Gary Witzenburg, Author at NewCarTestDrive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...