And not the traditional way Mark and I love slot car racing because it's fun and you get to drive smaller versions of race cars you would never have a shot to drive. See my blog entry about it. How'd you like to see how Grand Prix racers see a track? No, not the traditional... Continue Reading →
2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid SH-AWD Advance
New Acura RLX sport sedan does it all ... I quickly feel in love with driving the new Acura RLX Hybrid, a sport sedan that does everything right from a performance standpoint. One could argue that its looks are pedestrian, and they are mid-pack at best. But driving the RLX is like flying under the radar of... Continue Reading →
Could you please roll down your window?
When is the last time you heard that? If you're a boomer like me, you heard that around the time you were in high school, but hardly at all now because car/truck windows are powered. Well most of them anyway. One of my many gigs is doing the marketing for a local golf course The Preserve... Continue Reading →
2016 MINI Cooper Clubman
Bigger MINI makes Clubman more useful ... When does a MINI become so big that it’s not, well, mini? There’s a fine line to be sure, but the new MINI Cooper Clubman seems to straddle it pretty well. Visually the Clubman is still cute with the round headlights and profile of a MINI, but there’s no... Continue Reading →
Audi Q7 3.0T Quattro
Audi's Q7 ute lives up to its hype ... I’d read some early reviews of the Audi Q7 full-size sport-utility and thought them suspiciously glowing, like a parent telling how great their kid’s violin concert had been. Well, count me among the converted. Big sport-utes are generally luxurious land barges that’ll pull a load and haul... Continue Reading →
What kind of driver are you?
I think I've seen them all ... By Paul Daniel ... and went through them in a blog entry I did a while back on drivers that really annoy me. If you have been under a rock and never heard of Dude Perfect, these guys do some really funny stuff on YouTube. You name it... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Automodello’s 1972-79 TVR Taimar
Automodello cranks out impressive collection of TVR Taimars ... Say TVR to any sports car fan and their eyes will light up as they think of the M Series of sports cars the British automaker cranked out from 1972 through 1979, sporty two-seaters with plenty of oomph. TVR was founded after World War II by... Continue Reading →
2016 Audi TT 2.0T Quattro
Audi's latest TT is slick, squatty, luxurious, sporty Sports cars seem an endangered species and nearly as hard to find as polite political discourse. So my recent landing of a new Audi TT coupe seemed quite a coup. I hadn’t driven a TT for nine years. That’s how rare they are in the automotive test fleets. But... Continue Reading →
One supercar into production, one coming
It seems like it's taken forever to get the new Acura NSX into production. It just started in Honda's Marysville, OH plant. When it gets to the dealerships, it will be priced at just over $150,000. Want to guess what the first one sold for and who bought it? Read on On my bucket list... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz’s 1967 Paxton (STP) Turbine
STP's 1967 Indy 500 Turbine is a sure winner this time! Say turbine car and Indianapolis 500 and most car lovers and race fans will picture the 1967 STP-sponsored day-glo red racer that Parnelli Jones darned near drove to victory that year. It was nicknamed Silent Sam and the Whooshmobile for its turbine power that... Continue Reading →