Archive for June, 2022
2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited in Ruby Flare Pearl (a $425 option)
2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Limited AWD
Class: Compact Crossover SUV
Miles driven: 474
Fuel used: 13.9 gallons
Buick Regal TourX
Note: The following story was excerpted from the June 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
It’s a cliché to say it’s the end of an era, and it’s still difficult to believe, but Buick is technically out of the car business. That’s right; every 2021-model Buick in the U.S. market is a crossover SUV. Perhaps more surprising, the last Buick cars weren’t the marque’s famously all-American four-door sedans. Rather they were the 2020 Regal Sportback and Regal TourX wagon.
2022 BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe in San Remo Green Metallic (a $550 option)
2022 BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe
Class: Premium Compact Car
Miles driven: 248
Fuel used: 10.5 gallons
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew LT Trail Boss in “Red Hot” red paint
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew LT Trail Boss
Class: Large Pickup
Miles driven: 261
Fuel used: 11.3 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.
2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige in “Siberian Ice” paint
2022 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige
Class: Premium Large Car
Miles driven: 335
Fuel used: 19.5 gallons
Classic Car Ads: Coupes of 1981
1981 Ford Granada
My dad was a coupe man, though I cannot say he owned coupes on purpose. He was a bargain hunter, and a car’s door count was less important than its price. Nonetheless, my sister, mother and I never complained about having to squeeze into the back seat. For the most part, my dad’s Chevrolet Nova 2-door, and multiple Oldsmobile Cutlass and Pontiac Ventura coupes, offered sufficient rear-seat space, provided you didn’t mind negotiating the path past the folded front seat—and for the most part, we didn’t mind.
Test Drive: 2022 Subaru WRX Premium
2022 Subaru WRX Premium in Solar Orange Pearl
2022 Subaru WRX Premium
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 257
Fuel used: 12.0 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.
