Archive for May, 2021
2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium in Phantom matte-gray paint (a $1495 option)
2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Cars
Miles driven: 255
Fuel used: 10.5 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.
2000 Isuzu Hombre
The year 2000 resonates for me, because it was the year in which I became a dad. Automotively, this meant selling my beloved Acura Integra and buying something more practical, in this case a Nissan Maxima SE. Nice car, the Maxima.
1955 Chevrolet Corvette “Duntov Mule”
Note: The following story was excerpted from the August 2012 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine
As the Chevrolet Corvette’s 60th birthday approaches, it’s easy to forget the two-seater wasn’t a muscular, race-winning sports car from the start. Rushed into production with a “Blue-Flame” six and Chevy’s Powerglide automatic transmission, the car that wowwed Motorama crowds in New York in early ’53 was a tough sell little more than a year later. The addition of Chevy’s new V8 engine in 1955 really didn’t help Corvette sales.
Test Drive: 2021 Honda Odyssey Elite
2021 Honda Odyssey Elite in Platinum White Pearl (a $395 option)
Class: Minivan
Miles Driven: 536
Fuel Used: 24.5 gallons
2021 Subaru Forester Sport in Dark Blue Pearl
2021 Subaru Forester Sport
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles Driven: 234
Fuel Used: 8.9 gallons
Forgotten Concept: Nissan Tri-X
Nissan Tri-X 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.
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.
2021 Hyundai Elantra Limited in Phantom Black
2021 Hyundai Elantra Limited
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 180
Fuel used: 5.5 gallons
2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring in Platinum White Pearl (a $395 option)
2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 335
Fuel used: 7.2 gallons
