2014 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club

Miata still sets a high bar for sports car market When it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! Mazda’s designers and brain trust have shown great wisdom to follow that axiom with the Miata sports car. For 25 years now the MX-5 Miata has made its mark by NOT changing much. There have been tiny body... Continue Reading →

August 13, 2014 0

2014 Toyota Highlander Ltd. Platinum hybrid

New Highlander may threaten Lexus it's so luxurious Toyota better be careful. It might be cutting into its Lexus sales with its latest Highlander. Who needs a Lexus when Toyota’s Highlander is so darned luxurious? First, the styling is sharp for a sport-ute. Everything from the hood creasing to the elongated swept-back lights to the... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2014 0

2014 Scion tC

Scion's tC edges out some competitors with style, quickness ... a fun drive I know the street racers out there, and many of my media colleagues, will disagree, but I like the Scion tC sports coupe better than Scion’s base FR-S, for a couple reasons. I think its styling is edgier and more fun, and... Continue Reading →

August 4, 2014 0

2015 Chrysler 200C AWD

Fiat gives Chrysler a fine mid-size car with new 200C The former Chrysler 200 was so long in the tooth you may have wanted to nickname it Snagglepuss. It was updated a couple years back by Fiat, after it snaggled Chrysler away from bankruptcy and the U.S. government. Mostly, that change in ownership has done... Continue Reading →

July 16, 2014 0

2014 Dodge Dart GT

Sporty, high-value Dart GT has power, but ride is too sporty My previous test of the compact Dodge Dart was near perfect. That was the Limited model, this metallic red beauty was the sportier GT. Blame it on age or our increasingly decrepit roads, but this one was harder on the derriere. Oh, I still like the Dart... Continue Reading →

July 12, 2014 0

2014 Subaru BRZ Limited

Fun, Fun, Fun till daddy takes the BRZ away! Rarely have I driven a sports coupe that was more pure fun to drive and garnered more attention than the Subaru BRZ, and yet … The BRZ, a kissin’ cousin to Scion’s F-RS, is far from perfect. But it’s so much fun you might overlook most... Continue Reading →

July 12, 2014 0

2014 Infiniti Q50S 3.7 AWD

Infiniti's unique styling gives new Q50 a muscular look Infiniti’s sedans continue to deliver unique styling that looks muscular and sporty, but with a style that sets them apart from other luxury sport sedans. My test car, the Q50S 3.7 AWD was a great looking metallic brown, with a hint of copper in it, so... Continue Reading →

July 6, 2014 0

2014 BMW 428i xDrive

BMW's new 428i coupe a really super car How great is the new BMW 4 Series Coupe? My notes showed no, nadda, zero negatives. I list price by default, because at $50 grand, more than a few of us won’t be able to afford it, and that’s a shame. Because this may be the best all-round... Continue Reading →

July 4, 2014 0

2015 Volvo V60 T5 Drive-E

Volvo nails the sports wagon with its new V60 First, there aren’t many true wagons anymore. Second, Volvo absolutely nails the V60, if you want your wagon to feel like a sports sedan. I could have sworn I was in an Audi or Mercedes and barely noticed this was a wagon thanks to this Volvo’s... Continue Reading →

June 29, 2014 0

2014 Fiat 500L Lounge

Fiat goes long with 500L (get it?) to connect with more buyers Credit Fiat for quickly deducing that its cute, but diminutive, 500 runabout simply won’t do for many U.S. families. The Italian automaker that owns Chrysler needed something that would cast a wider net when trying to land more customers on our shores. Voila! The... Continue Reading →