Part of our annual pilgrimage to Motor City is selecting the best way to get there. Over the past few years, we’ve had an interesting array of rides. And we can’t say it’s always gone well. So when it came time to head for the 2017 North American […]
Something a little different this week, a video segment! Our friend, neighbor, and fellow auto critic Steve Hammes invited us to join him for a year in review. We’ll often get together with Steve and talk cars over dinner. This time, he set up his camera and we […]
Truck lineups are filled with diversity; work trucks and luxury trucks, 6-cylinder and 8-cylinder engines, gas or diesel fueled, single cabs, short beds, extra-large cabs, long beds. There’s a combination for everyone. Ram’s rough-and-tumble 1500 variant gets a fitting name: Rebel. The Ram Rebel combines unique visuals and […]
Coinciding with 50 years of Camaro, the sixth generation of this Chevy icon debuted in Detroit for the 2016 model year. Sharing a platform with the Cadillac ATS, the newest Camaro takes a major step forward in balance and interior quality. As old as the Camaro itself, the […]
Personality bubbles out of the Volkswagen Beetle and the 2016 Beetle Dune is no exception. VW has crafted a special edition Beetle that hearkens back to the 1960s with its dune buggy inspired appearance. This fun special edition following others like the sporty GSR we tested, Classic, Denim, […]
Life doesn’t often afford you second chances. Thankfully, Volkswagen is more forgiving. A disappointing combination of summer tires and winter weather left us feeling slighted the last time around. Under the safe assumption that we wouldn’t experience similar conditions in the summer, we resolved to try again. Despite […]
It was a beautiful Sunday at the park, Lime Rock Park. On Labor Day weekend, in between two days of vintage racing, Lime Rock’s track goes cold. While we support additional Sunday racing in Connecticut, this is one rare instance where we’re glad the track was cold. The […]
When we first drove the new Stingray Convertible, we found ourselves quite content without the Z51 Performance Package. We wagered that those opting for the full drop-top Corvette wouldn’t have any need for the performance upgrades. Opting for the Stingray Coupe, a car that can live on the […]
The Nissan Maxima is the company’s flagship sedan. Touted as a Four Door Sports Car, or 4DSC, the eight generation Maxima was unveiled at the 2015 NYIAS. Nissan has thoroughly redesigned the exterior be in line with the design language first seen on the new Murano. The radical […]
Crossovers are taking over parking lots nowadays. Today, the selection is endless. Its great for consumers, but for automakers it means a lot of research and development to keep their vehicles trending amongst the masses. Mitsubishi released aredesigned Outlander in 2014. Two short years later, they have opted […]
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