Posts from ‘Coupes’
Test Drive: 2019 Toyota 86 GT
2019 Toyota 86 GT in “Oceanic” metallic dark blue
2019 Toyota 86 GT
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 593
Fuel used: 22.1 gallons
Photo Feature: 1950 Mercury Monterey
1950 Mercury Monterey Coupe
Note: The following story was excerpted from the February 2006 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine
By John Biel
The choices we make in life can be so important. Ted Burleson’s gleaming beauty of a 1950 Mercury Monterey coupe featured here proves that.
The Los Angeles-built Merc spent many years in Colorado before the Alton, Illinois, man acquired the car in 1990 and finished its restoration. “It was a rust-free car in good condition to start with,” Burleson noted.
Quick Spin: 2019 Lexus RC F
2019 Lexus RC F in Ultrasonic Blue Mica (a $595 option)
2019 Lexus RC F
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 515
Fuel used: 29.2 gallons
2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Grand Touring in Machine Gray Metallic (a $600 option; includes Auburn Nappa leather)
2019 Mazda MX-5 RF Grand Touring
Class: Sporty/Performance Car
Miles Driven: 475
Fuel Used: 13.8 gallons
Test Drive: 2019 BMW M2 Competition
2019 BMW M2 Competition in Sunset Orange Metallic (a $550 option)
2019 BMW M2 Competition
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Cars
Miles Driven: 235
Fuel Used: 11.8 gallons
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.
