For years, Volvo’s much-deserved claim to fame was their peerless safety features rolling, essentially, in boxes with wheels. They didn’t provide the most alluring silhouettes, but at least you had a great chance of arriving in one piece. Thankfully, Volvo designers have heard and delivered on the shouts of customers demanding their safety in beautiful sedan and SUV packages. Good …
The 2017 Cadillac CTS-V packs luxury amenities into an American-made ride built for cruisers and adrenaline junkies alike. Euphoric things occur upon pushing the ignition button of a 640-horsepower brute. Yes, gear heads, 6-4-0 ponies! A beatific roar leaps from the quad exhaust. The stout microfiber-covered steering wheel feels just right. Stupendous racing Recaro seats squeeze around you like a …
With most car brands, there’s usually a sweet-spot vehicle residing in its fleet. Not necessarily the biggest seller or most outrageous halo car, but one that possesses the required attributes to fulfill a majority of customer wishes. For BMW, I gaze toward the incomparable 2017 5-Series. It’s not the brand’s sleekest, fastest, sexiest or most fuel-efficient. Yet to me, the 5-Series …
During my impressionable youth, a new Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster was the epitome of an iconic daily driver dream car to put in your driveway. It possessed terrific looks and a removable top. Over the years, it morphed into an even sleeker, sexier vision. Today, the 2017 SL Roadster convertible has kept its place as an industry leader for sexy coupes …
Last August, we showcased the exhilarating Infiniti’s Q50 Red Sport sports sedan with its 400 horses of fun. Infiniti didn’t rest on their well-earned laurels by unveiling the equally thrilling 2017 Q60 Red Sport 400 AWD coupe. It epitomizes what a sexy two-door should possess; mouth-watering looks, upscale luxury, stupendous power and handling. To wit, I had the pleasure of …
Most gear heads easily gravitate towards exotic super cars by their glamorous shape, perfect warbling exhaust notes or incredible performance capabilities. But exotic cars come in all shapes and sizes, and I’d like to introduce you to a Super Utility Vehicle. This stupendous ride advances the euphoric category one mighty step by hauling more than two humans and an overnight …
The SUV/Crossover segment is the hot ticket right now outselling sedans by some 30 percent. Thus it behooves even the sexiest brands to unleash their own cargo/people mover to keep pace. One new candidate is either a practical sports car or performance crossover. Either way it screams fun and capitalizes the SPORT in a utility vehicle. Meow! Yes, the 2017 …
So, you’ve had a tough day at the office; but upon leaving the grind, you gaze at the magnificent car in the lot on a wintery day. The headlights and door handles brighten to welcome you. You slide into the heated and exquisite massaging leather seat, turn on the heated steering wheel and the studio quality 34-speaker audio system, press …
Occasionally, there are moments when expectations are soundly rewarded when one gets behind the wheel of a highly anticipated new ride. Attributes like plopping into sublime seats; hearing the delicious exhaust note warble; enjoying a driver’s perfect combo of thrust, balance and handling. This storyline encapsulates the 2017 BMW M240i. The latest model replaces the M235i and personifies the essence …
