New firm's Audi R8 a blue beauty … First, a welcome to DNA Collectibles, a Swiss company, new to the 1/18-scale die-cast car market. If its beautiful sample of the Audi R8 LMX is indicative of its quality, the market has another fine competitor. While this gorgeous medium metallic blue R8 is the star here,... Continue Reading →
2019 Nissan Pathfinder SV AWD
Pathfinder SV rocks on the simple side ... For those looking for a mid-size sport-utility truck or crossover with a third-row seat, it’s possible you’ve chosen the most competitive segment for your vehicle search. That’s where this week’s perfectly fine Nissan Pathfinder finds itself. After more than 30 years on the market Pathfinder is a... Continue Reading →
2019 Chevolet Equinox AWD Premier
Chevy's Equinox easy as a Moon Pie to like … When you’re driving to the home of the Moon Pie, you need something that boasts American pride and craftsmanship, and that’s what I got from Chevy for a rare trip to Chattanooga, Tenn. Up rolled a Cajun Red 2019 Chevrolet Equinox and I promptly packed... Continue Reading →
2019 Cadillac XT4 AWD Sport
Small Caddy offers sexy looks & luxury ... There was a day when a Cadillac HAD to be as big as a cruise ship and loaded down with enough chrome to make a knight on horseback feel inadequate. No more. Cadillac has decided that affordable luxury with interesting styling is the way to get post-Boomer... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1/18 scale 1952 Indy 500 winner
Bigger scale Agajanian Special pumps up the detail ... What’s better, and bigger, than a fine 1/43 scale Indy 500 winning race car? A 1/18 scale version, naturally, and Replicarz has been excelling at creating these for years now. The latest is the Agajanian Special dirt car that a then young Troy Ruttman drove to... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Jeep CJ-7 Renegade
Model Car Group launches a 1/18 scale Jeep CJ-7 ... Few vehicles are as recognizable as a Jeep, and yet Jeeps have been restyled multiple times since World War II and are now the younger generation’s urban vehicle of choice. But back in the 1970s (remember those?), the CJ-7 was the cool retro-styled Jeep that... Continue Reading →
2019 Chevrolet Colorado 4WD ZR2 Crew Short Box/Bison edition
Colorado Bison a happy medium mid-size pickup ... This was week three of testing mid-size pickups and if you’re a middler, a person who prefers the happy medium to going full out off-roader or suburban commuter for your pickup, well Chevrolet’s Colorado will suit you well. This bright red (Red Hot) Colorado was the top-level... Continue Reading →
2019 Ford Ranger XLT Supercrew 4×4
New Ranger is more refined with improved handling ... Back in the day, about a decade ago, Ford’s Ranger was a compact pickup made primarily, or so it seemed, for teenage boys to range around small towns and suburban areas, with their teenage girlfriends riding shotgun. Rangers were small, inexpensive wheels, often the first truck... Continue Reading →
2020 Jeep Gladiator Overland 4×4
Gladiator: Finally, a midsize pickup with style ... You’ll either want a Jeep Gladiator pickup, or you won’t. What I mean is the long-awaited Jeep pickup is an image vehicle as much as it is a pickup. That’s not to say it doesn’t function well as a pickup, it certainly does. But it looks like... Continue Reading →
2019 Nissan LEAF SL Plus
LEAF Plus: Better range, and exceeding expectations … No matter how much good I have to say about Nissan’s new LEAF (and I have plenty to say), I’m not sure you’ll believe me. That’s because the original LEAF, as revolutionary as it was as the first fully electric car to be marketed to the masses,... Continue Reading →