Archive for April, 2018
2018 Toyota 4Runner Limited in Blizzard Pearl (a $395 option)
2018 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4X4
Class: Midsize Crossover/SUVs
Miles driven: 722
Fuel used: 40.2 gallons
1976 Ford Thunderbird
There is no longer space in the American new-car marketplace for vehicles with hoods and trunklids that consume more linear space than their passenger compartments do. While I know that the passing of the giant coupe was inevitable, I also lament that automotive designers no longer have a free hand with such large and expressive canvases.
Test Drive: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn in Tornado Red
2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 244
Fuel used: 8.3 gallons
Test Drive: 2018 Toyota Sequoia
2018 Toyota Sequoia Limited in Shoreline Blue Pearl
2018 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4X4
Class: Large SUV
Miles driven: 1096
Fuel used: 79.9 gallons
1953 Crosley by General Motors
By Frank Peiler
Time for another exercise in counterfactual automotive history. This time we ask the question: What would have happened if other carmakers had lent their designers to Crosley Motors to help style an all-new 1953 Crosley lineup?
2001 Isuzu VehiCROSS
There are vehicles that, for whatever reason, sell poorly when new, but develop a healthy following as used. We number among those rides the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the Pontiac Aztek (thank you, Walter White), and the subject of this post, the Isuzu VehiCROSS.
2018 Volvo XC60 T8 Inscription in Crystal White Metallic (a $595 option)
2018 Volvo XC60 T8 E-AWD Inscription
Class: Premium Compact Crossover/SUVs
Miles driven: 547
Fuel used: 20.8 gallons
Review Flashback! 2005 Saab 9-2X
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Dune in Sandstorm Yellow Metallic (a $250 option)
2018 Volkswagen Beetle Dune
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 230
Fuel used: 8.1 gallons
What is Ram eTorque?
The Ram eTorque system boosts torque output while also improving fuel economy.
With automakers scrambling to improve their corporate average fuel-economy (CAFE) numbers in advance of stringent federal targets—the loftiest of which were originally scheduled to kick in for 2025—it may seem counterintuitive that the redesigned-for-2019 Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 are actually growing in size, but they are.
