Archive for August, 2019
2005 Chevrolet Astro
As I recall things, Chevrolet caught some media flack when it introduced the Astro minivan back in 1985. Compared to the revolutionary Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Voyager, the new Astro (and GMC Safari clone) was too trucklike, failing to match the Chrysler vans in ride quality, fuel economy, or garagability. But the Astro had its own charms.
Test Drive: 2019 Lexus RX 350L
2019 Lexus RX 350L AWD Luxury in Nightfall Mica
2019 Lexus RX 350L AWD Luxury
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles driven: 462
Fuel used: 20.7 gallons
Forgotten Concept: Pontiac Salsa
Pontiac Salsa Concept
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 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE P400e in Firenze Red (a $710 option)
2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE P400e
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover
Miles driven: 375
Fuel used: 13.6 gallons
1954 Hudson Jet-Liner Convertible Prototype
Note: The following story was excerpted from the February 2012 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine
By Don Sikora II
When it comes to collecting just about anything, rare is usually good. When it comes to cars, few are rarer than factory-built prototypes. Count among them the one-of-a-kind factory-built 1954 Hudson Jet-Liner convertible prototype owned by well-known Hudson collector Edward Souers of Woodburn, Indiana.
Acura: The Racing in its Blood
Production 2019 Acura NSX (left) and competition NSX GT3 Evo (right)
While the annals of automotive history will remember Acura as the first Japanese luxury nameplate to make its mark in the U.S., those with a penchant for racing will remember it for something more…exciting.
Quick Spin: 2019 Honda CR-V Touring
2019 Honda CR-V Touring AWD in Obsidian Blue Pearl
2019 Honda CR-V Touring AWD
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 515
Fuel used: 29.2 gallons
2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e in Electric Storm Blue
2019 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 419
Fuel used: 8.2 gallons
Brad Pitt plays stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood.
Advertised as Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is the story of a middle-aged actor and his longtime stuntman and personal friend set around the time of the Manson murders.
Test Drive: 2019 Audi A8L
2019 Audi A8L in Florett Silver
2019 Audi A8L quattro
Class: Premium Large Sedan
Miles driven: 374
Fuel used: 19.6 gallons
