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Detroit 2012: Auto Show Round Up
Here’s the full list of Winding Road’s coverage of Detroit 2012. Check back on this post over the next few days, as there are always a few stragglers that make their way into the fold at the last minute.
Driven: 2012 Year In Review(s)
Please do make sure to bookmark this page, as we’ll use it to post links to every piece of review content we create in the 2012 calendar year. Looking to buy a new car this year? Want to find out if your neighbor’s new whip is more involving than yours? Are you just a junkie for fresh-from-the-driver’s-seat new car reviews? Any and all are good reasons to check back on this meta post, early and often.
First Look: 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake 50th Anniversary
Bright and early this morning, Shelby American unveiled its new 50th Anniversary GT500 Super Snake. The latest post-title Shelby is meant to celebrate 50 years of hot Ford (and occasionally Chrysler) products.
Winding Road Video: 2012 Mazdaspeed3 On Snow Tires – Quick Drive
Thankfully, right in time for our first (and so far only significant) taste of snow this season, we received a 2012 Mazdaspeed3, shod in eighteen-inch Bridgestone Blizzak snow tires. The MS3 is the perfect vehicle to test the difference between summer and winter tires, as its high-horsepower and high-torque engine and front-wheel-drive layout tend to be quite hard on front-end grip. Switching from summer to winter tires means giving up some ultimate grip, as the winter rubber features a lower contact patch due to the various grooves that siphon water out from under the tire.
Comparison Test: 2012 BMW X5M vs. 2012 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
There are a lot of things that make these cars match up well, in spite of the price. The BMW X5M and Cadillac CTS-V Wagon are very powerful. They both represent their respective brands’ ultimate fusion of performance and utility. Each is impressive in its ability to get our heart pounding and put a smile on our face. But one of these haulers is clearly the more engaging, more thrilling driver’s vehicle.
List: The Best Comments From Winding Road Readers In 2011
The comments below are some of my favorites, for various reasons, from the last year. Enjoy re-reading them, and be sure to click through to see the original threads, too.
Question: What’s The Perfect Two-Vehicle Combination?
We’ll put the question to you then, to ponder and then answer in the comments section below: what two vehicles would make an ideal work/play combo for you?
We’ve assumed a generally rational budget to frame this question—close your eyes and assume that you’re not Jay Leno—but you can feel free to let fantasy rule if you must.
Winding Road Issue 77 Is Now Available!
In the newest issue, we travel to Spain to drive BMW’s newest generation of the 3-Series at Catalunya. Plus, there’s tons of other car content in Winding Road Issue 77.
Winding Road Video: 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8
Powered by a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, Chrysler’s new 300 SRT8 is, to put it simply, a beast. There’s no better way of illustrating that fact than by taking it out for a few acceleration runs on the wet roads around the Winding Road offices.
Car Audio Test: Honda Odyssey Touring Elite—Standard Audio
Honda does its own audio systems, and as we’ve seen this shouldn’t count against them. This system sounds good, with a proper balance of bass/midrange/treble once you tone down the subwoofer.
Car Audio Test: Acura TSX Special Edition—Acura Premium Sound
This system has some problems. It sounds okay but a little lumpy, with a fairly big lower mid-range dip and blurry bass. The imaging is rather odd, shifted to the right, too low on the dash and overall a bit disembodied. The treble quality is actually pretty good, and the music doesn’t sound totally lifeless, despite these flaws. None of this is helped by the noise level on the TSX which, while not high, interferes more than on upper-end luxury models.
LA 2011: Los Angeles Auto Show Wrap-Up
After a hectic 48 hours, the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is in the books. A number of new and important production models hit the stage for this year’s show, and we got the details on each one. If you missed any of our coverage, this is the place to be.
First Look: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500
We like this modern Muscle Car War that’s been going on. As if Chevrolet’s upcoming Camaro ZL1 wasn’t attractive enough with its 580-horsepower 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, Ford has now announced a 650-horsepower (!) GT500. Let’s put that number in perspective. It’s 12 more horsepower than a Corvette ZR1, 30 more than a Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and it’s about equal to the Ferrari FF. Yes, there’s more to life than just horsepower, but a 650-horsepower Mustang that comes with a factory warranty is enough to inspire jaw-on-the-floor stares.
Winding Road Video: 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-spec – Quick Drive
This week we take a break from hard-edged German sports car videos and take you on a tour of the powerful, yet subdued 2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec.
Quick Drive: 2011 Kia Soul White Tiger
Ask me which of the boxes (Scion xB, Kia Soul, Nissan Cube) I’d drive, my response was, and continues to be, the Kia Soul. That’s because the Kia walks the line; it avoids feeling too big like the obese xB while delivering a firmer ride than the squishy Nissan Cube. It doesn’t hurt that its funky styling is the freshest execution of the box-on-wheels-theme.
Winding Road Video: 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe – Quick Drive
You’ve read about the 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe in the latest Winding Road Issue 75, now you can watch and listen to it make haste around one of our local test loops.
Driven: 2012 Audi TTRS
360 horsepower with 343 pound-feet of torque. Quattro all-wheel drive. Six-speed manual gearbox as the only available transmission.
Winding Road Issue 75 Is Now Available!
In the newest issue, we take the new Range Rover Evoque Coupe up mountains, on- and off-road. This new crossover has a lot to offer. Plus, we test and rate a host of other cars in Winding Road Issue 74.
Driven: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG
Mercedes-Benz has done an interesting balancing act with the CLS63 AMG. On the one hand, it’s a lavishly equipped, tech-laden luxmobile for four people, that looks like very few other cars on the road. On the other, it’s essentially a street-legal rocket, capable of sending your eyeballs towards the back of your skull with little in the way of provocation. It’ll then attempt to remove your eyeballs clear from the sockets when you stomp on the huge carbon-ceramic brakes. This is a bipolar car, stable one minute, and absolutely bonkers the next. Which is exactly the way we like it.
Review: BMW 3-Series
This is the Master Landing Page for the BMW 3-Series. From now on, as we further review this car, we will be updating this page with whatever fresh content we create. Future drive reviews, updated specifications, videos, and other relevant information will all be found right here, in one convenient spot.
Direct Injection Buyer’s Guide
Way back in Issue 49 of Winding Road, we put together a list of all of the direct-injection engines then on sale in the US. The intervening years have seen an explosion in popularity of this technology, as evidenced by this new version of the DI list.
