Auto World creates a simple, iconinc Ford pickup ... Ford’s pickup hasn’t always been the best-selling vehicle in North America, it just seems that way. But in the 1950s Ford redesigned its F-1 pickup and renamed it the F-100 (now the F-150), all in an effort to overtake Chevrolet. By 1956 the second generation Ford... Continue Reading →
Car Spot: It set the bar for luxo SUV
The Jeep Grand Wagoneer is still grand I'm a huge Jeep guy. I've driven and/or owned them for over 30 years. My love affair began when I was fresh out of school TV news reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA and I drove was a 1977 Cherokee Chief (SJ). The other TV stations only had passenger... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford Bronco
Bucking Bronco sure to give Jeep's Wrangler off-road competition ... New Bronco is a sweet ride, but only if you're going off-roading! Ford’s new off-road worthy Bronco is loaded with impressive features, but it is a bucking Bronco to be sure. For younger drivers the Bronco name may be new as there hasn’t been one... Continue Reading →
Diecast: Autoart Suzuki Jimny
Jimny (JB64) is a cute, well-detailed Jeep wanna-be ... Suzuki’s Jimny is a fun little runabout, and even cuter as a 1/18 scale diecast model from the hot shot designers at Autoart. There’s no doubt this Jeep-like two-door sport-utility is useful and nimble. It has sold like Pocky sticks in its home market, Japan and... Continue Reading →
Car Spotting: A wagon as big as a whale
It was the master of the road in its time I don't know about you but when I was a kid we always had two cars and one of them was a station wagon. One I remember was a 1967 AMC Rebel. Mom and dad loaded us all up and we went on epic trips,... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat (hybrid)
Ford's hybrid F-150 SuperCrew is all the pickup a person can use ... Driving the new Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat was like déjà vu all over again. Doesn’t happen often, but I got to test drive the new hybrid version of Ford’s most popular (in fact North America’s most popular) vehicle for a second time... Continue Reading →
2022 Toyota Prius XLE AWD
Hybrid power, interior comfort and awesome MPG = winner! Hard as it may be to believe, Toyota’s ground-breaking hybrid, the Prius, has been around for 25 years. It’s the top-seller and an excellent choice, still. A few years ago Toyota wisely improved the Prius styling to round it more and give it a hint of... Continue Reading →
2021 VW ID.4 AWD Pro S
Electric VW well thought out, well-executed crossover ... Electric car haters might as well tune out right now as this review of Volkswagen’s new ID.4 all-electric crossover/SUV might melt your battery pack and explode your motherboard. That’s because the ID.4 is an extremely well-thought-out and executed EV that most families would enjoy. Like other crossovers... Continue Reading →
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD
Well-timed compact pickup reflects crossover roots ... Few ideas are totally new in the auto world, but often they feel new, or simply put, the time is right. Take Hyundai’s brilliant new Santa Cruz, a crossover’s crossover, a mix of crossover comfort and convenience and a pickup’s utility. Meshing the two most popular forms of... Continue Reading →
2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid EX
Hybrid Sorento a family hauler with a smaller carbon footprint ... Families looking for economy, but needing people-hauling ability, and whose social consciousness nags them about cutting their carbon footprint, should be dancing a conga line toward Kia dealers for a Sorento Hybrid. This family hauler was redesigned for 2021, along with its cousin, Hyundai’s... Continue Reading →