The Metris is clearly one of the stranger vehicles I have ever driven, but it strikes me that this type of vehicle – with its commercial operation counterparts – has the versatility to stay around for a long time.
Indeed, times have be tough for Mazda, as it has had many financial difficulties since founding in 1920, and it has struggled of late coming out of the 2008 Great Recession.
Toyota refreshed the look as they brought out the new 86, and they added a more power to this 2-door roadster: a 2.0-liter boxer 4-cylinder with some 205 hp.
It’s not that one is bad and the other good – for what they are these are both very fine vehicles. No, it’s that they are totally different, and appeal to a totally different clientele.
The nation’s largest retailer of used cars, CarMax, has more than doubled the percentage of dangerous, defective, unrepaired recalled used cars for sale, according to Used Car Roulette, a new report released last week by the Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety Foundation, MASSPIRG Education Fund and the Center for Auto Safety.
I drove the newly redesigned 2017 Kia Cadenza Limited, a luxury (to the max!) performance vehicle so responsive and such a great road car that I made the drive there and back (three hours each way) with ease, and arrived each time feeling refreshed.
All this density is, obviously a boon to developers and to city coffers. But in spite of the idyllic talk, the reality is that there are too many cars and no place to park them – except all over over peaceful neighborhoods.
As it turns out, this sedan, in only its second model year in the current configuration, is due for an overhaul. Volvo announced earlier this summer that all of its new models for the 2019 model year will be either fully electric or include an electric component, hybrids if you will.
STI is Subaru’s Subaru Tecnica International upgraded and tuned versions of the WRX, which is already a high-performance version of the Impreza featuring a 268 hp turbo engine.
The Q50 has all of the modern bells and whistles that are required in today’s cars, especially so-called luxury cars, and this one is packed with electronics and safety equipment.
Denver added 13,028 people in the year that ended July 1, 2016, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released in March. And with more people come more cars — a reality that’s evident to anyone trying to find a parking spot in the city, whether it’s downtown or a surrounding neighborhood.
The good news is that you can get a 2017 Toyota Sienna at a starting base price of $29,750, the Model L, which features the same engine and drivetrain as the more-expensive of the 5 available trims.
The ski train experience is unique – it eliminates the need for additional transportation, arriving directly at the base of the ski area. With the recent completion of the A line from the airport to Union Station, travelers can get from their city of origin to the slopes without taking a single shuttle or car.
There will always be profit and commerce. Perhaps the lesson in this event is remembering how to run a good business - one where no one gets hurt.
I was surprised, though, that the news reports indicated that the hottest sector of the market right now is small SUVs. It surprised me because I recently drove these three small SUVs, and I wasn’t impressed.
Lexus, and in particular the IS350, proves that the Toyota motorcar company is capable of sheer excitement and leadership. But they had better get some of the excitement into the Toyota line.
Women are running billion dollar companies, increasingly becoming successful entrepreneurs, and earning more college degrees than men. What will it take to move beyond the myths so that everyone and every business achieves their full potential?
Cross-over vehicles blur lines of where one car manufacturer leaves off and the other beings.
The 2017 Ford Escape SE 4WD gets high marks from Jeff Rundles.
As the auto industry continues to embrace autonomous, shared and electric mobility, it is fast becoming the face of innovation – and investors are taking notice.
I don’t want my car to run roughshod over me. I don’t want my car to be the second grade teacher I detested, or the nanny who was never satisfied with your performance and behavior.
It is not a Corolla, not even close. And more importantly, calling it the Corolla iM, I believe, demeans the Corolla nameplate.
I’m not really a pickup truck enthusiast, but I really enjoyed the three weeks I spent driving these three great pickup trucks, if for no other reason that I could experience how the other half lives – and I do mean half.
Today’s buyer of these vehicles would recognize the earliest versions, and that’s what makes them venerable: While they keep up with the times in styling and technology, they maintain the heritage.
