Me in the cockpit of a Grumman Goose just before a flight In all the years I have been going to AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI, I have seen all kinds of planes and all kinds of vehicles. There was this boatmobile a couple of years ago. All kinds of fun stuff which is what makes... Continue Reading →
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat AWD
Crazy fast Hellcat SUV a demonic delight ... Some things simply make no sense, seem coo-coo crazy, yet are so much fun that a person ignores their lunacy. For instance, Dodge’s Durango SRT Hellcat with its 710-horse supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8. Any engine oozing that many adjectives is sure to be a demon. This wild... Continue Reading →
2021 Kia Sorento X-Line AWD
New Sorento X-Line ups the SUV ante ... Choices are rife in the mid-size crossover/SUV market and Kia is not making it any easier. The fourth generation Sorento is another fine offering from the South Korean car maker, this one offering a third row seat to tempt buyers away from its kissin’ cousin, the Hyundai... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Premium
Jet Gray Mustang Mach 1 ready to break the sound, er, speed barrier ... Speed hooked many of us on cars, that raw power to go faster than our brains can barely imagine, or cope with. It’s the reason for racing and racy cars, for high-horse engines, and it’s why NASCAR’s Darrell Waltrip says things... Continue Reading →
2021 CHevrolet Trailblazer AWD Activ
Trailblazer downsizes to cute, small crossover ... If you’re imagining a mid-sized SUV when you hear the term Chevy Trailblazer, stop right there. The new Trailblazer is not that at all. A new Trailblazer rests outside Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Wauwatosa. This is a cute two-tone mini crossover that proves two things – Chevy... Continue Reading →
So that’s a Matador
AMC’s entry into the personal luxury market. American Motors almost always had to swing for the fence when it came to introducing new products because they didn’t have the big budgets to work with like GM, Ford, and Chrysler did. The same went for their marketing. Enter the second generation Matador in 1974 and with... Continue Reading →
2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Caligraphy
Fourth gen Santa Fe grows into a sharp looker ... Time flies. Hyundai’s Santa Fe SUV proves it. Santa Fe debuted 20 years ago as the South Korean automaker’s mid-size SUV. It was nothing special, just economical and reliable. Hmmm, reminds me of how Toyota, Honda and Nissan started out in this country, except with... Continue Reading →
2021 Volkswagon Arteon 2.0T SEL R-Line
Arteon sedan delivers looks, refinement, value ... Only two years have passed since Volkswagen renamed and restyled its CC sedan as the Arteon, still a name that doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But VW assures us the term is Latin for Art, emphasizing how important design is for the model. Whatever it’s called, this... Continue Reading →
2021 Genesis G80 2.5T RWD
Entry-level luxury never looked this good .... Genesis continues to impress, even if few car buyers yet know what it is. Hyundai is still on an uphill climb. The South Korean automaker launched the Genesis luxury brand five years ago, much as Toyota launched Lexus, Honda launched Acura, and Nissan launched Infiniti, in the 1990s.... Continue Reading →
2022 Ford Maverick pickup preview with photos
New compact hybrid truck starts at $19,999, on sale this fall ... Ford recently announced a new compact pickup, surprising the market by not calling it Ranger, as its compact had been known for years. Today it shows off the new Maverick pickup. Boomers will remember the Maverick name from a compact car Ford sold... Continue Reading →