They say if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is most assuredly a duck. By extension, if it looks like a minivan and seats seven like a minivan, then surely it must be a minivan. Well, not quite. The Chevrolet Orlando proved to be the exception to …
March 15, 2013
Recently, I had the opportunity to review one of today's least appreciated vehicles, the Touareg by Volkswagen. This upscale, mid-size crossover SUV is just into its second generation (2010). It debuted back in 2002 with suitable fanfare and a remarkable string of motorsports accomplishments, particularly in gruelling long-distance rallies such as …
March 15, 2013
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Frankly, I don't know if Mini's choice of Puerto Rico as the venue for its Paceman was intended to discern the capabilities of the company's newest model or the intestinal fortitude of those of us who got to drive it. The route north from Ponce, Puerto Rico's …
March 15, 2013
Nothing shouts "hockey parent" more than a minivan carrying a mountain of hockey bags and a raft of kids behaving like the tender feral creatures children are. And The Hockey Tournament, with its numerous out-of-town games that inevitably instil equal measures of pride, hubris and fortitude in both parent and child, …
March 15, 2013
At the end of a day careening through the canyons in the Callaway SC540 SportTruck, I stopped to refill my tank, expecting little more than to drop a boatload of bills. Instead, I saw eyes. A young man in a Cadillac Escalade was staring. "Those are some nice wheels," he said, …
March 15, 2013
It's not that I hated the HS 250h, the "world's first dedicated luxury hybrid" as Lexus proudly touted at its debut several years ago. It's just that, as a Lexus, it barely made a fair Toyota, not being particularly luxurious despite a boatload of modern conveniences and upscale doodads crammed into …
March 15, 2013
In its heyday, the Toyota Corolla was one of the strongest contenders in the compact segment. Only the Honda Civic had higher sales and rivalled it for its vaulted reputation for longevity and reliability -- I owned two for these very reasons. However, the sands are shifting rapidly. Yes, the Toyota Corolla …
March 8, 2013
Try as I might, I'm unable to find any area in which the 2013 Lincoln MKZ luxury sedan is clearly superior to its competition. Worse, there's very little the MKZ offers that can't be had for a lower price in a Ford Fusion. It's an inauspicious start for the car that's supposed …
March 8, 2013
South Korean automaker Kia entered the North American market in the 1990s with the compact Sephia, but that wasn't the first Kia-made vehicle sold here. That was the Ford Festiva, sold through Ford Motor Co. dealers from 1987-92. Since then, Kia has come a long way, and has a big lineup …
March 8, 2013
The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming. In its first crack at a premium sedan, the Silicon Valley electric-car maker has matched or beaten the likes of the Audi A7 or Mercedes-Benz CLS -- products of a century of German …
March 8, 2013
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