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Man, the sight of a station wagon on the driveway was polarizing to the neighbors. And they liked it! Because of the dearth of station wagons, they are cool again. Especially an American station wagon. With large wheels, a swept roofline and fender skirts, the Buick Regal TourX is going places stylistically the Roadmaster wagon could only dream of. The only thing the Read more
The auto manufacturers seem to have come up with a new vehicle class. SUVs are wildly popular, but some folks are looking for looks and performance with their utility. So, the strategy has been to slope the rear roofline for a swoopy look without encroaching too much on cargo-hauling ability, then add a more potent engine than the regular SUV counterpart. The result is the Read more
The Lincoln Navigator was wildly popular when the nameplate first hit the streets back in 1997. Then the product got a little long in the tooth, with no major upgrades in the past 10 years. But when the new version debuted at the New York Auto Show, the crowd reaction was spectacular. We could only hope that the SUV we saw at the show was going to be brought to the street in a Read more
A few years back, Hyundai made the decision to launch Genesis as a stand-alone premium brand. The company made forays into the luxury segment with the Equus sedan. And it was quite good. However, Hyundai made the decision to dump that model nameplate and focus on an entire new Genesis lineup. The flagship of the Genesis lineup is the G90, with the medium-sized G80 coming in Read more
So, you need a pickup truck for work, play and going out on the town. There are choices from all the major manufacturers, but Ford makes a really good case with the F-150 for why they should get your hard-earned dollars. And dollars you will spend on the luxury pickup segment. All manufacturers will allow you to crest $60K with their fully-loaded half-ton pickup trucks. What Read more
From biggest to smallest: Expedition, Explorer, Edge, Escape and, finally, EcoSport. There have been rumors that Ford may exit the mass-market sedan game altogether (but we find this doubtful) and specialize in only high-margin vehicles. So, what are you going to sell to someone who likes their Fiesta? How about the EcoSport? The diminutive SUV seems small on the outside but is Read more
No doubt about it, any of the Tesla models are cool vehicles. However, owners still suffer from the age-old electric car dilemma of “Range Anxiety.” During the week, it is easy to top off the Tesla with juice from the 240-volt charging unit in your garage, the biggest benefit being you rarely have to stop at a gas station. Instead, you can bypass stale gas station coffee for Read more
In the world of SUVs, it is refreshing to get behind the wheel of a genuine luxury car. The younger generation typically eschews full-size luxury cars for luxury SUVs. No doubt that the Escalade outsells the wonderful Cadillac CT6. But here is the kicker: Because the CT6 is built as Cadillac’s flagship, it can integrate the latest technologies into the new vehicle platform. And Read more
The transition from cars to SUVs being cool has been slowly happening over the past 25 years. But now we have reached the tipping point where SUVs and trucks totally obliterate passenger car sales. We have a whole new generation of kids who grew up being taken to soccer practice in SUVs. And to them, SUVs were the cool cars. It was the minivans that remained “uncool.” As such, Read more
