Archive for July, 2020
Quick Spin: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Sport
2020 Cadillac XT6 Sport AWD in Garnet Metallic (a $625 option)
2020 Cadillac XT6 Sport AWD
Class: Premium Midsize Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 221
Fuel used: 11.1 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
The Cars of American Graffiti
American Graffiti is a classic coming-of-age comedy film that follows its cast through one end-of-summer night in 1962. This was technically the early Sixties, but culturally, 1962 can be considered the end of the Fifties era. Change was coming quickly, both for America itself and the main characters of American Graffiti. The plot of the movie centers around recent high-school graduates Steve Bolander (Ron Howard) and Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss), who are set to enjoy one last night in their hometown before boarding an eastbound flight to college the next morning. Although the era was ending, this movie celebrates the Fifties in full flower.
2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible in Liquid Platinum silver
2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 68
Fuel used: 4.4 gallons
Forgotten Concept: Nissan Alpha-T
Nissan Alpha-T
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.
2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X Crew Cab in Red Alert red
2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X Crew Cab
Class: Large Pickup
Miles driven: 186
Fuel used: 13.8 gallons
An account of Studebakers in competition at the Indianapolis 500 earned a Collectible Automobile® magazine author a gold medal and co-“Best-in-Category” honors from the third-annual Automotive Heritage Awards (AHA).
2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4Matic in Jupiter Red
2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 4Matic
Class: Premium Compact Car
Miles driven: 155
Fuel used: 5.5 gallons
Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast
Whether you drive a car, need a car, or just occasionally bum a ride with friends, you’ve come to the right place. Join the editors of Consumer Guide Automotive as they break down everything that’s going on in the auto world. New-car reviews, shopping tips, driving green, electric cars, classic cars, and plenty of great guests. This is the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast.
1951 Jowett Jupiter
Note: The following story was excerpted from the October 2015 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine
By Jack Stewart
Jowett was an unorthodox make even by British standards. From 1910 through 1936, Jowetts were powered by horizontally opposed two-cylinder engines. A four introduced in ’36 continued the “boxer” layout in which the two banks of cylinders faced each other with the crankshaft in the middle. Then, too, Jowett was located off the beaten path in the Yorkshire village of Idle. (Management must have gotten tired of “Idle factory” jokes.)
