Posts from ‘Sporty/Performance Cars’
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat
Note: The following story was excerpted from the August 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
It’s fair to say the idea of 700-plus-horsepower Dodges isn’t as shocking as it once was. Starting with the original 707-hp 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat, the 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat is the fifth supercharged, Hemi-powered Dodge we’ve considered in this space.
Alfa Romeo Spider
Note: The following story was excerpted from the August 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
The Alfa Romeo Spider had a long history in the U.S. It first went on sale as a 1967 model called Duetto. It was fairly typical for a two-seat convertible sports car in its day with low bodywork, a four-cylinder engine, Weber carburetors, manual transmission, folding top, and a live rear axle. For this Cheap Wheels, we pick it up further downstream, in 1983, when Alfa facelifted the already long-running Pininfarina-designed car. By then it was called Spider Veloce, and these Alfas are sometimes referred to as Series 3 Spiders.
Photo Feature: 1969 AMC Javelin SST
1969 AMC Javelin SST
Note: The following story was excerpted from the February 2019 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine
After the successful Romney years, American Motors Corporation stumbled in the mid Sixties. One misstep was the Marlin. It began as the well-received Tarpon show car based on the compact American chassis. Had AMC stayed with the original concept, it would have had a sporty compact to compete with the Ford Mustang in 1965. Instead, Marlin was stretched to fit on the midsize Classic chassis and sales were minuscule.
Test Drive: 2022 Honda Civic Si
2022 Honda Civic Si in Blazing Orange Pearl (a $395 option)
2022 Honda Civic Si
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 499
Fuel used: 17.1 gallons
Test Drive: 2022 BMW i4 M50
2022 BMW i4 M50 in Brooklyn Grey Metallic (a $550 option)
2022 BMW i4 M50
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 276
Battery capacity: 80.7 kWh
Songsan Motors SS Dolphin
A pair of hard-working Las Vegas showgirls are friends, co-workers, and roommates, and each has custody of a much younger sibling. That’s the premise of a short-lived Garry Marshall-produced TV show called “Who’s Watching the Kids.” And in predictable sitcom fashion, often no one is watching the kids—and hilarity ensues.
2022 Toyota Camry TRD in Cavalry Blue with Midnight Black Metallic roof (a $500 option)
2022 Toyota Camry TRD
Class: Midsize Car
Miles driven: 894
Fuel used: 35.2 gallons
2022 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo Sedan in Soul Red Crystal paint (a $595 option)
2022 Mazda 3 2.5 Turbo Sedan w/ Premium Plus Pkg
Class: Compact Car
Miles driven: 570
Fuel used: 20.9 gallons
2001 Dodge Stratus R/T
Note: The following story was excerpted from the June 2021 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
For nearly 15 years, Dodge’s lone coupe model has been the throwback Challenger. Readers are surely familiar with its classic muscle car styling, rear-drive chassis, and Hemi V-8 with seemingly limitless amounts of horsepower. Therefore, we completely understand if you need a moment to recall Dodge’s last pre-Challenger sports coupe, not to mention what its friskiest variant was called. Give up? It was the 2001-2005 Stratus R/T.
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
