2013 Toyota Avalon

Avalon XLE Premium aims for younger drivers An old automotive axiom goes that you can sell a young man’s car to an old man, but you can’t sell an old man’s car to a young man.Apparently Toyota didn’t know that, until now. Toyota’s Avalon, long a senior citizen favorite, has been restyled and its suspension... Continue Reading →

April 23, 2013 0

2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

A Sculpted, Sensuous Styling Home Run Hyundai’s new Genesis Coupe is a styling home run, sporty, sculpted and sensuous. I’ve gotten in trouble before using sensuous to describe a car. But I’m just saying, this baby has all its curves in all the right places. Heck, a co-worker who saw only the 2013 coupe’s nose... Continue Reading →

July 22, 2012 0

2012 Mazda MX-5 Miata

A Sports Car as Good as it Gets To look at Mazda’s MX-5 Miata you’d think little has changed since its introduction nearly 25 years ago.It’s still the quintessential two-seater, a sports car for the ages with a simple layout, simple lines, simple controls and for today’s market, a simple price tag. The base Sport... Continue Reading →

July 21, 2012 0

2013 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe

Mustang is Ford’s home run hitting all-star Ford continues to belt home run after home run with its Mustang lineup and the newly freshened 2013 Ford Mustang powered by a stout V6 is the latest round-tripper. Ford touches all the bases here, looks, speed, handling and ride. My test car was a light (Ingot) silver... Continue Reading →

July 9, 2012 0

Lexus GS 350 AWD

Let the coddling begin! Luxury cars make you feel special; they coddle you. After a week in a gorgeous “mercury metallic (dark sparkling metallic blue)” 2013 Lexus GS350 I consider myself sufficiently coddled. The redesigned full-size GS comes as both a rear-drive and all-wheel-drive model, this being the latter. All come with a strong 3.5-liter... Continue Reading →