say "carry over," but why? Fiat and Chrysler will offer some new variants, options and other details across the lines. It was part of the …
Tweet 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C. All Photos by Randy Stern There are some perks in what I do. For example, I was invited to come to Southeastern Michigan to attend Chrysler's annual "What's New" event. This is held at their Chelsea Proving Grounds, just west of Ann Arbor. This huge property is home to a …
"Today is much more than a new chapter. We are beginning to write a completely new book."
Tweet All Photos courtesy of Fiat S.p.A. Alfa Romeo – a great car company once lost to the North American market. If I ask a group of people what Alfa Romeo means to them, I am almost certain that most of those under the age of 35 will look at me with a blank stare. …
Tweet All photos by Randy Stern The Dodge Dart has just about reached its final destination – the showroom. It is a cause for celebration. The transition of Fiat's C-EVO architecture to become Chrysler's CUSW platform has now been framed into production form. Fiat and Chrysler's CEO Sergio Marchionne reiterated once again that the Dart …
TweetThere are times when I truly enjoy stepping back and consider the possibilities. Our universe is one where it can be done – even if you're asleep in your own comfortable home. During the summer of 2010, I did a series of Five Favorite pieces that explored these themes. In my mind, two pieces stood …
Remember the Dodge-Alfa Romeo compact I "speculated" a month or so ago? Well…it's got a name…
Much to the glee of everyone even remotely not in the automotive industry, the Dart name is a throwback to a simpler time. The nomenclature's reappearance was received with such joy never seen of any automobile in a very long time. It received huge media coverage – one of the television outlets in the Twin Cities had a piece on the Dart's return.
Perhaps I should explain why everyone went absolutely ecstatic over Chrysler's announcement of their new compact's name.
With the compact market climbing into prominence in the past year, there is still a feeling that something is still missing from the party. But, what would be missing here? Or, rather, who?