Posts from ‘Sporty/Performance Cars’
Quick Spin: 2021 BMW 330e
2021 BMW 330e Sedan in Alpine White
2021 BMW 330e Sedan
Class: Premium Compact Car
Miles driven: 157
Fuel used: 4.2 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.
2020 Mini Cooper SE Hardtop in White Silver Metallic
2020 Mini Cooper SE Hardtop
Class: Electric Vehicle
Miles driven: 151
Fuel used: NA
2021 Dodge Durango SRT 392 in F8 Green
This post could have just as easily been “480 Cool Things about the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT 392.” That would have counted each of its 475 horsepower and five other cool things of some sort.
Cheap Wheels: 1990-1996 Infiniti Q45
1990 Infiniti Q45
by Don Sikora
Note: The following story was excerpted from the April 2020 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Nissan’s Infiniti luxury brand made its debut more than 30 years ago at the 1989 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The first dealers opened the following November, selling just two models. The M30 coupe was based on the Japanese-market Nissan Leopard, but Infiniti’s star was the larger and all-new Q45 sedan.
Test Drive: 2020 Audi SQ8
2020 Audi SQ8 Prestige in Daytona Gray (a $595 option)
2020 Audi SQ8 Prestige
Class: Premium Large SUV
Miles driven: 778
Fuel used: 44.4 gallons
Our Favorite Indy Pace Cars
James Garner
It’s called The Greatest Spectacle in Racing, and with as many as 300,000 people in attendance, it likely qualifies as one of the greatest events in professional sports. First run in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 is part of the “triple crown” of auto racing, which also includes the Monaco Gran Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Saturn Sky Red Line
There wasn’t time to mourn them all. The General Motors bankruptcy that came—at least in part—as a result of the 2007-2009 Great Recession wiped out a slew of established car brands, and all of the models those brands retailed.
2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport AWD in Infrared metallic red
2021 Lexus RC 350 F Sport AWD
Class: Premium Sporty/Performance Car
Miles driven: 265
Fuel used: 13.7 gallons
1970 Buick GSX
Per Wikipedia, “Muscle car is a term for high-performance American coupes, usually but not limited to rear-wheel drive and fitted with a large displacement V8 engine. General Motors introduced the first proper muscle car in 1949. The term originated for 1960s and early 1970s special editions of mass-production cars which were designed for drag racing.”
