2020 Volvo V60 T5 AWD Cross Country

Debonair V60 Cross Country a sensory surprise ... What vehicles catch folks’ attention these days? If you’re thinking big pickups or SUVs you’d be way off base. That’s what folks buy, not what tickles their eyeballs. Sporty wagons, now that’s a sensory surprise. This week’s 2020 Volvo V60 T5 AWD Cross Country (that’s a lot... Continue Reading →

August 6, 2020 0

2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro

4Runner TRD Pro a muscular drive ... My wife calls Toyota’s 4Runner a manly man’s truck, and it certainly is. Tall, muscular looking, big tires and wheels, a hood scoop, a husky luggage rack on the roof and an engine that growls along with knobby tires that rumble on the road. Yes, manly and a... Continue Reading →

February 15, 2020 0

2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4WD Double Cab

Tacoma TRD Pro the ultimate Bro Truck ... A 20-something friend assures me Toyota’s Tacoma TRD Pro is a Bro Truck, or what us older guys would have called a boy toy. I know that has other connotations, but you get my drift. This Voodoo Blue TRD model, complete with 4-wheel-drive and in double cab... Continue Reading →

March 30, 2019 0

2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4×4

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited improves its on-road abilities … I’m not too proud to say that I used to dread test driving a Jeep, especially the Wranglers as they have traditionally been the most basic of vehicles meant for crushing rocks, splashing water and wallowing in mud. I love the outdoors as much as the next... Continue Reading →

July 5, 2018 0

2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4×4 Double Cab, long bed

Toyota's Tacoma TRD a big mid-size pickup for off-roading ... There was a day, not all that long ago, when Toyota’s Tacoma, along with the likes of Ford’s Ranger and Chevy’s S-10, was a small, personal-sized pickup. These were young guy “first cars” because they were inexpensive wheels, macho enough to get the... Continue Reading →