Autoart nails sexy Aston Martin One-77 Fortunately not many cars cost nearly $2 million, but then the rarity of such cars makes them all the more curious and collectable. That’s especially true with smooth, slinky, sexy hot rods like Aston Martin’s limited production One-77. Only 77 were made from 2011 through 2012. Now Autoart unveils... Continue Reading →
2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport AWD 2.0T
Santa Fe Sport blends car, sport-ute nearly flawlessly There are few crossovers that come close to being the perfect blend of car and sport-utility, yet are comfortable and affordable too – but Hyundai’s Santa Fe Sport is pretty darned close. Hyundai remodeled its popular Santa Fe crossover lineup a couple years back and essentially split... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Auto World 1970 Chevy Camaro Z28
Auto World creates flashy second-gen Camaro Z28 My Uncle Wink had one of the original Camaros and that’s the car I learned on to drive a stick shift. Talk about spinning your tires and kicking up gravel! But in 1970 Chevrolet launched its second generation Camaro and its looks, with those single headlights that blended... Continue Reading →
2015 Chevrolet Colorado 4WD Z71 Crew Long Box
Chevy's new 'mid-size' Colorado only slightly smaller than Silverado Chevrolet is patting itself on the back and most of the automotive media are ladling on the praise for Chevy’s new “mid-size” pickup, the Colorado. The later probably has more to do with ad dollars being spent in the national publications, but there’s some justification. Yet let’s not... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: CMC Aston Martin DB4
CMC creates rare, beautiful Aston Martin DB4 Rare counts for a lot in the real, that is 1:1, vintage car world, and it’s making its mark in the diecast car market too. CMC, the premier high-end diecast car model maker has made a habit of creating beautiful 1:18 models of rare race cars and elegant... Continue Reading →
2015 Kia Sedona SX Limited
Sedona roomier, more powerful, will carry 8 Kia becomes more competitive in the minivan market with its new Sedona, a roomier van with more power. Pricing and extras, for that price, have been a hallmark of Kia products for several years once the South Korean automaker got serious about the U.S. market. Sedona is all... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz Blue Crown Special Indy 500 winners
Replicarz delivers 3 vintage Indy 500 winners in 1:43 scale Before there were A.J. Watson or Frank Kurtis roadsters to dominate the Indianapolis 500 there were Lou Moore’s Blue Crown Spark Plug Specials. These were blue (naturally) cigar-shaped front-wheel-drive, front-engine racers that, like Team Penske or Team Ganassi’s sleek cars today, were perfectly prepared and... Continue Reading →
2015 Mercedes-Benz ML400 4Matic
Luxury laden Mercedes ML400 will spoil you Most of us will never drive a Mercedes-Benz M Class, and that’s probably just as well because we’d all just be spoiled. There’s not much to put a person off, unless it’s the price. But even there you have some choices to make that might allow a few... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Mark I
Get Smart, you'll like this Sunbeam Tiger in any color Baby Boomers who still can’t get the “Get Smart” theme song out of their heads will recall Maxwell Smart racing to a stop in a red Sunbeam Tiger at the start of every show. The song ran on while Max walked down stairs and a... Continue Reading →
2015 BMW X4 xDrive 35i
BMW X4 blends car, SUV and gets it about half right When is a car not a car, or an SUV an SUV? When it is an X4, BMW’s new blended vehicle. From the front it looks like a BMW sedan, it even has four doors, but a decidedly taller profile that unfortunately looks bloated... Continue Reading →