Drive Time – 2026 XC90 B6 AWD Mild Hybrid
For years, Volvo’s much-deserved claim to fame was their peerless safety features rather than sexy lines as the boxy rides resembled rolling security-laden refrigerators. Not the most alluring silhouettes, but at least you had a great chance of arriving in one piece. Thankfully, Volvo designers have heard the shouts of customers demanding their safety in […]
Drive Time – 2026 Cadillac VISTIQ Premium Luxury
Let’s face it: electric-powered vehicles are here to stay. If you’re old school like me, it took a while to acknowledge the potential demise of petrol-fueled rides. As they say, it’s best to adjust and survive rather than stubbornly hold onto dying technology. Every auto manufacturer has done so with varying degrees of success and […]
Drive Time – 2025 Porsche Macan GTS
The Porsche brand brings visions of quick, superb handling, engaging sound and downright adrenaline driving cache, delivering on the euphoric promise their rides check the boxes on all sensational counts. And now with three four-door options, Porsche is no longer deemed all fun, but light on practicality. For those who relish their two-door 911 but […]
Drive Time – 2025 Lexus RCF F Final Edition
Classic car collectors are typically smitten by big engines with straight-line speed, a nostalgic exhaust rumble and the simplicity to repair. The naturally aspirated (NA) motors are large, powerful and becoming increasingly rare, given the popularity of turbocharged engines. Call it a siren song from decades past. Astute collectors gravitate toward old-school motors. The most […]
Drive Time – 2025 G580 w/EQ Technology
There are those occasions when curious thoughts infiltrate our minds. Like the notion of throwing down on a six-figure, four-wheel-drive tank that is old school, heavy, tall, ominous and seemingly impermeable. Truth is, there’s indeed a worthy ride that’s also so deliciously eccentric, and I dare you not to quickly fall in love. A thoroughly […]
2025 Range Rover Sport Dynamic 460 SE PHEV
The oft-admired Land Rover brand continues to add excellent rides to its popular roster. The reassurance of its iconic 4-wheel capability overcoming various climatic and terrain Armageddons enhances the brand’s allure for asphalt-loving urbanites and off-road swashbucklers. If you want proof, watch any European action flick and notice the ubiquitous brand driven by important and […]
Drive Time – 2025 Lexus TX 350 AWD Luxury
I’ve long admired the Lexus brand. The name immediately conjures thoughts of refinement, luxury, comfort and exquisitely smooth rides while enjoying consistent high reliability ratings via J.D. Power surveys. Good reasons why I see so many Lexus SUVs on the road. Lexus aficionados had to wait two decades to gaze upon and drive a true […]
Drive Time 2025 Buick Envision Avenger AWD
We have posted countless articles on various SUV/Crossover candidates to ponder. They are popular for ease of entry and exit, good driving characteristics and luxury appointments, while comfortably carrying cargo and passengers. Rest assured; this category is here to stay. With that, costs are all over the map, depending on your wallet’s comfort boundaries. This […]
Drive Time – 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ SUV
The iconic Cadillac Escalade SUV turned 25 this year. With a welcome complete refresh in 2002, the model rose to be the OG of SUVs for ride, cargo space, luxury and, most notably, presence. Thus, the Escalade became an American-built status symbol, striking a popular chord in the immense land-yacht category. Yet, with those coveted […]
Drive Time – 2025 Porsche Cayenne GTS SUV
The Porsche brand brings visions of quick, superb handling, engaging sound and downright adrenalin-driving cache, delivering on the euphoric promise their rides check the boxes on all sensational counts. And now with three four-door options, Porsche is no longer deemed all fun but light on practicality. For those who relish their two-door 911 but require […]