Author Barry L.

Ford’s recent strategy of car first, new engine later continues with the Flex. Introduced for 2009 with the corporate 3.5-liter V-6, we placed the Flex fourth out of six in a recent crosso...

In 1908, William Durant called a meeting between management of several automotive companies, including Buick, to discuss the possibility of a merger or holding company. Later that year, th...

Subaru took a giant leap forward in Europe earlier this year with the introduction of the 2008 Subaru Legacy and Outback with an all-new—and industry-first—boxer diesel engine. The roll...

This rare (one of two built) vintage racer, showing plenty of patina, was revived to running status just the Thursday night before the show. Despite its recent 40-year slumber, it took sec...

Following in the tracks of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 coupe is the newly christened LP560-4 Spyder, which debuts at the L.A. auto show. Like its hardtop brother, the Spyder receives ...

This is one of three brand new replicas built to exacting standards to look just like the Stanley Steamers campaigned in the east coast's great Vanderbilt Cup race. It's authentic, right d...

 Although few would debate the beauty of Mercedes-Benz's CLS-class, the company's classification of the car as a "four-door coupe" has drawn snickers and rolling eyes from many in the indus...

Brass era cars abound at every Pebble Beach concours, but this lime-sherbet-colored 1905 Queen Model E Touring car caught our attention - maybe because we skipped breakfast to get out on t...

Behold one of the earliest surviving Buick cars, and the first Buick to be purchased on the west coast. The car was reportedly sold by none other than Charles Howard, Buick's west-coast di...

Its location often means that the Frankfurt auto show is a Euro-centric affair, but that won’t stop Toyota-owned Lexus from rolling out a handful of changes for its venerable GS sedan. ...