ST-Line adds flare, hybrids stretch mileage, plus more electronics … Available early 2023, the hybrid Escape (left) and new ST-Line Elite Escape. Ford launched its refreshed Escape small SUV this morning touting new styling inside and out plus a sporty new ST-Line model and regular hybrid along with plug-in hybrid models. Naturally there are a... Continue Reading →
2022 Tesla Model S Long Range
All the hype is real from a performance standpoint, but ... Finally, I have driven the future, a Tesla. No, this wasn’t my usual one-week test drive of a manufacturer’s new vehicle. Tesla didn’t provide me the bright Pearl White Model S Long Range, a private owner did. Tesla, you see, is the Apple of... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Back to the Future DeLorean
THE Iconic movie car Show of hands. How many of you have never seen one of any of the Back to the Future movies? OK, go watch one of the movies and then come back and read this post because you will know exactly what this week's car spot, a Back to the Future DeLorean... Continue Reading →
2022 Lincoln Navigator Black Label
Navigator a big luxury liner with massaging seats, power & more .... Lincoln’s long luxurious Navigator feels a lot like cruising a highway in your family room, if your family room is loaded with tech and massaging chairs. If like mine, yours is not so equipped then for a wee bit more than I paid... Continue Reading →
2022 GMC Terrain 4AT AWD
GMC's restyled Terrain a worthy SUV to fit a family budget ... I’d be lying if I said my expectations were high when the bright Cayenne Red GMC Terrain AT4 was deposited in the family driveway. This is a compact entry-level SUV from GM’s truck brand that starts just under $30 grand, a value leader,... Continue Reading →
2022 BMW M3 Competition xDrive
When BMW says Competition, it means it, and then some ... Where to begin? Once, maybe twice a year, a car arrives for testing that properly belongs on a racetrack as normal city and highway driving will not suffice, like putting pro athletes in a Juniors tournament with one arm tied behind their backs. That... Continue Reading →
2022 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD
Boxy, gray, two-tone, 3-row Pathfinder a trend setter ... Sometimes when I write my reviews I feel like a broken record (remember those?) repeating the same info over and over. Part of that is because trends develop fast in the car world and once one manufacturer does something for style, color, features, the others soon... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: Chevy SSR
A craft vehicle from Chevy that never took off In the early 2000's it seems that just about every manufacturer was into the retro movement. There was the Mini Cooper, new VW Bug, and PT Cruiser. One of Chevy's entry was the SSR which stood for Super Sport Roadster. Introduced in 2003 on New Year's... Continue Reading →
1959 Cadillac Rat Fink hearse
Auto World Eldorado goes wild with Kustom Kartoon Kreation ... OK, I get it, Rat Fink is a cultural icon. For some reason folks were drawn to the grotesque caricature of a rat with bulging bloodshot eyes ogling a 1950s hot rod or fondling a gear shift knob as he drooled in the bucket seat... Continue Reading →
Diecast: 1956 Ford F-100 pickup
Auto World creates a simple, iconinc Ford pickup ... Ford’s pickup hasn’t always been the best-selling vehicle in North America, it just seems that way. But in the 1950s Ford redesigned its F-1 pickup and renamed it the F-100 (now the F-150), all in an effort to overtake Chevrolet. By 1956 the second generation Ford... Continue Reading →