Archive for February, 2019
2002 Harley-Davidson V-Rod
Although Harley-Davidson’s traditional bikes shared a number of key characteristics, including V-twin engines featuring a 45-degree-angle V, air cooling, and two-valve cylinder heads, none of that mattered when the V-Twin Racing Street Custom (VRSC), or just V-Rod, was rolled out for the 2002 model year.
Briggs & Stratton Hybrid
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.
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport SL AWD in Gun Metallic
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport SL AWD
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 312
Fuel Used: 11.6 gallons
2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited in Opulent Amber
2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Limited
Class: Large Car
Miles Driven: 333
Fuel Used: 8.2 gallons
2019 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered in Black Stone
2019 Volvo S60 T8 Polestar Engineered
Class: Premium Midsize Car
Miles Driven: 698
Fuel Used: 23.3 gallons
Meet Doc, and His Million-Mile Civic
Darrell “Doc” Gould and his (almost) million-mile 2008 Honda Civic
One of the best perks of my job is visiting on-air with WGN radio host Nick Digilio as a guest of The Nick Digilio Show. A fixture of Chicago overnight radio, Nick’s show is a late-night entertainment oasis in a sea of repetitive news, pre-recorded political blather, and infomercials.
2019 Volvo XC90 Inscription in Denim Blue Metallic (a $645 option)
2019 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 386
Fuel Used: 20.7 gallons
2019 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson
Two famous American makes founded in 1903 have once again collaborated on a special pickup truck that was introduced at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show.
Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson models were sold in various forms from 2000 to 2012. The newest edition is built by Tuscany Motor Company, which has assembled several other “special edition” trucks based on the Ford F-Series.
2020 Nissan Rogue Sport
Nissan provided a preview of the 2020 Rogue Sport due this fall at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. Though not radically changed, the company’s subcompact crossover features new front and rear styling that is hoped will further differentiate it from its larger Rogue sibling.
2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road
Toyota’s lineup of TRD Off-Road SUVs is about to get a smaller sibling. The RAV4 compact SUV, which was just redesigned for 2019, is set to add a TRD Off-Road model outfitted with an array of Toyota Racing Development engineering and design features aimed at enhancing trail-driving capability.
