As far back as I can remember, I’ve always loved cars! When I was a kid, the sight of a Rolls Royce would get me panting like a dog in the hopes that one day, I would have one in my garage. I remember the first time I road in a Rolls, heaven on wheels. As I got older, my tastes definitely changed. American muscle cars captured my imagination, the Corvette, Trans Am, and Camaro even an occasional Mustang would suit me just fine. I was fortunate enough to drive a Corvette as a young man. A beautiful 1982 Collector’s Edition which I still own although not quite in the drivable condition I’d hoped for. Lexus, Saab, Lincoln, Cadillac, BMW, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Honda, I’ve owned them all and enjoyed the unique driving experience that each had to offer.
So why this site? My hope is that there are many like me who share the same passion for the cars they drive, or wish they could drive. Contained within this site are pages representing every manufacturer and every model they presently offer. Which is your favorite? Which one do you aspire to covet? Which one do you have personal experience with and recommend we buy? avoid? or leave abandoned on the side of the interstate? I’m interested in your opinions and I’m sure many others are too.
I hope you enjoy!
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Driven: 2012 Buick Regal GS Automatic Friday, 18 May 2012, 6:05 pm
Feels like a first time.
The Gran Sport name has had plenty of peaks and valleys since it first appeared on a Buick back in the mid Sixties. The most recent offerings were nothing special, and the moniker was retired for a while. Now, the slimmed-down General Motors has fewer brands to feed, giving it more leeway to resurrect the idea of a sporting Buick, in the hope of giving the division the cache enjoyed by premium European (and Japanese) brands. With the Regal GS, it is doing so with an actual European car, as the underlying architecture is primarily that of the Opel Insignia (and, also, the Chevrolet Malibu). And although the idea is laudable, the execution is wanting, chiefly in some of the subjective areas that the old pros in the sports sedan game usually get right.
Photo Gallery: Driven: 2012 Buick Regal GS Automatic – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: Driven: 2012 Buick Regal GS Automatic – Automobile Magazine
2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI – Beauty Beneath the Skin Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:05 pm
We start to look beneath the Passat’s plain wrapper.
Although its mainstream mission and conservative exterior styling have led some staff members to believe the 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI is bland, so far, everyone who’s driven the car during its first month in our Four Seasons test fleet has walked away impressed.
Photo Gallery: 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI – Four Seasons Update – May 2012 – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI – Four Seasons Update – May 2012 – Automobile Magazine
First Drive: Mazda MX-5 Super20 Thursday, 17 May 2012, 5:05 pm
Call it the Miata RSR.
Sane little Mazda has quietly been producing one of the best sports cars of all time — the Miata — for more than two decades. Other than one bone-headed move to rename it (when some nitwit marketing exec decided to kill “Miata” in favor of “MX-5″) and one half-hearted attempt to make it fast (the turbocharged Mazdaspeed MX-5 Miata), there has been no insanity. No Miata GT3. No Miata GT-RS. No Miata Superleggera. No Miata R.
Photo Gallery: First Drive: Mazda MX-5 Super20 – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: First Drive: Mazda MX-5 Super20 – Automobile Magazine
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque – The Honeymooners Thursday, 17 May 2012, 4:05 pm
The early praise has been particularly effusive.
It’s not unusual for a Four Seasons vehicle to enjoy something of a honeymoon — a blissful period before the daily grind exposes its every last design flaw. That said, the early praise for the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque has been particularly effusive.
Photo Gallery: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque – Four Seasons Update – May 2012 – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque – Four Seasons Update – May 2012 – Automobile Magazine
McLaren MP4-12C, Lexus LFA, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 6:05 pm
The death of metal.
That massive hunk of steel in your driveway is slowly corroding into obsolescence — both figuratively and literally. About the time that rust finally eats through the floorboards of your shiny new 2012 model, you’ll be able to purchase — no, afford — a plastic car.
Photo Gallery: The Death of Metal: McLaren MP4-12C, Lexus LFA, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: The Death of Metal: McLaren MP4-12C, Lexus LFA, Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 and Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport – Automobile Magazine
2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 3:05 pm
Subaru aimed to change perceptions of the Impreza this time around.
It used to be the case that if a customer walked into a Subaru dealership hoping for an Outback or a Forester, but the customer’s finances didn’t quite stretch to allow the purchase of one of those perennially popular Subaru models, the salesperson would gently guide the customer to the back of the showroom and present to them the Impreza. The Impreza was the forgotten Subaru, the one no one cared about, the price leader. It was bland, it was boring, it wasn’t remotely competitive with compacts like the Mazda 3 and the Honda Civic, and it didn’t even offer very good fuel economy, but at least it was a Subaru, and it was one of the cheapest ways to get an all-wheel-drive car. So, even though it was the bastard stepchild of the Subaru lineup, it found a few takers, people who really, really wanted a Subaru and were willing to live with the Impreza’s aesthetic, performance, and efficiency weaknesses. (The Impreza also formed the basis of the popular WRX sports car, but that’s another story altogether.)
Photo Gallery: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited – Editors’ Notebook – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Limited – Editors’ Notebook – Automobile Magazine
2012 Land Rover LR4 Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 6:05 pm
It’s a love/hate relationship with the LR4.
The Land Rover Discovery has made a very slow journey from its original incarnation in 1989 to today’s 2012 model; over 23 years, with one major redesign and two minor ones, it feels like not all that much has changed. And that’s for the better. We still have the very cool asymmetrical rear window, the go-anywhere ability, and the seven-seat passenger capability. Sadly, the rearmost seats have yet to change much, and still use an archaic and counter-intuitive operation to raise and lower. Despite the air suspension (added to the third-generation car), the Land Rover still feels very top-heavy and is susceptible to cross winds. What has changed include things like the U.S.-spec nomenclature (now LR4, after LR3 replaced Discovery), the heavily reworked interior that brings the LR4 well upscale with premium hides and soft-touch materials, and a powerful 5.0-liter V-8 engine. That V-8 sounds delicious – but it’s the only engine option; combine the awkward third row and V-8-only powertrain and the Land Rover’s mid-size offering becomes a hard sell against crossovers like the Audi Q7 and BMW X5 which offer multiple engine options.
Photo Gallery: 2012 Land Rover LR4 – Editors’ Notebook – Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: 2012 Land Rover LR4 – Editors’ Notebook – Automobile Magazine
