Nissan's homely Murano CrossCabriolet was such a joke among enthusiasts that Car and Driver wrote its review as a Greek tragedy. Becky from NICO Club gives it a more down to earth overview, taking it for a thorough test drive.

Book Review: The Wal-Mart Effect
The widespread effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on road trips and the global economy.

Next Saab 9-3 coupe will be nearly identical to Phoenix concept
Paul Horrell of Top Gear Magazine heads to New York to drive the Saab Phoenix concept car and learns that aside from minor changes, this will be the shape of the new 9-3 coupe.

Longer Yellow Lights, Fewer Accidents (Less Ticket Revenue)
The Missouri Department of Transportation has lengthened yellow lights at some intersections, resulting in a dramatic reduction in red light camera violations. By allowing more time for intersections to clear, opportunities for collisions are reduced.

Reviewed and Compared: 2007 Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator
Perched on the throne of this massive three-ton urban tank, there’s a bit of guilty pleasure from dominating and brutalizing the earth below.

Bob Lutz’s Eight Laws of Business (Book Review of “Guts”)
Robert A. Lutz, the outspoken cigar-smoking fighter pilot who helped turn Chrysler around before it merged with Daimler-Benz in 1998, sat down and wrote a book on business before his brief retirement.

NICO Review: 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor
The good: It was the cheapest way into the brand. The bad: It was cheap.

Blurry Pictures of the 2012 Camry
Unveiled at an event for Toyota dealers. The audience collectively yawned.

Review: 1964 Chevrolet Impala
"They don't make them like they used to." -- That's what the elderly often say when they stubbornly refuse to accept the efficiencies and improvements of the modern world. But for the Impala, its the truth.

Nicola Bulgari buys the very last Cadillac DTS
Its the end of an era for Cadillac. The DTS, a front-wheel drive full size luxury sedan that traces its roots back to the 1990s, is still one of Cadillac's top sellers. The final DTS goes to Italian designer and American car collector Nicola Bulgari.

PART 7.2: 2011 American Road Trip – Mendocino, Highway 1, Highway 101
Cruising up Highway 1 as the sun sets on the Pacific Ocean.

PART 5: 2011 American Road Trip – Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley, Apple HQ
Headed to Palo Alto to see the Computer History Museum and Apple in Cupertino.