LS = Luxury Sedan (near perfect) with hybrid system ... No car is perfect, but the luxurious full-size Lexus LS 500h sedan wants to be, and edges closer to it with each iteration. The 2023 LS (Luxury Sedan one supposes) exhibits the usual stunning styling with its big grille that is a love it or... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1987 Studebaker Avanti
Its design started on the back of an envelope during an airplane flight I love this story because it's about an American automotive manufacturer that swung for the fence to save the company, much like AMC which I've written about many times on car spots here. This 1987 Avanti I spotted one day at the... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1978 Lincoln Continental Mark V Diamond Jubilee Edition
The longest two-door coupe Ford ever marketed ... The Lincoln brand has always been all about luxury and this week's spot is no exception. In the late 1970s and '80s a new segment popped up, personal luxury cars and they were huge profit makers for the manufacturers and even more with specialty releases like this... Continue Reading →
2023 Toyota Crown Platinum
Sedan melds luxury, looks with AWD and hybrid efficiency ... Those who remember the 1980 AMC Eagle (primarily Boomers), will recall it was a fine-looking wagon, but stood out because it rode higher than a standard wagon due to its AWD underpinnings. AMC’s trendsetting ways were rewarded briefly, but the look has persisted. Now all... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 1960s Amphicar
A car that could swim ... I love spots like this because the Amphicar is certainly not a car, er boat, you see every day. Matter of fact, it's not really a car, well not a really good one, and not really a good boat either. What it is, is fun! I spotted this one... Continue Reading →
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium Review
What you need to know about the new Crosstrek's updates ... Already the top-selling Subaru, the compact crossover Crosstrek just keeps getting better. Not surprisingly when Subaru revamped Crosstrek for 2024 it didn’t mess with success, just tweaked the interior and exterior enough to freshen it and keep it near the top of the market... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: 78 Mustang II 2+2
Expensive fuel and insurance rates led to its development I remember the fall of 1973. The Arabs decided to punish the US for backing Israel and reduced our oil supply. Nearly quadrupling the price of oil from $2.90 a barrel before the embargo to $11.65 a barrel in January 1974 gas prices went through the... Continue Reading →
2024 Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premium R-Line
3-row Atlas remains a smooth, comfy ride, but with a few quirks ... Sometimes it’s good when a car maker doesn’t futz too much with its designs, if the original was well executed. Such is the case with Volkswagen’s Atlas a mid-size crossover it makes at its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant, along with the Atlas Cross... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Plymouth Prowler
Weird but way cool The 90s was a great time for Chrysler as they cranked out hit after hit. There was the PT Cruiser. Don't laugh because it sold over a million copies in ten years and might have been made longer if Chrysler hadn't kind of forgotten about it. They had a total beast... Continue Reading →
2023 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium review
What you need to know about the new manual shifting Supra ... Oh what a feeling! That’s what Toyota used to crow about its cars, but let’s be honest, the feel great cars are usually just that, cars with a sporty nature. I mean a pickup or SUV is a conveyance, a sport car is... Continue Reading →