Drive Time – The Porsche Macan S
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. The latest model, originally born in 2015, is […]
Drive Time – The 2020 BMW M340i
This is an important time for BMW and its all-time cash cow. Sure, SUV’s are still the current rage, but it’s the essential and iconic 3-series that moves the needle. Loyalists and competitive foes anxiously awaited on what the folks in Munich had devised in their labs for the seventh generation 3-series. Would they finally […]
Drive Time – 2019 Infiniti QX60 Luxe
Three-row SUV/Crossovers are normally comfortable beasts of burden, albeit huge and somewhat foreboding. However, the tri-row crowd has another option that doesn’t take up nearly the same square footage for mooring the land yacht. Meaning, you can easily fit this into the garage—no small feat in this category. It been out a while, yet […]
Drive Time – The 2019 Volvo S60 T6 AWD Inscription
Volvo’s name was registered in 1911 as the derivative from the Latin term “volvere” meaning “I roll.” Well, prior to 2017 Volvo owners rolled in universally admired ultra-safe rides with dowdy ultra-conservative square physiques. Lately, though those homely shapes have morphed into runway gorgeous figures. Talk about your eye-popping before and after shots. Now, you […]
Drive Time – 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 4Matic
New is possibly the most overused word in marketing when lazily linked to latest, greatest and we have to have it. Thus, new can be a letdown from those highly suspect expectations. The Mercedes-Benz brand immediately conjures thoughts of exquisite style, performance, luxury and status. Such descriptions are well deserved but also bring the constant […]
Drive Time – 2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i
One wonders how a car manufacturer can hold off building a model to fill every conceivable niche for the ultra-popular SUV/Crossover category. And, even though it took a while, don’t mistake BMW’s last-in entry as the least attractive option. In fact, this beauty might already have leapt to the front of the class. Take a […]
In Memoriam – Dan Jenkins
Knock on Dan Jenkins’ front door and you’re unexpectedly greeted by a kind, charming gentleman who belies the irascible, PC-bashing writer alter ego – an alter ego whose journalism has skewered the bland, clueless, dumb and under-performing sports figures for more than 50 years. In that span, the athletic climate has turned from blissfully innocent […]
Drive Time – The 2019 McLaren 570S Spider
This Drive Time marks the 9th anniversary of showcasing great vehicles. Starting in March 2010, our maiden article highlighted a convertible. Nine years and 120 rides later, we do it again. But this isn’t just any ‘ol rag top. Allow me to gush over the exhilarating 2019 McLaren 570S Spider. This is a Supercar in […]
Drive Time – 2019 Infiniti QX50
Surprise! There’s yet another new SUV/Crossover available to help quench a seemingly insatiable consumer market. Yes, it’s fairly amazing that manufacturers cannot build and sell these smaller cargo carriers fast enough. But, ignore what the public craves and well, good luck. Meaning, you cannot just throw any vehicle chum into the water and expect drivers […]
Drive Time – 2019 Cadillac XT4 FWD Sport
If you pay any attention to what’s on the road or in parking lots, you quickly realize the trendy subcompact-luxury-crossover category is one incredibly popular segment. So attractive in fact, you wonder why all auto manufacturers don’t rush to offer their own delectable model to consider. I wondered that same thing waiting for Cadillac to […]