MAMA 2019 Spring Rally: Car heaven for auto journalist

So many cars to choose from Mark and I love this event. We get to hang out at our favorite race track, Road America, that's practically in our backyards. For two days, May 22-23, we attended The Midwest Automotive Media Association (MAMA) annual Spring Rally. We joined about 100 other automotive journalists from all over... Continue Reading →

May 23, 2019 0

2017 New Jeep Compass Latitude 4×4

New Jeep Compass leapfrogs its predecessor ... Jeep has remade its Compass and moved it from near the bottom of the small crossover sport-utility list to much nearer the top. The former Compass didn’t impress in any way, while the new Compass starts by looking like a miniature Jeep Grand Cherokee with a handsome 7-bar grille... Continue Reading →

July 30, 2017 0

2016 Fiat 500X Trekking FWD

Fiat 500X cute, but more useful than smaller cousins Small crossovers are growing in popularity and car makers are falling all over themselves to deliver a robust selection of these little SUV-hatchback-wagons. In essence they are mix of those three categories, offering more cargo room, AWD or 4-wheel-drive capability and hatches for easy cargo carrying and... Continue Reading →

January 14, 2016 0

Braking News: Our look at the Chicago Auto Show

New reveals, but kind of laid back Laid back, that's how Mark and I sum up this year's Chicago Auto Show as far as the new models go. Of course nobody could top Subaru's reveal of their new Legacy last year. No car was cooler than the new Ford GT, which you can see in... Continue Reading →

February 17, 2015 0

Braking News: New cars revealed in Geneva

Nissan, Maserati, McLaren, Jaguar, Jeep unveil new vehicles Mark and I would have loved to have made the trip to Geneva. Plenty of announcements, like the 2016 Nissan Juke. Don't get all excited here because it still looks weird. Read more here. Maserati unveiled the Alfieri, a 2+2 concept car, a 100% functional prototype that... Continue Reading →