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Bob Plunkett is a veteran automotive reporter whose articles have appeared in industry and consumer magazines for 30 years. He currently produces syndicated automotive reports published weekly newspapers across North America, putting the reader in the driver's seat for a hands-on feel of a vehicle. An adventurer, Plunkett has raced cars, scaled mountains, dived with sharks and run on foot across entire countries to research his articles. For the decade of the 1980s he reported on automotive subjects for an Arkansas newspaper, and during that time wrote speeches for a young Arkansas governor, Bill Clinton. Today, Plunkett still writes from his Arkansas home, but he travels extensively, crisscrossing the globe to drive new cars.

GM’s New Sit-N-Lift ™ Power Seat May Make Life Easier for Seniors, People with Disabilities and Caregivers

Detroit – General Motors has developed the Sit-N-Lift™ power seat that makes it easier to enter and exit GM’s mid-size vans. Available as of today on select Chevrolet Venture, Pontiac Montana and Oldsmobile Silhouette minivans, this new option strengthens GM’s commitment to providing transportation solutions for seniors, people with disabilities and caregivers. The Sit-N-Lift™ power seat makes GM the only ... Read More »

2004 Nissan Maxima Mid-Size Near Luxury Sedan

It's bigger now in all dimensions with a forceful V6 aboard pumping top-of-class power and two trim designations skewed toward either a sporty mode for gearbox and suspension or a comfort mode with deluxe content for downright elegant motoring. Read More »

Saab to Hatch New Concept in Frankfurt

At a special event on Monday, 8-September in conjunction with the Frankfurt Motor Show Saab will unveil a new 'Sport-Hatch' concept car that challenges the distinction between traditional hatchback and wagon bodystyles. Read More »

2004 Chrysler Crossfire Compact Sport Coupe

Stomp that throttle on rare straight stretches but tap the brake before turning into all of these tight curves as we rip up California 79, a wiggly line of wrinkled asphalt that climbs over humps of the Laguna Mountains to scenic Lake Cuyamaca pitched about a hundred miles east of San Diego. Read More »

2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle

(New Orleans, Louisiana) - We are in the bayou country near the Big Easy test driving the all-new, 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor, their new, mid-size, crossover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV.) This is a great region for test driving vehicles. It is scenic, the roads conditions range from horrendous to spectacularly smooth , and weather conditions change all the time, providing ample opportunity to see what a vehicle can handle. Read More »

2004 Volkswagen Touareg Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle

Touraeg has to be one of the best SUVs launched by a company without a previous truck line. The product has all the luxury needed. Volkswagen delivered on the on-road performance, competing well with the BMW X5 and the Infiniti FX35 and 45. Theve established themselves as standout manufacturers of serious off-road vehicles. Read More »