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MCALEER: Trabant did what it had to do in tough times

MCALEER: Trabant did what it had to do in tough times

Clunker offered a little bit of escape behind the Berlin Wall
REVIEW: Rove around the world

REVIEW: Rove around the world

Land Rover LR4 celebrates 25th anniversary
REVIEW: Infiniti puts quality in Q50

REVIEW: Infiniti puts quality in Q50

What's in a name? In the case of Infiniti's lineup, either not much, or everything. Just as Acura did years ago, Infiniti has cleaned house of their old badging, with all crossovers now dubbed QX and all sedans labelled Q.
BRAKING NEWS: Tractor Girl drives to South Pole

BRAKING NEWS: Tractor Girl drives to South Pole

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Dutchwoman drives tractor to South Pole Massey Ferguson was formed by merger in 1953, with roots stretching back to the 1800s.
Leaf is shockingly easy

Leaf is shockingly easy

When it comes to electric motor vehicles, one company steals the headlines, and the other quietly goes about making the sales figures.

Fiat Beast roars back to life after 100 years

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: The beast of Turin roars again Corvette? Hellcat? An offshore racing boat? Never mind all those puny engines - if you want a big motor, Fiat's got you covered.
MCALEER: Tire facts without all the friction

MCALEER: Tire facts without all the friction

It was the rain that turned them to the darkside. Perhaps the most controversial of topics in the motorcycling community recently is the trend among some touring-cycle owners to put car tires on their bikes instead of motorcycle tires.

Volvo goes Viking with 450 h.p. triple turbo

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Volvo's 450 horsepower triple-turbo two-litre Ah, Volvo. Nice people, those Swedes, what with their boxy designs, safetyfirst mantra and tractorlike durability.
MCALEER: Truck takes on Targa against all odds

MCALEER: Truck takes on Targa against all odds

There are essentially two ways to react upon being told, "No, you can't do that." The first is to accept that the odds are too great, the challenge too arduous.
REVIEW: Sonata goes down smooth

REVIEW: Sonata goes down smooth

You know who makes a decent cup of coffee? McDonald's. I know, I know, it's no match for that artisanal, hand-roasted, high-falutin' stuff, but as a decent cup of joe, McDonald's has really stepped up their game of late.