Swoopy Gran Coupe a luxury rocket for the 5% crowd ... There are cars Bill Gates and Warren Buffett can afford and then there are cars that any CEO or hedge fund trader might slip lovingly into their 3-car garage. That’s the 1% vs. 5% rule in the car world, and it’s the difference between... Continue Reading →
Toyota Century, 2018 Limo
AutoArt's 1:18 beauty is the epitome of Japanese luxury ... To most of us, me included, we think of Toyota car badges like Camry, Corolla and Celica, but Century? Welcome to the luxury limo world, one few of us live in and in the States, the luxo-liner Century is virtually invisible. But in Japan the... Continue Reading →
2022 Subaru WRX Premium
WRX better in a rally than on a road, but it rocks ... After we had been driving for two blocks my wife, a devout Subaru owner, asked rather emphatically, “WHO would ever buy this car?” The car in question was a flashy metallic Solar Orange Subaru WRX Premium, the rally racer style compact sedan... Continue Reading →
2023 Genesis GV60 Performance
Electric crossover delivers power, luxury and looks ... Each new electric vehicle that hums sweetly into my driveway seems closer to what consumers ultimately will want and demand, some even exceed those desires in clever ways. The smartly future-forward styled Genesis GV60 Performance, a top-end luxury electric crossover, is a prime exceeder. Two examples being... Continue Reading →
Lamborghini Diablo SE30
Autoart’s 1:18 scale Diablo worthy of its special edition status ... Lamborghini may be younger than Ferrari, but its slippery looking cars are equally beautiful, daring, and powerful. So when Lambo’s 30th anniversary rolled around in 1993 it wasn’t shy about introducing a limited edition Diablo SE30, as in Special Edition 30th Anniversary. Like the... Continue Reading →
2022 Tesla Model S Long Range
All the hype is real from a performance standpoint, but ... Finally, I have driven the future, a Tesla. No, this wasn’t my usual one-week test drive of a manufacturer’s new vehicle. Tesla didn’t provide me the bright Pearl White Model S Long Range, a private owner did. Tesla, you see, is the Apple of... Continue Reading →
2022 BMW 240i xDrive Performance
Entry-level sports coupe's performance a throwback ... If you wait long enough history often repeats itself, sometimes even for the better. Example: BMW’s new 2 Series sport coupe. In ancient times, when Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter were our presidents, BMW was famous for its 2002 sport sedans. Cute (but boxy) sedans that could rip... Continue Reading →
2022 Mitsubishi Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC
Nissan partnership helps upgrade Outlander, fuel sales ... Pardon Mitsubishi if it feels like strutting a bit, chest out, chin up, wide grin. You see, the Japanese automaker is on a roll, recording its eighth straight year of upwardly mobile sales in the giant U.S. market and its fourth in a row of 100,000+ sales.... Continue Reading →
2023 Honda HR-V AWD EX-L
Larger platform, refined styling make HR-V a better family car choice ... Surprises can be pleasing or concerning, something to celebrate or something to require pulling the bedspread up over your noggin. Honda’s new 2023 HR-V, its small SUV/crossover, is full of the former, yet seeing a starting price of $24,895 I had concerns. I... Continue Reading →
2022 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line
VW's handsome compact crossover an efficient high-value drive ... Volkswagen was once the automotive love child of my Boomer generation, but time changes things and VW has become one of the back markers in the U.S. auto market, although not worldwide. Lately it has turned much of its attention to electric vehicles, the ID.4 crossover/SUV... Continue Reading →