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Joseph LaMuraglia

Top 5 New Cars- 2009 NY Auto Show

It has been over a week since I crawled out of the aging Javitz Center in NYC to see the light of day after attending the NY Auto show during press day. Sure, the auto show sounds glamorous but trust me, it is exhausting. You may not believe this but I didn’t get to spend any quality time with a vehicle until the afternoon of the second day. It is a competition to get in the cars, photograph them and even videotape them. And EVERYONE is trying to do this. One ESPECIALLY friendly colleague from Edmunds.com got ally pissy because, gasp!, I actually sat in the front seat of a car when he was trying to film. Sorry sunshine, I didn’t get the memo that you had a closed set. And for the record, if you ever slam a door in my face like that again, I will take you out. You know who you are. [...]

2009 New York Auto Show

I am at the New York International Auto Show and will be sharing insights from the show floor via Twitter. If you want second-by-second coverage of the big reveals, you may want to check out one of the bigger outlets. I’ll be giving you updates from my perspective and insights on the new products and concepts. [...]

LGBT Auto Survey Results

Our first survey of LGBT Auto owners was a success. We received 3,685 responses from the U.S. and the data revealed some very interesting insights. When we looked at the people who self-identified as LGBT that purchased their car new, guess which brand was the most popular? It isn’t what you think! [...]

2009 Nissan Cube – First Drive

Friday, April 3, 2009 – I am in Miami to drive the new 2009 Nissan Cube for the day. Luckily I’ve spent time in two of the Cube’s key competitors lately: the 2010 Kia Soul and the 2009 Scion xB. It will be interesting to compare the three. So far, the Cube is the most “expressive” and distinctive. [...]

2010 Chevrolet Camaro – First Date

Last Tuesday night, we gaped at the ripped-up, muscular silhouette of hot guy in New York’s West Village. Even from outside the windows, it was clear he’d moved beyond the Chelsea muscle boy phase, looking svelte and serious among the sophisticated milieu at Cooper Classics gallery. The view was so great from outside that we couldn’t resist ducking in for a closer inspection… [...]