Dan Neil

Electric-vehicle maker Think files for bankruptcy in Norway

2011-06-23 16:36:50

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Jesse Valadez dies at 64; pioneer of L.A.'s lowriders

2011-02-12 00:00:00

An impressively long line of classic lowriders from throughout Southern California and beyond joined the funeral procession that began at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in East Los Angeles and ended at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. On a flatbed...

'Top Gear' recap: American, and proud of it

2010-12-13 16:35:41

2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing: The mind-blowing 1950s version was cooler, but . . .

2009-11-13 00:00:00

It goes about a zillion miles an hour, looks tougher than jailhouse steak and has explosive bolts in the doors, but before getting to the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, if I may, a nod to the old (1955-1957) Gullwing. Some years ago I drove a...

L.A. Auto Show: Porsche Boxster Spyder

2009-12-02 21:33:46

2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI: An 'Avatar'-style creature of magnificent grace and power

2010-01-15 00:00:00

James Cameron's film "Avatar" dreams a world where humans can telepathically plug into beautiful blue creatures of extraordinary power and speed, with glittery feline eyes and rock-hard butts. Audi beat him to it. The car is the 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI --...

Ecstasy-to-drive Lotus Evora leaves one question: Take a check?

2010-01-22 00:00:00

Every time I write about a high-performance sports car, I'm guaranteed to get letters from readers to this effect: "How can you possibly glorify the Badminton Dual-Cowl 87B? No one needs a car that goes 200 mph, costs $300,000 and gets five miles per...

2011 BMW 535i: Everything you want, except fun

2010-01-29 00:00:00

The one thing you can be sure of when you walk out of a BMW news conference is that you'll have plenty of information. Your head aches from it. Your ears ring with it. Your jaws are sore from swallowing it whole like a snake. I fairly staggered out of...

Audi, BMW sell the sizzle of diesel, not the soot

2009-09-01 00:00:00

Imagine trying to market a product that most Americans regard as old and obsolete, that is remembered -- if at all -- as low-class and low-tech, noisy and noisome, and whose most notable advocates are truck drivers with prominent trouser cleavage. CB...

L.A. Auto Show: Dan Neil's calls on the carpet

2009-12-03 21:33:45

The Morning Fix: Malone causing mayhem. FX snags 'New Moon.' BMW ready for its close-up!

2009-11-24 16:32:50

L.A. Auto Show jargon alert: '20 stars' and the Chevy Cruze

2009-12-02 21:33:45

2009 BMW 135i Convertible EPA Fuel Economy: 17 city/ 26 hwy Available Engines: 300-hp, 3.0-liter DOHC, I-6 Available Transmissions: 6-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual 6-speed manual w/OD More: Dan Neil says: 'The new 1-series BMW is ugly. Seriously ugly. Ugly with X-wings locked in attack

2009-02-06 13:21:42

Converj concept One of the absolute smash hits of the Detroit Show -- so sayeth I -- is Cadillac's concept Converj, a gorgeous, provocative, heated diamond of a sports coupe that could -- just theoretically -- contain the same range-extended gas-electric hybrid powertrain from the Volt.

2009-01-12 11:14:36

Chrysler 200C Behold the Chrysler 200C, a mid- to- full-size concept that, given its timing and nomenclature, is a cinch to be the replacement for the aging Gansta 300C. Chrysler trotted this baby out as part of its larger push to promote plug-in and and electric mobility solutions.

2009-01-12 08:25:25