Remember Datsun? Well, it's Nissan now and the Z car was one of its earliest successes in the US market.
Car Spot: 1st gen Datsun 240Z
Car Spot: 92 Nissan 240SX Convertible
Nissan's 240SX was good for fun in the sun while also being economical and a great car to mod.
Review: 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Premium Plus
Hybrids are hot, way hotter than all-electrics now, so Mazda wisely hooks up with the hybrid leader, Toyota to help power its popular CX-50.
2023 Nissan Z Performance
Z (it's only Z now) nails modern, yet retro, looks and power ... Not many car lines go all the way to Z. But Nissan has been going all the way since 1969 when it launched the Datsun 240Z its long-hooded sports car for the rest of us. I thought of it as a mini-Corvette... Continue Reading →
2022 Subaru Ascent Onyx edition
Biggest Subaru offers three rows, more comfort ... Subaru has this love-all thing going with the environment, and who can blame it. National Parks and dogs are universally loved and tying your sales to either seems a no-brainer. I mean baseball and apple pie had already been tried. Subie’s latest love is the Ascent, its... Continue Reading →
2022 Infiniti QX55 Sensory AWD
New QX55 a fun mix of fashion and luxury ... Mixing fashion and fun in a luxury SUV/crossover is about as commonplace as legislators agreeing on something. Yet Infiniti has done it with its new QX55 for 2022, and this comes after its launch of the near perfect QX50 for 2021. That SUV/crossover also slots... Continue Reading →
2020 Honda CR-V Touring
New CR-V worth the wait ... Seven years had passed since my last test of Honda’s hot-selling CR-V, its small sport-ute, but the wait was worth it. I felt the 2013 model had fallen a bit behind the curve in the small ute market, but be assured Honda is back atop its game with the... Continue Reading →
2020 Zoomie Awards
Savage names his top 14 vehicles of the year ... After a four year hiatus (I should be well rested), Zoomie is back. What’s a Zoomie? It’s my annual (at least for 26 straight years) award of the top vehicle I’ve driven in the past year. I name one top dog and a lot of... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: TSM’s 1971 BRE Datsun 510
A special BRE Datsun driven by John Morton . . . In the early 1970s Trans-Am racing was a big deal, even among the small sedan makers, like Datsun, which is what Nissan was known as in the U.S. at that time. A lot of folks will think of the pony or muscle car racers, the Mustangs, Camaros... Continue Reading →
2016 Honda HR-V 2WD EX-L w/Nav
Honda's new HR-V just another solid little ute Honda makes many fine cars that perform well, get good gas mileage and are reliable and its new small personal-sized crossover, the HR-V fits that mold. But Honda, like Toyota before it, seems to have neglected styling in pursuit of its other laudable attributes. So the HR-V, like... Continue Reading →
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