The first thing Sam Spadavecchia sees after slamming into the back of the cargo truck is the man at his window. ...more

February 17, 2008

The first thing Sam Spadavecchia sees after slamming into the back of the cargo truck is the man at his window. The front of Spadavecchia's pickup is jammed underneath the truck's rear end. The steering wheel presses so hard against his chest that he can hardly breathe. The crumpled dashboard smashes down on his right leg, nearly crushing his foot under the brake pedal. "Get me out," he begs. ...more

February 16, 2008

When most people talk about major surgery they have undergone, they do so with painful cringes and relief that it's over. But when Glenn Davis talks about his gastric bypass surgery, he has enthusiasm. ...more

February 6, 2008

Sharing its design with the Pontiac G6 and the Saturn Aura, the redesigned front-wheel-drive Malibu has a 6-inch longer wheelbase and is 3 inches longer overall than its predecessor. ...more

January 26, 2008

It's 7:30 a. m., and all around me traffic is at a standstill. Intersections are blocked, lanes are clogged and horns can be heard from miles away. No, I'm not in New York City. I am sitting in front of a school crossing zone in Hillsborough County. ...more

January 23, 2008

Cookie Ginex likes the keyless remote system and the ability to load up her CD player with a half-dozen country recordings, but mostly her needs are "pretty basic" when it comes to cars, she says. ...more

January 19, 2008

Jorge Luis Fundora's dream of being a truck driver started early in his native Havana. ...more

January 15, 2008

For more than three decades, I have craved the chance to drive an RSR. So, you can imagine how excited I was that Porsche offered me the chance to be among only a handful of journalists to drive a new 911 GT3 RS. ...more

January 12, 2008

One last New Year's resolution that would be a great help to hundreds of boaters around the Bay area would be to make 2008 the year when they finally get around to taking one of the excellent boating safety courses offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the U.S. Power Squadron organizations. ...more

January 6, 2008

A 2.3-liter inline-4 cylinder engine offers 156 horsepower at 6500 rpm and 154 pounds-feet of torque at 4000 rpm. ...more

January 5, 2008