2018 Lexus LS 500 AWD

Lexus LS500 impressive and loaded … OMG, the Lexus LS 500 is one of the most impressive luxury sedans I’ve ever driven! That’s high praise, but this car is worthy. Starting at $79,215, including delivery, one would expect nothing less than superfine, but loaded with 11 options and packages this goes all the way to... Continue Reading →

November 25, 2018 0

2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Ultimate

Hyundai Veloster a semi-hot hatch, and affordable … Fewer and fewer sporty coupes are available for drivers who enjoy driving, and there are fewer yet that are both snazzy looking and affordable. Hyundai’s revamped Veloster is a good one though and meets all of the above requirements. First, you either like edgy looking hatchbacks or... Continue Reading →

November 18, 2018 0

2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid

Avalon Hybrid put premium on quiet, comfy and mpg … Comfort, beauty, interior quiet, and room coupled with great gas mileage arrives in the form of Toyota’s new Avalon Hybrid sedan. Gone are the days where funky looking hatchbacks reminiscent of Woody Allen’s pod in Sleeper are the only vehicles available as hybrids. For the... Continue Reading →

November 11, 2018 0

2018 Lexus LC 500h

Beauty goes to the bone with Lexus LC 500h ... Beauty should be more than skin deep when a car crosses the $100 grand threshold and beauty goes clear to the bone with the Lexus LC 500h. This is the hybrid version of the luxury car maker’s grand tourer (GT). I’d tested the V8 powered... Continue Reading →

November 4, 2018 0

2018 Chrysler 300S

Chrysler 300S defines modern American iron … Looking for the modern definition of American iron? Search no further than Chrysler’s 300 full-size luxury sedan. It is handsome, strong-jawed American iron with an attitude and the horsepower to kick the you-know-what out of any other large sedan, and that’s just in its basic trim. I drove... Continue Reading →

November 1, 2018 3

2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn

VW Golf GTI is one rockin' little hatchback ... Nimble handling, turbo power and sporty ride are nearly forgotten in the auto world now that SUVs and crossovers rule the roads. But Volkswagen has a long memory and it mastered handling years ago. With turbochargers added to VW’s economical 4-cylinder engines it now has power... Continue Reading →

October 22, 2018 0

2019 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec

Acura creates racy crossover with RDX … Whatever you think of crossovers, I’m here to tell you that some are sporty, some are fun to drive, and a few combine that with luxury befitting a fine sedan. Acura’s RDX AWD A-Spec, newly restyled for 2019, is one of the above. It’s a rip-roaring good time... Continue Reading →

October 8, 2018 0

2019 Volvo XC40 AWD R-Design

Volvo XC40 a fun, sporty crossover … Volvo, the Chinese-owned luxury car maker that builds its cars in Sweden and Belgium, has been on a roll now for a couple years. Its lineup of crossovers, like its wagons of the past, are well designed, utilitarian, but with enough luxury to easily take on its luxury... Continue Reading →

October 1, 2018 0

Cool School, Cool Tool

dodge hellcat widebody, dodge challenger, challenger widebody

Most fun I ever had at school That's because the topic was one of my favs, cars, and in this instance I would learn how to drive one on racetrack. The car was the 2019 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Widebody and the racetrack, GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Michigan. It was hosted by an organization that... Continue Reading →

September 30, 2018 0

2018 Mazda6 Signature

Mazda6 Signature adds turbo power to the mix ... Mazda has long had one of the better looking midsize sedans, its Mazda6. But if there was anything to slow its sales it may have been its somewhat modest horsepower. Mazda’s efficient 2.5-liter Skyactiv-G I4 isn’t a weakling, it pumps out 184 horsepower, but there are... Continue Reading →