Posts from ‘Coupes’
Cheap Wheels: 1998-2003 Ford ZX2
2001 Ford Escort ZX2
by Don Sikora II
Note: The following story was excerpted from the august 2018 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
When Ford redesigned the Escort subcompact for 1997, there was no longer a two-door version. That changed for the 1998 model year with the addition of the Escort ZX2, a new coupe variant with a sportier attitude than its four-door sedan and wagon siblings.
2019 Dodge Challenger GT Blacktop in F8 Green
2019 Dodge Challenger GT All-Wheel-Drive Blacktop
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles Driven: 342
Fuel Used: 18.3 gallons
Genesis Mint Concept
Introduced at the 2019 New York International Auto Show, the Genesis Mint Concept exhibits kind of a strange flavor … and not just due to its appearance.
1969 AMC Javelin
“What about the Javelin?”
Available between 1968 and 1974, the AMC Javelin would be, based on total production, the rarest of the cars we refer to as pony cars. That said, it’s possible the Javelin is among the most beloved—at least among readers of Collectible Automobile magazine.
2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition
DETROIT—Lexus’s sporty RC coupe lineup launched for the 2015 model year, so it’s old enough now to have reached its “freshen by” date. The RC 300 and RC 350 models got a refresh for the 2019 model year that included updated styling, retuned suspension, and a few newly available features. For 2020, it’s the high-performance RC F model’s turn. At the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Lexus unveiled the 2020 RC F and the new RC F Track Edition model.
Test Drive: 2019 Toyota C-HR Limited
2019 Toyota C-HR Limited in Ruby Flare Pearl (a $395 option) with two-tone roof (another $500)
2019 Toyota C-HR Limited
Class: Subcompact Crossover
Miles driven: 683
Fuel used: 23.9 gallons
2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Plus Widebody in B5 Blue (a $69 option)
2019 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Plus Widebody
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 338
Fuel used: 23.2 gallons
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt in Dark Highland Green
2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 189
Fuel used: 13.1 gallons
Chevrolet Code 130R Concept
This is the first in a series of blog 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 Concepts topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.
2018 Ford Mustang GT Premium in Lightning Blue Metallic
2018 Ford Mustang GT Premium
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 210
Fuel used: 13.5 gallons
