Nissan's Z NISMO packs an additional 20 horsepower at 420 ponies. How much is too much, or is there ever too much?
Review: 2024 Nissan Z NISMO
2023 BMW Z4 sDrive30i Convertible
Power top, leather interior and plenty of twin-turbo power ... Time flies especially fast in a Z4, BMW’s mid-level luxury roadster. But it had really flown as it had been 14 years since I last shoe-horned into a Z4. This sDrive30i version came just as autumn was creeping into Wisconsin, the leaves starting to turn... Continue Reading →
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 Toyota GR86 Premium
Sporty looks, handling and a price sure to entice ... Hyundai’s Veloster N last week tops the A-list for sporty, affordable wanna-be racers because it has oodles of muscle and attitude. This week’s Toyota GR86 Premium is a bit easier on the eyes, but easily wedges into this segment at an A-. Here’s my reasoning.... Continue Reading →
2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT C Roadster
Mercedes' AMG GT C is a street legal racer … Mercedes-Benz has been dominating Formula 1 racing for six years and it has a long history of dominant race cars dating back to the 1930s. Famous race drivers such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, and now Lewis Hamilton have put Mercedes squarely in the... Continue Reading →
2020 Toyota GR Supra Premium
New Supra delivers: Oh What a Feeling ... Seems collectively we’ve forgotten that it’s fun to drive a car, a sports car in particular. Instead the driving nation thrives on the high-riding muscle of big pickups and SUVs that 25 years ago might have been considered farm implements, or candidates for a Monster Truck rally.... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Jaguar E-Type Lightweight
Jaguar E-Type "the most beautiful car ever made" … There is nothing like an E-Type Jaguar, for style, pizzazz or sheer high-performance beauty. When it was launched in 1961, the E-Type took the auto world by storm. Old men wished they were young again, young men wished they had the cash to buy one, and... Continue Reading →
2020 Nissan Z370 50th Anniversary edition
Latest Z car a beauty, and a bargain … Sports cars used to be more plentiful, but as we Americans have become larger, so have our cars, crossovers and trucks. Rare is the sporty or sports car, and rarer yet, one we could afford. But in 1970 Nissan introduced its Datsun 240Z, a long-nosed low-slung... Continue Reading →
Die-cast: Autoart Lexus LC 500
Lexus LC 500 is a sexy beast in any scale ... Life can be kind of ironic sometimes. A few weeks back I slid behind the wheel of a beautiful Lexus LC 500h, the hybrid model of this sexy sports car. Not many current cars knock you out when you first see them, styling overall... Continue Reading →
2019 Lexus LC 500h
Lexus LC 500h: A fast hybrid beauty that whines ... What must one expect when buying a car for $100,000? Certainly standout looks and performance are in the top couple “must haves.” But do you expect a hybrid sports car with supercar looks and a steady whine? Well, Lexus delivers on looks, performance and comfort... Continue Reading →
Savage On Wheels 