Dan Roth

Correspondent, AOL Autos

Dan Roth has spent many years in the engine bay. He spent his youth immersed in shop manuals and the finest automotive journalism, which has shaped Dan into the autojourno he is today. Writing for AOL Autos, Autoblog.com …, and Examiner.com, Dan also plys his weekday trade as a Video Producer/Editor in the Boston area. Dan and family can often be found junketing around the region in the latest automaker wares once the chores have been completed.

Top Drivers Cars

Published Jun 16, 2010 By Dan Roth

It doesn't matter the era, driving enthusiasts have always wanted automobiles willing to play along when the mood strikes. That has traditionally meant something with a manual transmission. As any car guy can tell you, there’s nothing more satisfying than rowing the gears of a close-ratio, five- (or six-) speed box. If you don’t understand what this means, the enthusiast driver has tra ...

The 5 Best Car Safety Ads Of All Time

Published Feb 10, 2010 By Dan Roth

Video is a powerful medium. It has the ability to visually convey difficult concepts, sometimes rendering words secondary. Then there are those moments where a video truly leaves you truly speechless. And, sometimes, that's the point. Automotive safety is one area where many people feel like the cars we drive are so technologically advanced and safe that they'll always be able to walk away without ...

You Can Get A DUI Without Driving Your Car

Published Feb 06, 2010 By Dan Roth

It seems like it could be a storyline out Steven Spielberg's 2002 movie, Minority Report: a Minnesota man was convicted of a DUI offense in a car that wasn't moving. What's even more surprising: the car wouldn't start at all. As it turns out, getting a bit tipsy and stumbling out of the house to sleep it off in the car may make you a felon. It happened to Daryl Fleck. That he'd consumed about twel ...

Boat-Tailed Car Boosts Mileage By 15%

Published Jan 05, 2010 By Dan Roth

"If you want attention, this is how to do it," says Darin Cosgrove of his unique, high-performance car. Sporting a distinctive boat tail for aerodynamic enhancement, Cosgrove's Pontiac Firefly, a Canadian-market version of the Geo Metro, does not slip by unnoticed. A left turn from hot-rodding, Cosgrove's quest for maximum efficiency is better described as Eco-Modding. Indeed, he's put his money w ...

Review: 2009 Infiniti G37X Sport makes no excuses

Published Dec 01, 2009 By Dan Roth

"Being close" matters with horseshoes, hand grenades and misguided arithmetic. In past years, the Infiniti G sedan has been close, but compared to the Kaiser of the Klasse, BMW's 3 Series, the G35 was near the stake, but not a ringer. "Almost as good," we'd all nod, "but its biggest strength is that it's a bargain." When the G37 arrived, our initial thought was it was simply an amplified G35, a ca ...

What Would Happen If You Put Your Car In Reverse While Driving?

Published Aug 20, 2009 By Dan Roth

On a long, uninteresting stretch of highway, one can go a little batty. There's not much to see out the window, you're stuck in a trough between radio stations and the engine has been humming at 2200 rpm for the last 90 miles. A driver might start pondering cosmic riddles like "Why are we here?, Which came first, the chicken or the egg?, or What would happen if I shifted from "D" to "R" right now? ...