Archive for August, 2015
The 10 Best-Looking Sedans of 1991
1991 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Touring Sedan
Here’s a tip for you aspiring auto scribes out there: If you want to see a lot of reader feedback, create a best-looking list.
There’s almost nothing more subjective or arbitrary than an evaluation of something’s aesthetic qualities, and almost nothing more irresistible to readers. With that in mind, I present the 10 best-looking sedans of 1991.
Future Car: 2020 Ford Bronco
The 2020 Ford Bronco would be based on the Australian-designed Ford Everest seen here. Bronco would be built in Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant alongside the coming Ford Ranger.
Enmeshed in the news that Ford is moving to reenter the small/midsize-pickup segment in the U.S. with an updated version of the Ranger is word that an off-road-ready SUV built on the same architecture would likely follow.
Consumer Guide’s test 2015 Land Rover Range Rover arrived in HSE trim. Including the destination charge, our well-equipped test truck came to $96,386.
2015 Land Rover Range Rover HSE
Class: Premium Large Crossover
Dates tested: 8/03/2015 – 8/10/2015
Miles Driven: 424
Fuel Used: 23.2
Future Car: 2019 Ford Ranger
2015 Thai-market Ford Rangler Wildtrak
With the average transaction price of an F-150 now hovering around $45,000, Ford again sees space below its big pickups for a smaller, more affordable market entry.
Likely to be called Ranger, the new midsize pickup would provide Ford dealers with a lower-cost alternative to the best-selling F-150 that would compete directly with the redesigned Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.
1981 AMC Eagle SX/4
You’ve heard the line, “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” You may not know that that much-used quote originally dealt with temptation and comes from the New Testament Book of Matthew.
Test Drive: 2015 Lexus ES 300h
Consumer Guide’s test 2015 Lexus ES 300h arrived with a number options. Including the destination charge, our test car came to $46,995.
2015 Lexus ES 300h 
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 225
Fuel Used: 5.2 gallons
Driving mix: 55% city, 45% highway
Tom’s family made good use of this 2015 GMC Canyon’s standard OnStar 4G LTE Wi-Fi feature.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m pretty dull. You’d think that a guy who drives a different car every week would be at least a little interesting, but that’s apparently not the case, at least not to my family.
Test Drive: 2015 BMW X6 M
BMW’s X6 may not be the most practical SUV out there, but in M form, it’s probably among the best-performing … and most expensive.
2015 BMW X6 M
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Dates tested: 7/6/2015 – 7/13/2015
Miles Driven: 416
Fuel Used: 26.3 gallons
Driving mix: 30% city, 70% highway
Future Car: 2018 Chevrolet Bolt
The Chevrolet Bolt EV Concept was first seen at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
by Don Sikora II
Electric cars haven’t proven sales superstars thus far, but many still believe electrification will play an important role in the automobile’s future. At Detroit’s North American International Auto Show in January 2015, Chevrolet unveiled a concept version of its next entry in the all-electric sweepstakes: the Bolt EV Concept.
First Spin: 2016 Toyota Tacoma
Toyota redesigns its popular Tacoma compact pickup for 2016, giving it a fresh face and adding numerous new features — including a stronger and smoother V6 engine.
After a long dry spell, action in the compact-pickup segment has finally started to … well … pick up.
