Category: News
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Move Over Grandpa, I’m Taking the Buick
You remember station wagons, right? They used to be everywhere. Family haulers of various capabilities, usually 2-wheel drive with lots of room for you and the family and all your stuff. These wagons were also, with very few exceptions – boring – at least the domestic variety. The European “shooting brake,” as they call them across…
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Mama Mia! It’s Italian Art You Can Drive.
Massive storm clouds overhead held-off just long enough on the night of May 10th for “Your Most Italian Dealer”, Leith Alfa Romeo of Raleigh and Leith Maserati of Raleigh to welcome guests to their grand opening celebration. On hand for the occasion was a collection of fine Italian art you can drive. Also in…
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The Royal Wedding. Let’s Talk About One Thing More Than Boy Meets Girl
Let’s talk about cars, specifically Jaguars and Land Rovers. Of course, both are great British achievements. Both are owned and driven by the Royal Family. You don’t need to be a Buckingham Palace car park attendant to know that. But more importantly, here are a few photos that tell a car preference story. More…
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The Name Game: Remember the Daewoo LeMans?
Car purists might call it blasphemous to take a “car name” and slap it on the tailgate of a crossover, the latest trend sweeping the industry as car production makes way for more CUVs, SUVs, and trucks. But the practice of taking a once popular model name and adding it to a completely different…
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2018 Kia Stinger – Worth the Wait?
Kia Stinger aims to go toe-to-toe with German luxury giants – with a price that won’t kill your budget, and a warranty that’ll knock your socks off.
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Leith Cars’ Zero to 60 Podcast Episode 19: Audi’s quattro® Winter Driving
If you know anything about Audi, you’ve probably heard the word “quattro.” Named after the 1980 Audi Quattro, a road and rally car, quattro is the automaker’s special all-wheel drive system. And yes, the lowercase spelling is intentional: Quattro refers to the car and quattro refers to the all-wheel drive system the car uses. To…
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Leith Cars’ Zero to 60 Podcast Episode 18: Alltrack, soon to be everywhere
In our newest episode, automotive journalist Mark Arsen travels to Leith Volkswagen of Raleigh to examine the all-new 2017 VW Golf Alltrack. He is joined by subject matter expert and VW sales consultant Forrest Newkirk. Together, the two men take the new Alltrack for a ride to show what makes the vehicle special. To start…
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Episode 3 of Zero to 60 TV Drops: A BMW Bonanza Ft. the i8, New Showroom, and Technician Talk
In episode three of LeithCars.com’s Zero to 60TV show, regular host Mark Arsen is joined by copywriter Steve Ulin and account executive Ebony Douglas to talk about three subjects, all of which are centered around one brand: BMW. Specifically, the episode is organized into three parts: the car, the team, and the launch. The car…
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Wake County Vote Yes for Public Transit, No for Traffic
As we enter this holiday season, we are always thankful for traffic. Traffic at Crabtree mall. Traffic at Southpoint mall. Traffic on 440 and traffic on Highway 1. To paraphrase Mariah Carey, all we want for Christmas is traffic. Lol, not. We therefore note that the Wake County transit referendum was approved by voters on…
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Kick Yourself If You Miss The NC Museum of Art Rolling Sculpture Exhibit
Yes, boot yourself more than once if you can’t get to North Carolina in the next few months — up until January 15th. Stunning Art Deco motor cars await you in Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art.