Chevy SSR is cruisin’ at GM Click image for larger view. With the runaway success of Chrysler’s PT Cruiser, based largely on its catchy looks and versatility, the inevitable me-toos are ready and waiting in the wings. GM CEO Rick Wagoner has announced that Chevrolet has b...Read more

Joy sticks for cars Click image for larger view Here's a hint to make your next museum visit more interesting. Take a look at the early turn of the century autos and try to figure out how the controls were manipulated. One thing that you will learn is that there was no common control...Read more

Soap Box Derby 2000 Click image for larger view With all the distractions and complications of modern life, it is seldom that there are events that involve parents and children as equal participants in bonding activities that are also fun. One of these is the Goodyear sponsored Soap ...Read more

Dae-who? Ten years ago, most buyers had not heard of the J.D. Power reports. Now you can't read any collection of auto ads without seeing some reference to these independent surveys of buyer opinion. Now that the first 2000 Customer Service Index rankings are out, and a lot of readers are a...Read more

GMC and the brand-management shakeout There is a shakeout underway among the U.S. car companies, with Eagle and Plymouth already falling by the wayside, and Mercury’s future is in doubt. Yet GM is intent on saving all their brands, and has brought in a whole crop of outside brand specialists to redefine ...Read more

Grands Prix pass the century mark Click image for larger view Recently, the racing fraternity celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the race that led to the creation of the Grand Prix series. The race — a 351-mile jaunt from Paris to Lyon, held on June 14, 1900 — was considered...Read more

Prowler’s final days The 2000 Woodward Edition Prowler(Click image for larger view) Chrysler is changing their image with the departure of Plymouth, and the Pentastar logo is getting replaced by the old winged badge. But the Prowler is doing quite well, thank you, as it appro...Read more

BMW’s hydrogen future Many manufacturers are working to free drivers from dependence on gasoline, and they’re being spurred on by the recent flock of artificial ‘shortages’ that have driven up prices. Hydrogen seems like a perfect solution, since it burns without pollution and is ...Read more

Cars are the stars BMW has captured the public’s interest by introducing their Z3 and Z8 sports cars in James Bond movies, but Porsche's 2000 911 sports cars will be well represented in four of this summer's hottest movies: Mission: Impossible 2, starring Tom Cruise; Hollow Man, starring Kevin Bacon; Gone in...Read more

Indy preps for the world This weekend’s Indy 500 has all the appeal that the promoters could ask for. Indy Racing Northern Light Series champion Greg Ray is on the pole with rival series CART champion Juan Montoya starting second. Two-time Indy winner Al Unser Jr. will race in the India...Read more