Honest car reviews both big and small
Last week I drove the Hyundai Accent and this week I drive its near twin, the 2012 Kia Rio SX, both fine small entry-level cars. But there are differences among the similarities. First, the test Rio was a 5-door or hatchback version, while last week’s Accent was a four-door sedan. Second, Rio has a much... Continue Reading →
Dario Franchitti’s Indy winner a nice model at a moderate price Greenlight Collectibles’ 1:18 casting of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 race winner’s bright red Target Chip Ganassi racer is a great display model, if Indy cars are your thing. IndyCar racing has regained much of its popularity the last few years as a new star... Continue Reading →
The Ferrari F430 is a champ on the track and a popular racer in the American LeMans and FIA GT championship series, and also has raced at the 24 Hours of LeMans. Plus who the heck doesn’t like a Ferrari? So it’s natural enough that noted Italian die-cast car model maker BBR has jumped into... Continue Reading →
With Hummer gone, Jeep is our resident Alpha male off-road vehicle and truth be told, it has been for 70+ years. Hummer was the upstart. While Wrangler is Jeep’s real Type A personality, it’s more sophisticated brother, the Grand Cherokee is no shy guy. Take the Limited model for example. Standard with a 290-horse Pentastar... Continue Reading →
Hyundai is trying something few carmakers have of late, offer a small entry-level car with nice styling. No, the Accent isn’t as swoopy as the Sonata or even the Elantra, which is sandwiched between Accent and Sonata. But its lines are crisp and give the small car some flair. I drove a sparkling “marathon blue”... Continue Reading →
The world needs another compact sport-utility vehicle like it needs a few more politicians, but Mazda definitely needed a new compact SUV. It’s Tribute, which was based off Ford’s Escape, was aging and barely selling. Its CX-7 and CX-9 are larger and frankly, more expensive. So the 2013 (already) CX-5 comes along at just the... Continue Reading →
I bet you're laughing right now if you were around when it was built from 1975 and 1979. It was positioned by American Motors as "The first wide small car". Also unique at the time, the passenger door was four inches (101 mm) longer than the driver's. This made passenger loading easier, particularly from the rear seats. I... Continue Reading →
Here's a quick question and I bet only the T'bird geeks will get it. Geeks in a good way. The T'bird might not have happened at all. Henry Ford II came up with a 2-seat concept and it was called the Vega! Wonder what Chevy would have had to come up with a name for... Continue Reading →
Let’s get this right up front, I like the looks, ride and handling of the restyled 2012 Subaru Impreza. The small sedan’s chiseled nose and flattened wheel flares give it a much more exciting appearance than its predecessor. But the variable speed 5-speed transmission is a stumbling block. The continuously variable transmission (CVT), like so... Continue Reading →
The Honda CR-V has been a solid compact sport-utility vehicle for years, so it should be no surprise that the restyled 2012 model remains simply that. Naturally some changes were made. CR-V adds a few more horses (5 to be exact) under the hood, but it also rounds its styling to the point of being rather... Continue Reading →
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