http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/ en-us Copyright 2009 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:28 -0500 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:49:36 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss (Toyota)The 2010 4Runner makes its way up the Rubicon Trail, with some bruises. New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick can be credited with making the saying "It is what it is," a common part of this region's speech pattern. The... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/11/first_look_2010_4runner_fixed.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/11/first_look_2010_4runner_fixed.html News Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:28 -0500 (All photos: Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com)Local Motors CEO Jay Rogers makes an adjustment on the trunk of the Rally Fighter. WAREHAM – Jay Rogers isn’t sleeping until his car is ready. It’s 8 p.m., less than 24 hours before the dune buggy... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/11/local_motors_rally_fighter_unveil.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/11/local_motors_rally_fighter_unveil.html News Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:10:37 -0500 The first-ever finalists for the Internet Car and Truck of the Year awards have been selected for the last round of voting. A jury of 12 automotive writers on the web narrowed their car favorites to the Ford Fusion Hybrid,... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/and_the_internet_car_of_the_ye.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/and_the_internet_car_of_the_ye.html News Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:29:21 -0500 (All photos except interior: Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com)The Taurus poses in Litchfield, Conn. on a recent autumn weekend. What a rump on this one. And, I can't deny, I like how big it is on Ford's new Taurus. Rear-end sizes don't come... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/2010_ford_taurus_review.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/2010_ford_taurus_review.html Car Reviews Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:50:13 -0500 October is "car care month" as sanctioned by AAA, so who better to talk about it than AAA public affairs manager, ASE-certified technician, and resident "car doctor" John Paul? He's here at noon to offer maintenance tips and answer just... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/car_doctor_chats_at_noon.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/car_doctor_chats_at_noon.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:56:40 -0500 http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/first_look_2011_bentley_mulsan.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/first_look_2011_bentley_mulsan.html News Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:35:07 -0500 (Hyundai) More than six months have passed since Hyundai began selling its Genesis Coupe in the US, yet no one has taken a serious crack at modifying this Korean "ponycar" to the hilt. But with the Specialty Equipment Market Association... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/genesis_gets_500_hp_midengine.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/genesis_gets_500_hp_midengine.html Concept Cars Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:18:55 -0500 http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/swedish_faithful_soldier_on_to.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/swedish_faithful_soldier_on_to.html Auto Shows Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:46:21 -0500 (All photos: Gerry Miles/Boston.com) By Gerry Miles, Boston.com Correspondent If it's true that the more things change, the more they stay the same, then one might proffer the Mazda Miata as evidence that supports the cliché. At first blush, they... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/2009_mazda_mx5_miata_more_tech.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/2009_mazda_mx5_miata_more_tech.html Car Reviews Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:01:11 -0500 http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/vintage_squirrel_fiats_take_ov.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/vintage_squirrel_fiats_take_ov.html Auto Shows Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:08:06 -0500 (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) This, really, is how all Ford Crown Victorias should be retired. Residents in Damariscotta, Maine, observed the splattered carnage of a 650-pound pumpkin after it fell 200 feet on top of a town police cruiser. And... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/pumpkinsmashing_a_crown_vic.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/pumpkinsmashing_a_crown_vic.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:02:53 -0500 (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff) By Glenn Gould, Boston.com Correspondent The view high above the Staples headquarters parking lot in Framingham was fantastic. But why was I hovering over the parking lot in a boom truck bucket in the first place? Well,... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/a_birds_eye_glance_of_benz_hyb.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/a_birds_eye_glance_of_benz_hyb.html Auto Shows Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:43:12 -0500 (Bill Polo/Globe File Photo, 2001) Very few people have seen a McLaren F1 up close outside a magazine. Even those of us who caught Ralph Lauren's silver example at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts auto exhibition four years ago couldn't... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/herb_chambers_mclaren_f1_and_c_1.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/herb_chambers_mclaren_f1_and_c_1.html Auto Shows Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:25:16 -0500 By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff Strolling amidst the alternative energy vehicles on display yesterday at the fifth AltWheels Fleet Day exposition in Framingham, Staples Inc. fleet equipment manager Michael C. Payette almost immediately started talking trash. var w = 329;var... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/altwheels_2009_staples_electric_truck.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/altwheels_2009_staples_electric_truck.html Auto Shows Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:08 -0500 We've all witnessed terrible parking. Parallel parking so atrocious that passengers need a taxi to the curb, cars angled way further than the painted angles on the street, bumper bashing, and just plain bad depth perception. Even in an era... http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/clever_notes_for_disastrous_pa.html http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2009/10/clever_notes_for_disastrous_pa.html Accessories Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:29:11 -0500