Test Drives, Trends & Events

The auto industry is full of great taglines. Whether it’s BMW’s The Ultimate Driving Machine, Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom or Chevrolet’s Like a Rock, a company’s tagline is the one catch phrase that is designed to resonate with consumers. In some cases, companies like Ford Motor Company have more than one tagline, from Built Ford Tough to Ford. Drive One. There are two that really stick out the most and they come from my childhood: Have you Driven a Ford Lately and Toyota’s Oh What a Feeling…(you can finish the rest).More...

If the answer to life is considered the ultimate question, then the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a great answer.

I hold in my hands a glass and stainless steel object that the kind folks from Gaydon (Aston Martin's home in England) call an Emotion Control Unit. You and I might call it a "car key" but we would be wrong and maybe a bit simple. This Emotion Control Unit, or ECU for short, is a work of art and not just the type of art that hangs on your wall gathering dust. This particular piece of art provides access to the 2009 Aston Martin V8 Vantage, its glorious 4.7L 420-hp V8 engine and a driving experience that allows you to rip your blinders off and finally know first-hand, what driving a car is supposed to feel like in your mind, body and soul. More...