Archive for May, 2018
1971 GMC vehicles (Canada)
Even the most casual car person knows that GM stands for General Motors. It’s a tidy acronym that can spare journalists and message-board users alike a little time and effort.
Quick Spin: 2018 Lexus ES 350
2018 Lexus ES 350 in Caviar (black)
2018 Lexus ES 350
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles driven: 445
Fuel used: 21.2 gallons
Test Drive: 2018 Audi A5 Sportback
2018 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0T in Moonlight Blue (a $575 option)
2018 Audi A5 Sportback 2.0T quattro S tronic
Class: Premium Compact Car
Miles driven: 297
Fuel used: 11.6 gallons
What is Ford SecuriCode?
The Ford SecuriCode system allows vehicle owners to access their cars and trucks utilizing a keypad and five-digit code. The older system keypad seen here is located above the door handle. Most of the current SecuriCode keypads are found on the driver’s side B-pillar.
As we enter the age of autonomous vehicles filled with cloud-sourced entertainment and powered by solid-state batteries, it’s good to know that there are still a few relatively low-tech car features of genuine utility.
2017-2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
by Don Sikora II
Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2017 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Chevrolet celebrated the Camaro’s 50th anniversary in 2017. There was a commemorative model with special trim, but here we’re more interested in the latest high-performance ZL1 as a possible future collectible.
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk in “Rhino” dark gray
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Class: Midsize Crossover
Miles driven: 257
Fuel used: 22.5 gallons
We suspect this Coupe DeVille has fallen into the hands of an ungrateful heir.
Some time ago, I wrote a piece about the unlikely vehicles I still see on a regular basis. You can check out that list here. One car I neglected to make note of at the time was the Cadillac DeVille–specifically front-wheel-drive-era DeVilles.
1988 Mazda 626 Turbo AWS
by Don Sikora
Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2017 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
In the late Eighties, Japanese automakers introduced four-wheel steering to the U.S. market. The first car Americans could buy with such a system was the 1988 Honda Prelude Si 4WS. Mindful of the old adage that nobody remembers who was second, let us suggest the 1988 Mazda 626 Turbo 4WS as cheap wheels.
1960 Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe
by Jack Stewart
Note: The following story was excerpted from the April 2016 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Nineteen sixty didn’t turn out the way that Virgil Exner envisioned.
Test Drive: 2018 Toyota Tundra SR5
2018 Toyota Tundra SR5 in Silver Sky Metallic
2018 Toyota Tundra SR5 4×4 Double Cab
Class: Large Pickup
Miles driven: 515
Fuel used: 34.6 gallons
