behind the scenes

The Detroit Auto Show is a grand scale spectacle North American car enthusiasts all know and love. The elaborate displays, impressive lighting effects and perfectly placed cars don't just happen overnight (well, it takes a few days at least), as planning a production of this size can quickly ...

Not long ago, Buick released the behind-the-scenes video of its Enclave commercial with Marisa Miller, and now the supermodel's 30-second spot has begun airing. Note: This is a spot for the current Enclave, not the refreshed 2013 model the debuted during April's New York Auto Show. The Sports ...

Buick wants you to know that the 2013 Enclave is smart and sexy and has enlisted the aid of Marissa Miller to help get the point across. The redesigned crossover seems more distracting than anything when Miller's in the picture, but we'll assume that's in a good way. And since we don't expect she ...

The Subaru BRZ might be most appreciated for reintroducing the adjectives "small," "light" and "fun" to those who prefer not to have a convertible top with their Japanese sports car. Yet, as has been covered before, it's a neat example of packaging, with Subaru engineers having put big ideas into ...

To say that Porsche owners, engineers and even marketing folks are passionate about their brand would be an understatement. While passion exists for just about every performance car, there is only one 911 series and there is a reason the passion runs so deep. The 911 is a car that does everything ...

It's not easy designing and building a car from the ground up, and that's especially true when the resulting machine is meant to usher in a new styling direction for an established automotive marque or to put on display the latest bits of technological wizardry and high-fashion materials. Such is ...

General Motors commercial shoot turns extraterrestrial – Click above to watch video after the jump What goes on behind the scenes at a commercial video shoot is usually relatively boring stuff. Lighting is rigged up, shots are established and footage is captured. Unless you're a stunt ...