Luxury sadan room and ride, plus the Recharge is a plug-in hybrid, so incredibly efficient. I got 169.4 mpg! Really!
2024 Volvo S90 Recharge AWD Ultimate: Luxury Efficiency and Elegance
2023 Range Rover Sport SE
Sport is strong on power and price, weak on practicality .... Driving a Range Rover Sport feels a bit like embarking on a world cruise. Rovers are designed and built in England. Yet Rover is owned by the Indian firm Tata. And the tested Sport SE was bathed in Giola Green. For the uninitiated Giola... Continue Reading →
2023 Volvo S60 Recharge AWD Ultimate (Black Edition)
High-horse plug-in hybrid rekindles joy of driving a sedan ... Sedans are such a rarity now that it’s a special treat to drive one, especially when it’s a sophisticated looking, high-horse plug-in hybrid from Volvo. You may recall a time when Volvos were boxy and boring, but safe as the vault at Fort Knox, assuming... Continue Reading →
2022 Volvo XC60 B6 AWD R-Design
XC60 touts style inside and out, awesome ride ... Rare are the crossovers whose styling stands out enough to catch your eye on the highway or in daily stop-and-go traffic. Yet Volvo’s collection of XC models will do just that. I’m no expert on style, but (with apologies to former Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart),... Continue Reading →
2019 Volvo S60 T6 AWD R-Design
U.S.-built Volvo S60 torques up the power ... Volvo torques up the size and horsepower in its newly redesigned 2019 Volvo S60 sport sedan, plus this is the first Volvo sedan ever to be made in America. That’s right, if you’re a buyer who insists your car be built in the United States, well, add... Continue Reading →
2018 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD Inscription
Volvo XC60 a sweet ride - fun, luxurious, nimble ... Sometimes the hardest reviews to write are those for vehicles I’ve really enjoyed, the ones that stand out among the 50+ vehicles I test in a year. This week’s tester, the Volvo XC60 with the Inscription package shouldn’t be hard to ladle syrupy praise on.... Continue Reading →
2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 AWD
New Volvo V90 Cross Country a big, slick wagon ... Give Volvo credit for creating a high-end wagon that looks like no other. The V90 Cross Country is big and features a swoopy profile that looks downright slick. The Cross Country part tells you the Volvo prefers to think of itself as a crossover, and... Continue Reading →
2016 Jaguar XF 35t R-Sport RWD
Jaguar XF R-Sport has the looks and the handling ... Jaguars look better than most other luxury cars, and that matters in a world and a time when all luxury cars offer similar features and performance. The Jaguar tradition is one of lean looks and mighty power, plus excellent handling. This new XF sedan fits that... Continue Reading →
2016 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription
Volvo XC90 not mainstream, not good with details Volvo has never been mainstream and it’s not about to start now. Its new XC90 crossover that replaces a quite dated crossover of the same name is a high-end luxury vehicle that offers typical Volvo safety and substance, but drops the ball on a variety of details. First,... Continue Reading →
Die-Cast: Automodello 1:43 1963 Studebaker Avanti
Automodello’s Avanti offers sharp detail in resin Eyeballed my first Studebaker Avanti at my first Indianapolis 500 in 1962. The car was just about to be produced and was the “ceremonial” pace car for that year’s race, won by Roger Ward. A Studebaker Lark convertible was the “official” pace car. This car looked futuristic, and... Continue Reading →
Savage On Wheels 