Archive for March, 2021
2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in Lunar Rock
2021 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro CrewMax
Class: Large Pickup
Miles Driven: 351
Fuel Used: 27.4 gallons
First Look: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz
Today Hyundai released teaser images of its long-anticipated entry into the pickup-truck market, though as it turns out, that entry is a genre-bending vehicle that doesn’t stick specifically to the standard pickup-truck layout. Hyundai says its new-for-2022 Santa Cruz “shatters both SUV and truck segments, creating an entirely new vehicle category.”
Test Drive: 2020 Audi SQ8
2020 Audi SQ8 Prestige in Daytona Gray (a $595 option)
2020 Audi SQ8 Prestige
Class: Premium Large SUV
Miles driven: 778
Fuel used: 44.4 gallons
Our Favorite Indy Pace Cars
James Garner
It’s called The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, and with as many as 300,000 people in attendance, it likely qualifies as one of the greatest events in professional sports. First run in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 is part of the “triple crown” of auto racing, which also includes the Monaco Gran Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
2021 Ford F-150 XLT PowerBoost Hybrid in Velocity Blue
2021 Ford F-150 XLT 4×4 PowerBoost
Class: Large Pickup Truck
Miles Driven: 211.7
Fuel Used: 11.2 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.
Saturn Sky Red Line
There wasn’t time to mourn them all. The General Motors bankruptcy that came—at least in part—as a result of the 2007-2009 Great Recession wiped out a slew of established car brands, and all of the models those brands retailed.
2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport AWD in Infrared metallic red
2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport AWD
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 265
Fuel used: 13.7 gallons
First Spin: 2022 Infiniti QX55
2022 Infiniti QX55 Sensory
We’ll admit that when the first wave of fastback-roofed sport-utility vehicles started hitting the market, kicked off by the BMW X6 back in 2008, we didn’t really “get it.” Why would an automaker take a vehicle that’s primarily designed for utility—heck, the word is right in the name!—and deliberately turn it into something less practical?
1970 Buick GSX
Per Wikipedia, “Muscle car is a term for high-performance American coupes, usually but not limited to rear-wheel drive and fitted with a large displacement V8 engine. General Motors introduced the first proper muscle car in 1949. The term originated for 1960s and early 1970s special editions of mass-production cars which were designed for drag racing.”
