Does it represent excellence in broadcasting to condemn a product without being sure of your facts? Quibbles over government bailouts aside, it’s more than just about price with a car that is, literally, in a class of its own.

The Rod Hall Racing team member sets her sights on the winner’s circle at the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles in Morocco next March. And this time, her navigational partner is six-time Rallye Aïcha competitor Armelle Medard of France.

Recently named “DogTown U.S.A. 2010” by Dog Fancy magazine, Provincetown is home to an award-winning coffee and tea specialty shop. And on a recent winter visit to dog-friendly Cape Cod, we were happy to learn this local favorite is open year-round.

If there ever was a book that epitomizes what we stand for here at Automotive Traveler, it would have to be Drives of a Lifetime from the National Geographic Society—our editors' pick as the top book of the year.

From the moment you drive up to this little diner, you know the place is special. First, the parking lot is always packed—a sign of good food. And then the exterior décor, a hodge-podge of signs, slogans, and placards, grabs your attention and pulls you in.

History was made today when retired airline pilot Jeffrey Kaffee of Parsippany, New Jersey became the first retail customer in the United States to take delivery of a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended-range capability. Kaffee returned early from a vacation to pick up his Volt at Gearhart Chevrolet in Denville, New Jersey. Denville Mayor Ted Hussa was on hand for the occasion and proclaimed 15 December Gearhart Chevy Volt Day.

The cameras of SPEED’s Chop Cut Rebuild document the creation of Corvette Specialty of California’s modern-day Grand Sport, based on a 2008 Corvette. Series director Edward Peghin gives us his POV in Part One of our new behind-the-scenes feature.

Coachbuilder Maurice Schwartz crafts an automobile fit for MGM’s Roaring Lion to transport many of the studio’s stars to the set in unprecedented elegance and comfort. Larry L. Tebo explains how this special Cadillac connected Detroit’s automotive leadership to Hollywood’s star power.

For four nights every December, the gastronomical capital of France is transformed into a breathtaking landscape of light and sound.

You could describe it as muscle car eye candy: This year’s Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals featured everything from a comprehensive collection of Yenko Chevrolets to a stunning 1968 Dodge Charger that earned a perfect score in the Platinum Pick Concours…plus appearances by the likes of “Miss Golden Shifter” Linda Vaughn and Diane Sox, wife of the legendary Ronnie Sox. Rich Truesdell reports on his favorite discoveries, including a rare 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Cherokee.

A preview of this weekend’s celebration in Chicago of the automobile’s hydrocarbon-infused past.

Art form or concept vehicle? Frank Filipponio catches Jaguar’s green supercar before its U.S. debut at the L.A. Auto Show.