Luxury, your initials are XTS Luxury always has its price and for Cadillac, that price is $60,385 for its new XTS sedan. Don’t gasp, that’s nowhere near where the price for luxury starts, nor where many other midsize luxury sedans end up. This one added but a $920 delivery charge to end up at $61,305,... Continue Reading →
2012 Toyota Prius C Two
Smaller hybrid easy on gas, hard to get out of its own way The new Toyota Prius C is what most folks think of when they imagine a hybrid car. They think of an extremely small car that gets great gas mileage, but has a hard time getting out of its own way. But unlike many... Continue Reading →
1911 Indy 500 winning Marmon Wasp
Sneak Peak Photos of Replicarz 1:18 Marmon Wasp No secret, I'm an Indy 500 nut job. Love the cars, love the history, love all the wild crazy designs over the years. I also love die-cast models of historic Indy racers. Don't want to brag here, but I've got some sneak peak shots of the Replicarz... Continue Reading →
2013 Scion FR-S
Spiffy sportster rekindles Toyota's sport coupe tradition Finally, a new sports coupe from Toyota, albeit offered through its entry-level youngster brand, Scion. I’ve missed the Toyota Celica for years now, and I’m not alone, so with the 2013 Scion FR-S, Toyota again has a low-cost sports coupe that looks great and will provide much entertainment... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Indy 500 Roadsters (Bryan, Marshman)
Replicarz brings back historic Indy 500 models One racer dominated the Indy Car scene on pavement and dirt during the 1950s. He was a three-time Indy Car champ and winner of the 1958 Indy 500. His name? Jimmy Bryan. By 1961 sadly Bryan was dead from an odd dirt track accident and there was a... Continue Reading →
2012 Hyundai Equus Signature
Full-size luxury has a new name - Equus - and plenty of ponies Hyundai’s full-size Equus is a fine luxury car with one major drawback, the Hyundai name. Unlike Honda and its Acura line or Toyota’s Lexus or Nissan’s Infiniti, Hyundai has chosen to simply offer its luxury liner as an extension of its standard... Continue Reading →
2012 Nissan Murano SV AWD
Luxurious crossover, quiet comfortable family mover A lot of time has passed since I last tested Nissan’s fine Murano crossover, yet it remains a solid, quiet, comfortable family mover. While many folks buy this in front-drive form, Nissan says, I had the next to top level SL model with AWD. That means it goes for... Continue Reading →
Diecast: CMC Ferrari 250 California
CMC’s Ferrari detail excels, including first working trunk latch There are few, if any, models in the die-cast world as finely made as those produced by CMC. And while pricey, they are well worth the cost for serious, selective collectors. Consider that the new 1:18 Ferrari 250 California is hand-assembled from 1,634 individual parts including wire-spoked... Continue Reading →
2013 Acura ILX Premium
A handsome winner that slots below TSX Acura created one of the finest entry-level sport sedans with its TSX a few years back, but now introduces another winner to slot in just under the TSX. For 2013 Acura rolls out the ever so slightly smaller ILX to fill the entry slot as TSX has crept... Continue Reading →
2013 Ford Escape Titanium 4WD
Titanium edition pricy as a near premium small ute Let’s start with the shocking part, the price. The tested Ford Escape listed at $34,735. Granted this IS the top-of-the-line 2013 Escape Titanium 4WD, but that price is near premium small-ute territory, one where you expect a luxury nameplate. By adding the Titanium moniker it means... Continue Reading →