Gary Witzenburg

Gary Witzenburg

Award-winning automotive journalist Gary Witzenburg has been writing about automobiles, auto people and the auto industry for 24 years. A mechanical engineering graduate of Duke University, he is a former auto engineer, race driver and advanced technology vehicle development manager who has authored eight automotive books. In addition, his work has appeared in a wide variety of national magazines, including The Robb Report, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend, Autoweek and Automobile Quarterly. He is currently a contributing editor to Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) and AutoMedia.com, a correspondent to Motor Trend and Ward’s Auto World, a columnist for AutoblogGreen and a North American Car and Truck of the Year juror.

Reviews by Gary Witzenburg

  • 2015 Chevrolet Trax

    The Chevrolet Trax is a small crossover sport-utility launched in late 2012 in Mexico and Canada as a 2013 model, and for 2015 Chevrolet Trax has been introduced to the U.S....

  • 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport

    The all-new Land Rover Discovery Sport is a premium compact SUV that delivers a unique blend of civility, utility and capability. When we drove one in Iceland, it felt like a...

  • 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

    The 2016 Hyundai Sonata hybrid, based on the new, seventh generation of the mid-size sedan, promises 10-percent better fuel efficiency than the 2015 hybrid, while a new plug-in version can roll...

  • 2015 Tesla S Dual Motor

    Tesla bills its Model S as the world’s first premium sedan designed and built from the ground up as an electric vehicle and touts its electric powertrain as delivering both unprecedented...

  • 2015 Maserati Ghibli

    Smaller and less expensive than the larger Quattroporte four-door sedan, more practical and much less expensive than the GranTourismo coupe and convertible, the Maserati Ghibli is the storied Italian automaker’s most...

  • 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

    2014 Hyundai Santa Fe

    The Hyundai Santa Fe mid-size crossover utility was all-new for 2013, built on a new lighter-weight, higher-strength platform. The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe comes in two handy family sizes: regular (long-wheelbase)...

  • 2015 Acura TLX

    2015 Acura TLX

    Way back in the mid-1980s when Honda's luxury brand was new, Acura's best car was the mid-size Legend. Available as a sedan or sport coupe, the Legend was a very good...

  • 2014 Cadillac ELR

    2014 Cadillac ELR

    The 2014 Cadillac ELR is an all-new electrically powered luxury sport coupe based on the Chevrolet Volt’s extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) platform and powertrain. Yet it carries a starting sticker price...

  • 2015 Audi Q3

    2015 Audi Q3

    Hard on the heels of its all-new 2015 A3 small sedan, Audi this fall will launch its first luxury compact crossover to take on the likes of BMW's X3, Infiniti's QX50,...

  • 2014 Subaru Forester

    2014 Subaru Forester

    The Subaru Forester all-wheel drive compact crossover is completely redesigned for 2014. This fourth-generation 2014 Forester is slightly larger in all dimensions than the outgoing model (2009-2013). It wears somewhat bolder...

  • 2014 Audi RS 7

    2014 Audi RS 7

    A new Audi RS 7, a high-performance version of the big, swoopy A7 four-door coupe, goes on sale this fall. The 2014 Audi RS 7 Sportback unveiled at the 2013 Detroit...

  • 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

    2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

    Porsche introduced a new line-topping flagship 2014 Cayenne SUV at the 2013 North American International Auto Show at Detroit expected to go on sale this spring. The 550-horsepower 2014 Porsche Cayenne...

  • 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe

    2013 Hyundai Santa Fe

    The Hyundai Santa Fe mid-size crossover utility is all-new for 2013, built on a new lighter-weight, higher-strength platform. The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe comes in two handy family sizes. The two-row,...