Archive for February, 2019
Dodge Dakota Sidewinder
This is an installment in a series of posts looking back on show cars that we feel deserved a little more attention than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.
Test Drive: 2019 Honda Pilot Elite
2019 Honda Pilot Elite in Obsidian Blue Pearl
2019 Honda Pilot AWD Elite 
Class: Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 281
Fuel Used: 15.5 gallons
2020 Toyota Corolla Sedan
Over its more than 50 years of existence and 40 million units of sales, Toyota’s Corolla has built an enviable reputation for reliability and value. With the 2020 redesign of the sedan, Toyota hopes to add “sporty” and “thrifty” to its long-established virtues.
The Datsuns of 1983
1983 Datsun Maxima GL Wagon
When my daughter Harper was little, I tried to convince her that her name was misspelled on her birth certificate, and that her legal name was Farper. My kid never believed me, as her innate instinct to doubt me–and my wife’s unwillingness to play along– pretty much killed the joke.
Test Drive: 2018 Nissan Kicks SR
2018 Nissan Kicks SR in Gun Metallic and Monarch Orange Metallic two-tone (a $150 option)
2018 Nissan Kicks SR
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 382
Fuel Used: 12.7 gallons
2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited
Chicago radio legends Steve and Johnnie take the 2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited for a video test drive. What did they think of their test vehicle? Watch and find out.
2011 Lincoln Town Car
Dealing with legacy product is probably one of the most challenging parts of an automaker product planner’s job. What does a brand do with aging, unhip product that still sells relatively well, but compromises a marque’s image with the younger buyers that marketers so desperately want to attract?
Test Drive: 2019 GMC Yukon XL Denali
2019 GMC Yukon XL Denali in Onyx Black
2019 GMC Yukon XL Denali 4WD
Class: Large SUV
Miles Driven: 264
Fuel Used: 18.6 gallons
Check out our gallery of eye-catching colors seen at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show.
Traditional auto shows are facing plenty of challenges these days, as manufacturer priorities shift and the new-vehicle marketplace evolves. One thing has stayed the same, though: an auto show offers an unparalleled opportunity to compare competitive cars back-to-back, and to “tire-kick” a broad range of vehicles in a short amount of time. For an auto journalist, these shows are also a great way to spot industry trends large and small.
2019 Subaru Forester Limited in Sepia Bronze
2019 Subaru Forester Limited
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles Driven: 547
Fuel Used: 22.6 gallons
