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 →
Savage Racing
Running the Milwaukee Mile with the Rusty Wallace Racing Experience ... The guttural roar of a stock car engine and the resulting vibration transmitted through the seat of my racing jumpsuit as I approach Turn 1 at the Milwaukee Mile nearly makes me feel as if I’ll pass out. I feel woozy in a way... Continue Reading →
2022 Acura MDX SH-AWD Advance
Acura doctors up its MDX , prescribing excellence ... Rare that an automaker skips making one of its best-sellers for a year, but Acura did that - sort of - with its popular MDX luxury sport-ute to ensure its 2022 MDX was a winner. It is. To be accurate, Acura didn’t skip a whole... Continue Reading →
2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo, Premium Plus, AWD
Already a winner, new turbo elevates CX-30 to top tier ... Earlier this year I named Mazda’s slick new small crossover, the CX-30, as my Zoomie 2021 Car of the Year. Little did I know then that it was gonna get better. The original was sporty looking, featured responsive handling, a quiet near luxury interior... Continue Reading →
Die-Cast: Autoart’s 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT HellCat widebody
In any scale a Hellcat Widebody bulges with muscles ... As retro racy as Dodge’s Challenger has been in its latest iteration, the Widebody version is the most muscular looking and the Hellcat flexes the greatest amount of muscle under the hood. Sinamon Stick or Destroyer Gray? I gotta go with the brighter Hellcat! Combine... Continue Reading →
Why most Motorcyclists are better drivers
Well most of them It's coming up on a year when I had my motorcycle accident where a moron in a car pulled out in front of me earning me a trip to the ER and my bike to the salvage yard. And yet, I'm still here to tell about it. My dream bike My... Continue Reading →
2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0
Sporty Supra 2.0 a fun, less costly sports car … Back in the day, and it wasn’t all that long ago, Toyota marketed its sporty Celica and MR2 models as affordable sporty cars with the emphasis on affordable and sporty. Moderate cost, moderately sporty performance and more than moderately sexy styling made these fun... Continue Reading →
2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 S Coupe
Mercedes' racy GLE Coupe is really an SUV ... This new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe is a whale of a vehicle and I mean that in mostly the nicest way, beyond its obvious looks. The GLE Coupe is essentially a large SUV with a whale-like rounded rear end. If you don’t care for the look, Mercedes... Continue Reading →