Chris Berke
I am the founder and editor of Short Shift. My obsession with wanting to drive every car ever made me build a website so I could share my experiences with the world. I love cars, traveling, and my cats, Henry and Winston.
Supercars in São Paulo, Brazil
As some of you know, I've been on semi-sabbatical down south. No, not Louisiana south; South America, south. Well, it's hard to contribute to...
“Rush” Takes You For A Ride!
Ron Howard's biographical action movie "Rush" delivers everything in the title plus more. "Rush" is based on one of the biggest Formula 1 rivalries...
Driven! 2014 Ford Focus ST
Up:Â Fast, good exhaust note, aggressive looks
Down: I'm not crazy about the interior, specifically the vertical vents.
Neutral: Puts pressure on Golf GTIs and Subaru WRXs.
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Spotted! Dodge Viper GTS
While visiting Minneapolis this last weekend for a wedding I was a little disappointed that I didn't see any unique cars. Usually when I...
Driven! 2014 Acura MDX
Up: Packed with Tech, Tons of Space
Down: Comes in a useless front-wheel drive model.
Neutral: Great to drive, even better to rideI'm going to try...
BMW i3, The Little Electric Car That Can
BMW's new electric car, the i3, is catching quite a lot of buzz on the internet so we wanted to know what makes this...
Canton Area Car Show 2013
Each year that I go to the Canton Area Car Show I get more and more surprised at the variety of vehicles that make it out...
Spotted! Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG
The SL-Class has been Mercedes-Benz's bread and butter roadster since the 1950s. Whenever you think of a classy, 2-door convertible with a giant logo on the...
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG E-Cell
Car and Driver drove one, Top Gear drove one, Motor Trend drove one, so when is Sioux Falls Auto Reviews gonna drive one? Probably...
Spotted! Audi S4
I know I know, Audi's are almost a dime a dozen around here because they set the standard for luxury cars... and because cost of...
SCCS Autocross – July 2013
Here is the coverage from the SCCS Autocross event on July 14, 2013! This is the first time we had ever competed and it is definitely...
Spotted! Honda S2000
The Honda S2000, or S2K for enthusiasts, is not named for the year that it came out, but for its engine displacement of 2.0 liters....
Driven! 2013 Kia Optima SXL
Up:Â Bang for buck, great to drive.
Down:Â Some materials still feel cheap.
Neutral:Â Kia hits a home run with their new design and driveability. Peter Schreyer, "Chief Design...