Archive for July, 2017
Both Collectible Automobile Magazine and the Consumer Guide® Daily Drive Blog were honored this year by the judges of the International Automotive Media Award Competition.
Road tests and road trips netted a trio of Consumer Guide® Automotive Daily Drive bloggers gold medals when the 26th International Automotive Media Awards (IAMA) were announced on July 30, and one of the three picked up an additional “best in class” award.
5 Forgotten Volkswagen Models
1987 Volkswagen Fox Wagon
Long before the automotive Asian Invasion, German carmakers were happily and successfully selling vehicles in the U.S. The official importation of Mercedes-Benz vehicles began in 1952, though the company’s cars were imported independently for decades prior.
Jaguar I-Pace Concept
1969 Dodge Polara White Hat Special
For a number of reasons, automakers have been pulling ahead model year introductions lately. It is now not uncommon for a largely unchanged car to be rolled over to the next model year in February or March, for example.
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition in Shale Gray Metallic
2017 Hyundai Elantra Value Edition
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 498
Fuel used: 18.4 gallons
1975 AMC Pacer
Despite the crushing blows of unleaded gasoline, catalytic converters, and ungainly 5-mph bumpers, 1975 was not actually a boring year, automotively speaking.
The author’s daughter queued up for an emergency-lane-change exercise at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, IL.
Like most parents, my wife and I are always looking for ways to give our daughter a leg up in life. We closely monitor and support her scholastic, athletic, and volunteer endeavors, we’re openly concerned about her general health and welfare, and we make a point of finding time to chat with the kid about life in general. My daughter would tell you that we’re pests, but she knows our hearts are in the right place.
2017 Honda Civic Si sedan in Aegean Blue Metallic
2017 Honda Civic Si Sedan
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 182
Fuel used: 5.6 gallons
First Spin: 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT
2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport
Hyundai redesigned its compact Elantra sedan last year, but the Elantra’s hatchback sibling–the Elantra GT—wasn’t included in the party; it was carried over on the previous-generation Elantra platform. For 2018, the hatchback catches up with the sedan as Hyundai introduces a redesigned GT based on the latest European-market Hyundai i30 platform. And, Hyundai has sweetened the pot with a zingy new performance version that shares its surname and its mechanical enhancements with the recently introduced Elantra Sport sedan.
Test Drive: 2017 Lexus ES 350
2017 Lexus ES 350 in Atomic Silver
2017 Lexus ES 350
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 1129
Fuel used: 41.0 gallons
