2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX in Vesta Blue
2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX AWD
Class: Compact Crossover
Miles driven: 159
Fuel used: 4.7 gallons
1985 Toyota Corolla GT-S
Note: The following story was excerpted from the October 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Perhaps one of the most unexpected automotive icons of the Eighties is Toyota’s humble Hachi-Roku, Japanese for “8-6.” This nickname refers to Toyota’s AE86 model code for the top 1600 GT APEX performance version of the Japanese-market 1983-1987 Corolla Levin and closely related Sprinter Trueno. (The latter is a pop-culture star for its central role in the Japanese street-racing manga Initial D). Lesser known is the pair’s American-market cousin, the 1985-87 Toyota Corolla GT-S. It’s the AE86 we want to wring out for Cheap Wheels.
2022 Lexus LX 600 Ultra Luxury in Nori Green
2022 Lexus LX 600 Ultra Luxury
Class: Premium Large SUV
Miles driven: 206
Fuel used: 12.2 gallons
Test Drive Gallery: 2022 Audi RS3
2022 Audi RS3 in Turbo Blue
2022 Audi RS3 Sedan
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 462
Fuel Used: 21.8 gallons
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross XLE in Celestite Gray
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross XLE AWD
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 538
Fuel Used: 18.4 gallons
2023 Chrysler 300C
With its aggressive and blocky styling and available V8 power, the 300 was a bold affront to the sleek Concord it replaced in Chrysler showrooms back in 2005. Gone was the Concord’s “cab forward” design, replaced by the 300’s long hood and huge, aggressive grille.
2024 Ford Mustang
Good news for fans of America’s most-popular pony car: Ford’s iconic Mustang returns for a seventh generation, and the words hybrid and electric are nowhere to be found. The new ‘Stang, which features updated styling, a modernized cabin, and the promise of more power, arrives for the 2024 model year.
Test Drive: 2022 Audi e-tron
2022 Audi e-tron
2022 Audi e-tron quattro
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 183
Battery capacity: 95 kWh
Test Drive: 2023 Genesis G90
2023 Genesis G90 3.5T E-Supercharger AWD in Verbier White Matte (a $1500 color option)
2023 Genesis G90 3.5T E-Supercharger AWD
Class: Premium Large Car
Miles Driven: 334
Fuel Used: 17.7 gallons
2021 Ram 1500 TRX
Note: The following story was excerpted from the October 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Over two generations, Ford’s F-150 Raptor has demonstrated there’s a market for high-performance trucks with serious off-road capability. As Ford prepared the third-generation Raptor, Ram introduced the 1500 TRX as a 2021 model, which it said was inspired by the idea of a powerful truck capable of off-road speeds over 100 mph. The company called TRX the “Apex Predator of the Truck World,” communicating Ram’s belief the Raptor has been big-footed by their meaner “Tyrannosaurus rex.” One-upmanship aside, this beast swooped into the craziness known as 2020 and we think it’s one of the year’s four-wheeled highlights.
