Dandy new Passport hauls a lot of gear ... A loaded-down road trip to Minnesota was the perfect test for Honda’s latest crossover/SUV, the midsize Passport. You may recall Passport as a midsize SUV offered earlier by Honda until 2002. It was a revamped version of Isuzu’s Rodeo (Remember Isuzu?). This is a whole new... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: WhiteBox 1962 VW Karmann Ghia
This Karmann Ghia is low cost too ... Volkswagen’s Karmann Ghia was a looker, but inexpensive, making it a perfect collectible car, if not for its propensity to rust. But in the model car collecting world we don’t have to worry about such mundane matters. So collecting a 1962 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia now is easy.... Continue Reading →
2020 Nissan Z370 50th Anniversary edition
Latest Z car a beauty, and a bargain … Sports cars used to be more plentiful, but as we Americans have become larger, so have our cars, crossovers and trucks. Rare is the sporty or sports car, and rarer yet, one we could afford. But in 1970 Nissan introduced its Datsun 240Z, a long-nosed low-slung... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Lexus LC 500
Lexus LC 500 is a sexy beast in any scale ... Life can be kind of ironic sometimes. A few weeks back I slid behind the wheel of a beautiful Lexus LC 500h, the hybrid model of this sexy sports car. Not many current cars knock you out when you first see them, styling overall... Continue Reading →
2019 Audi Q8 quattro
Audi Q8 quattro a loaded fancy-pants SUV ... Luxury and prestige have their price, and for Audi’s largest SUV, the Q8, that starts at $68,395. Luckily that includes delivery charges, and to be honest, quite a lot else. Think of this as the SUV version of Audi’s fancy pants A8 sedan, which as a top-line... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: DNA’s Audi R8 LMX
New firm's Audi R8 a blue beauty … First, a welcome to DNA Collectibles, a Swiss company, new to the 1/18-scale die-cast car market. If its beautiful sample of the Audi R8 LMX is indicative of its quality, the market has another fine competitor. While this gorgeous medium metallic blue R8 is the star here,... Continue Reading →
2019 Nissan Pathfinder SV AWD
Pathfinder SV rocks on the simple side ... For those looking for a mid-size sport-utility truck or crossover with a third-row seat, it’s possible you’ve chosen the most competitive segment for your vehicle search. That’s where this week’s perfectly fine Nissan Pathfinder finds itself. After more than 30 years on the market Pathfinder is a... Continue Reading →
2019 Chevolet Equinox AWD Premier
Chevy's Equinox easy as a Moon Pie to like … When you’re driving to the home of the Moon Pie, you need something that boasts American pride and craftsmanship, and that’s what I got from Chevy for a rare trip to Chattanooga, Tenn. Up rolled a Cajun Red 2019 Chevrolet Equinox and I promptly packed... Continue Reading →
2019 Cadillac XT4 AWD Sport
Small Caddy offers sexy looks & luxury ... There was a day when a Cadillac HAD to be as big as a cruise ship and loaded down with enough chrome to make a knight on horseback feel inadequate. No more. Cadillac has decided that affordable luxury with interesting styling is the way to get post-Boomer... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Replicarz 1/18 scale 1952 Indy 500 winner
Bigger scale Agajanian Special pumps up the detail ... What’s better, and bigger, than a fine 1/43 scale Indy 500 winning race car? A 1/18 scale version, naturally, and Replicarz has been excelling at creating these for years now. The latest is the Agajanian Special dirt car that a then young Troy Ruttman drove to... Continue Reading →