Test Drives, Trends & Events

The Chevrolet Stingray concept car - A vision of the future Corvette?

Auto show season is officially upon us and to kick things off the NADAguides.com team traveled to the 2009 Orange County Auto show. Most of the automakers save their big product reveals for a little later in the year at shows like the LA, Chicago, Detroit, and New York event. This year however the Anaheim convention center is filled with some great concepts and a few surprises. More...

Last night I attended the premiere of the new film “Raptor - Born in Baja” which is a joint production between Ford Motor Company and Brentwood Communications. The premiere was held at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and it came complete with a few celebrities and a red carpet that covered a makeshift dirt entrance. The movie was certainly intriguing; telling the story of the Raptor team and their quest to build and race the truck in the Baja 1000. However the truck itself was the most interesting part of the night. More...

2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid

Hybrid technology is definitely a part of our automotive future. At what level, the jury is still undecided. However, with the government enforcing stricter emissions and fuel consumption standards, all automakers will have to shift at some point to alternative fuel technology to stay competitive.

The reality is quite simple though; America’s love affair with sports cars, SUV’s and full-size pickup trucks will simply never die. In fact, last month (May) was an interesting one for the auto industry with the Ford F-Series and Chevy Silverado trucks finishing #1 and #2 in total sales. It is hard to believe these two American trucks outsold both the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord in sales. More...