2013 Los Angeles Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz’s high-performance AMG dominates

Story by John LeBlanc LOS ANGELES – Germany’s Mercedes-Benz knows its AMG models are popular rides on the West Coast. So it was no surprise debuts from the automaker’s high-performance division dominated in L.A. this year:

Feature: World’s most valuable auto brands

Story by John LeBlanc In this year’s edition of Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands survey, the big news was Coca-Cola being dethroned by the U.S. electronics giant Apple for the title of “world’s most valuable brand,” a crown the U.S. soft drink giant wore for 13 straight years. But of more interest to straight-six.com readers […]

Top 10s: Wagons we want

Story by John LeBlanc Foreign-market station wagons are the car nutters’ holy grail. As practical as some crossovers and SUVs, but with the ride and handling of a regular sedan, traditional wagons have been sent to the scrap heap in North America. Somehow, though, wagons are still as popular as ever in more car-savvy countries. […]

Is the SUV-coupe era finally over?

By John LeBlanc Like the semi-aquatic mammal the duck billed platypus, new car buyers have hard a hard time getting their head around the SUV-coupe segment. To the point where sales are not living up to what their respective automakers had hoped for.

Top 10s: Most anticipated new models for 2014

Story by John LeBlanc With the global auto industry’s non-stop, new model introduction schedule, it seems like Christmas every day for new car buyers. Here we are, only half way through the 2013, and there are plenty of new 2014 vehicles that have been previewed or have already gone on sale. Of the bunch, here […]

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