2013 Los Angeles Auto Show: New 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell hailed as first of its type

Story by John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES — While Korea’s Hyundai rolled out updated versions of its compact Elantra family (the big news is a more powerful 2.0-litre, four-cylinder with 173 horsepower and 154 pound-feet of torque, standard on the GT and Coupe, optional in the Sedan) the more interesting premiere was the announcement of a hydrogen-fuel Tucson crossover. Read more

2013 Los Angeles: BMW goes topless (4 Series cab), electric (i8) and quirky (Concept X4)

Story by John LeBlanc

LOS ANGELES – From an unusual hybrid supercarsto (another!) coupe/SUV thingee to a predictable convertible, Germany’s BMW had a booth full of world and North American debuts here in L.A.: Read more

Road Test: 2013 Porsche Cayenne V6 6M

Story by John LeBlanc

Here’s a little tidbit of automotive trivia you can whip out to impress friends: Did you know you could get an honest-to-gawd manual gearbox in a Porsche Cayenne? Well you can. A six-speeder, no less. It’s the standard transmission in the base model, six-cylinder gas engine version of Porsche’s mid-size SUV. Read more

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 is how the automotive brands were ranked. So here are the car brands we all know, and how they fared in this year’s top 100 survey: Read more

Dear John: Domestic three-row crossovers

Story by John LeBlanc

Loyalty is becoming a rare quality with consumers these days, especially as new car buyers are faced with more choices than ever before when it comes to brands and models. But not so with this month’s Dear John letter writer. Read more

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