2008 GMC Yukon Denali, Part Two

The GMC Yukon Denali's front looks kind of like a with the grille lopped off and replaced with a chrome chain-link fence. But don't worry, the back looks exactly like the Yukon's GMT-900 platformed sibling. Maybe it's because they share most of the body panels. And can it get any...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 GMC Yukon Denali, Part Three

You believe you are, in fact, "Professional Grade." You've got a taste for honeycombed chrome, but not enough to go straight to the level of Cadillac Escalade. Your job requires you to drive around with at least five large men (or women) daily at a time, their various instruments of...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Acura TSX

You already saw the official live reveal of the , and as I told you earlier, there'd be more coming tonight. The "more" is I've already had the chance to drive the , but we'll get to that tomorrow at our regularly scheduled noon review time. First, let's take a...

Nov 15, 2024

Audi R8 V12 TDI Le Mans Diesel Prototype

Our auto show coverage slogan is "always say yes." This time we said yes to a first drive of the concept car, which looks ravishing in the same brilliant red paint scheme it wore to Geneva. But who really cares about paint? We were looking forward to stretching this one-of-a-kind...

Nov 15, 2024

Jalopnik Drives Hybrid Technologies Lithium-Powered Super Car

Hardigree and I drove our respective red supercars at roughly the same time yesterday. While he went for the flashy and was escorted through traffic like a Russian Oil Baron by a phalanx of Audi Q7s, I hopped into the Hybrid Technologies Lithium Powered Super Car with the guy who...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Acura TSX, Reviewed

As I said in my the other night, the four words I'd use to describe the new , would be "competent yet remarkably boring." But let's be clear, that's not to say the is bad — it's just, you know, not the best foot forward for the Acura brand. But...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Hummer H3T Alpha, Part One

The Alpha, despite sharing DNA with the S-10, is more than a spruced up mid-size truck. The five-foot bed is separate from the cab (unlike an Avalanche or H2) and can accommodate a load up to a 1/2 ton, so that means a pair of dirtbikes are no problem with...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Hummer H3T Alpha, Part Two

Let’s face it, it’s a Hummer H3, and that means boxy and kinda cute like a GI Joe toy. The grille on the hood has no function, nor do the air breathers by the windshield. But, with 10.2" of ground clearance and huge knobbly tires, it does carry a certain...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part One

The big, red SuperDuty makes me think of a Terry Allen song called "Amarillo Highway." It features the line: I don't wear no Stetson, but I'm willing to bet son / that I'm as big a Texan as you are. When people find out where I'm from, they often say,...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Hummer H3T Alpha, Part Three

You’ve always wanted a Hummer but have thus far been put off by their lack of practicality. You want a pickup bed, but not a pickup. You find tribal tattoos strangely appealing. Your ultimate goal is turning it into a lowrider. You’ve got a set of 35" dubs sitting around,...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part Two

Whereas the previous generation had a distinct and attractive profile and front fascia, the current version is merely distinct. There are those that love it and those that hate it, but I think most people look at it as a Tonka Truck. However, if we gave points based on badge...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Ford F-350 SuperDuty FX4, Part Three

You go to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo every year, not for the filet mignon chili or Brooks & Dunn, but rather for the actual livestock. On your weekly checklist is the item "pick up feed." There's a long, broken road out to your property and your kids won't...

Nov 15, 2024

Do Not Pay, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

USA Today, America's most colorful newspaper, is running a story about devices that are being used to ensure car payments are made on time or it will kill the car. It's not the most high tech device in the world, but I'm sure it works and gets the job done....

Nov 15, 2024

2008 BMW M3, Part One

The 2008 BMW M3 puts the world around it in fast forward. No, this isn't some function hidden deep within the still befuddling iDrive or a secret performance setting achieved by hitting B, A, B, A, Select, Start; just an inherent ability to twist the world over its power dome...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 BMW M3, Part Two

The , depending on whom you ask, is either ugly or boring. We think it's a bit of both. But, packing supercar performance into a compact package that won't turn heads is definitely a positive thing. If anything, the M3 isn't subtle enough, we'd take ours — and boy how...

Nov 15, 2024