Archive for February, 2018
Test Drive: 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio
2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio AWD in Montecarlo Blue Metallic (a $600 option)
2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio AWD
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 259
Fuel used: 13.0 gallons
2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Chief in “Gobi” tan
2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Chief 4X4
Class: Compact SUV
Miles driven: 294
Fuel used: 18.6 gallons
What was the Vixen Motor Home?
1986 Vixen 21 TD
Any good headhunter will tell you that it pays to be flexible when looking for a job. Sure, experience is good, but being willing and able to adapt to different projects almost always impresses potential employers.
First Spin: 2019 Volvo XC40
2019 Volvo XC40
If you think of Volvo as autodom’s safe but slightly stodgy Swede, think again; the company’s new XC40 compact crossover just might be enough to alter your perception.
Test Drive: 2018 Audi SQ5
2018 Audi SQ5 in Mythos Black Metallic (a $575 option)
2018 Audi SQ5
Class: Premium Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 380
Fuel used: 17.3 gallons
What Was the Phantom Thread Car?
Instead of a Rolls Royce or Bentley, Phantom Thread producers put wealthy and successful lead character Reynolds Woodcock in a Bristol 405 sedan.
The recently released period-piece drama Phantom Thread is a noteworthy film for many reasons. For starters, it was written and directed by celebrated auteur Paul Thomas Anderson, it’s been nominated for six Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Actor in a Leading Role), and it stars Oscar-winning thespian Daniel Day-Lewis in what Day-Lewis himself says is his last acting performance. For car enthusiasts, however, the film’s Bristol 405 four-door saloon is the real star.
In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal known colloquially as Dieselgate, German automakers have almost completely discontinued offering their diesel-engine models in the United States–at least for the time being. Yet, somehow, sales of sales of diesel vehicles in the U.S. are actually up slightly. How is that possible?
2019 Acura RDX Prototype
One of the highlights of the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit last month was the introduction of the 2019 Acura RDX Prototype (you can read our report on that introduction here). At the 2018 Chicago Auto Show, we had the opportunity to get an up-close look around and inside the RDX Prototype.
2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE in Blue Crush Metallic
2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 266
Fuel used: 6.5 gallons
Review Flashback! 1982 Imperial
1982 Imperial
There are few automobiles to which more “firsts” and “lasts” can be awarded than the 1981-1983 Imperial.
