Typically before a test-drive I might review the Monroney, a few magazine or online road tests and the manufacturers website. The unannounced arrival of my Genesis 80 and the sudden need to travel.... Continue Reading >>
An SUV is always gonna look like an SUV. Theres no mistaking a station wagon. Want that extra room and ease of use in a sportier package? Masquerade in a BMW 640i xDrive. BMW expanded.... Continue Reading >>
For those of us tethered to the past, Mini conjures up the image of small shoebox with go-kart like handling. Before Austin Powers or Mark Wahlberg graced a Mini drivers seat, later Formula.... Continue Reading >>
Last year marked a major update for Hyundais popular Elantra. I then tested the Value Edition [LNKhttps:www.conceptcarz.coma227592017-hyundai-elantra-value-edition.aspx[LNK(here) and.... Continue Reading >>
Alfa Romeo left our shores in the mid-1990s, its small engines choked by smog control and its handsome facade marred by NHSTA regulations. * Mid-century Grand Prix victories had crafted.... Continue Reading >>
voted for it. Other choices were Namib, Rockton, Samun, and Nanuk. None of these made the cut and Wolfsburgs favored combination of a mammal and amphibian (tiger and iguana) became the appellation.... Continue Reading >>
The 2018 BMW M550i xDrive arrives on a barge. Bathes you in luxurious leather. Accelerates to 60 in less than four seconds and continues to pull well into the triple digits. Plays an interior.... Continue Reading >>
Choosing that family car involves compromise. If it didnt, most of us would be driving sub 30,000 eight passenger SUVs that would perform like a McLaren, fit in a 14-foot parking space, ride.... Continue Reading >>
For many Jeep means rugged off-road capability. Advertisements show Jeeps on boulders, on rocky paths and deep in streams. Dealer displays have Jeeps ascending 30 degree ramps. Jeep is.... Continue Reading >>
Taggart: Whatcha driving this week? I answered: a VW Atlas. T: Never heard of it What is it? Me: Its VWs new SUV. How much is it? 50,000, wel.... Continue Reading >>
I have always driven small cars. I cannot remember being without a Lotus Seven or an Elan or one of the smaller Datsuns. For a dozen years I raced a 73 inch wheelbase Legends car. Before.... Continue Reading >>
Adopt a title and youre expected to live up to it. Adding GT or Gran Turismo to your name puts you in rarified company. The descriptor suggests a high-performance luxury two or four seater.... Continue Reading >>
– not a bad name. It doesnt excite; you cant brag about it to your neighbor. Its Hyundais attempt to combine the features most commonly needed and ordered in their popular Elantra line, providing.... Continue Reading >>
Today I begin a new chapter in my evolution as an automotive journalist. As an aficionado with passion I bow to few but as a serious chronicler of things automotive I put myself in the amateur.... Continue Reading >>