With Buick no longer producing what I like to call “THE senior special”, with soft, cushy, and inoffensive offerings like the Park Avenue and Lucerne, there was an open spot for another car-maker to take the reigns and produce a vehicle for those who don’t care about flash or driver interest. That car-maker is Toyota, [...]
Niche vehicles in America are always the best. They follow a simple set of guidelines: more or less totally impractical; rare as a Ferrari; bought to anger someone’s significant other. And yet, they always brought a huge smile to the owner. Some vehicles, such as the Plymouth Prowler and Chevrolet SSR, were very cool vehicles [...]
Growing up, there had always been a station wagon parked in the Borgia family garage. We went through a couple of Mercury Sables (bench front seat of course) as well as a handful of the wonderfully boxy Volvo 850 turbo wagons. And I remember every one of them fondly. From being in control of the [...]
The Volkswagen GTI has been an automotive favorite since it was first revealed to the public in 1975. When it first hit the street, the tiny two-door hatchback wasn’t overly powerful at 108 horsepower. However, that didn’t hurt the playful nature of the GTI at all, as it was a very nimble, bare-bones pocket-rocket that [...]
In this post-bailout world, there has been a fury of activity in the the General Motors’ Renaissance Center high-rise in downtown Detroit. Loads of products, mostly from Chevrolet and Cadillac, have been receiving rave reviews (including several Camaro reviews found on our site.) Now it’s Buick’s turn with the all-new LaCrosse. It’s not being bashful [...]
A Toyota Prius, on an enthusiast’s Web site? We must be joking. Why on Earth would we want to talk about a hybrid when we cover vehicles like the Chevrolet Camaro SS and the Lotus Evora? Because this tiny sedan is a precursor to what will be the norm for all automobile in the near [...]
When the Lotus Elise arrived in the United States in 2005, it became an instant classic. Combining lightweight components, a race-tuned suspension and a rev-happy 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine from Toyota made the little two-seat track-killer popular with die-hard car enthusiasts and racers all over the country. While it was a hoot to drive, the Elise [...]
The new Chevrolet Camaro, Take Two. When I was in possession of my first 2010 Camaro 2LT RS back in June, I was one of the first people to be behind the wheel of General Motors’ new muscle car for the entire Midwest. Equipped with the excellent 3.6-liter six-cylinder engine donated by the Cadillac CTS, [...]
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