Review – Toyota Goes Electric with 2012 Prius Plug-In

Posted by Alex Callister on April 26th, 2012

Toyota is now officially in the plug-in-hybrid business with the all-new 2012 Prius Plug-In.

The 2012 Prius Plug-In looks pretty much like any other Prius on the road–inside and out. Besides a few elements like blue-accent headlights, LED taillights and unique aluminum wheels, the biggest difference is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack that replaces the standard nickel-metal hydride

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2012 Jeep Liberty Review – No Wrangler But Still Has Guts

Posted by Alex Callister on April 5th, 2012

Few things are better than watching the sun come up in the morning, especially with a few cups of coffee in the company of a friend while you’re off-roading in the 2012 Jeep Liberty Sport.

In order to partake in this early morning vision, a six a.m. wake-up call and 45-minute drive to Stansbury Island, in the Great Salt Lake

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5 Must-Read Car Lists for Your Valentine

Posted by Alex Callister on February 13th, 2012

For the next 24 hours, hundreds of thousands of people will be out and about buying last-minute flowers, heart-shaped candy and overly mushy cards for Valentine’s Day.

By Friday the flowers will be wilted, the candy will be eaten and that card will be in the recycle bin.

Want our take on this holiday of love? If you love someone, don’t buy

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Review – 2012 Toyota Camry is a Worthy Choice for Most Car Buyers

Posted by Alex Callister on February 6th, 2012

ABC’s popular television dating series, The Bachelor, started its sixteenth season at the beginning of January. I’m not a fan of this pop-cultural phenomenon that millions of viewers watch on a weekly basis. And I’m not quite sure why people are so infatuated with the show—especially guys.

Maybe it’s the fact that both men and women love watching 18 beautiful women

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Review – The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is now a Jeep that People Will Understand

Posted by Alex Callister on November 7th, 2011

We’ve all heard the saying, “it’s a Jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand.”

Most people who don’t own a Jeep may not truly understand the meaning of the phrase, let alone comprehend why Jeep connoisseurs are more obsessed with their vehicles than nearly all other drivers.
As a matter of fact, I have a giant sticker in my room with that famous Jeep

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OnStar’s Monster Dodger Keeps Zombies and Ghosts at Bay this Halloween

Posted by Alex Callister on October 30th, 2011

Can you imagine if Woody Harrelson’s character, Tallahassee, in the 2009 hit Zombieland had Monster Dodger from OnStar in his Escalade? Business for him would be far better than “good.”

That’s because this year for Halloween, OnStar subscribers have the ability to track every sort of scary creature from vampires, ghosts and ghouls to zombies with the push of a

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Review – 2012 Chrysler Town & Country – Not Just for Moms Anymore

Posted by Alex Callister on October 19th, 2011

As a single woman in my mid-twenties with no children, I start to twitch nervously every time someone starts to rhapsodize about how much they love their minivan. I drive a performance sedan and it meets all my needs really well. So when I had the chance to drive the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country for a week, I

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Review – 2012 Infiniti M56 Gives the Competition a Run for Their Money

Posted by Alex Callister on September 8th, 2011

Infiniti has come a long way since the release of the relatively generic looking Q45 back in 1989. One might not even be able to match the original Infiniti sedans to the currently curvaceous designs of the company’s G- and M-series cars.

The 2012 Infiniti M56 exhibits all that is modern and trendy for 2012: a curvy exterior from

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Review – 2011 Lexus ES 350 a Sleeker, Classier Version of the Toyota Camry

Posted by Alex Callister on August 22nd, 2011

I was chauffeuring my mom to the gym for our routine hour of agony in the 2011 Lexus ES 350 (click to read Michael Waterman’s Lexus ES 350 review). She was like a kid in the candy store. She had to touch everything in the car, and she thought it was one of the greatest vehicles that I

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J.D. Power and Associates Releases 2011 APEAL Study Results

Posted by Alex Callister on August 1st, 2011

Which new cars are most appealing? That’s the question J.D. Power and Associates asks in their annual APEAL study. And no, we’re not mis-spelling APPEAL since APEAL stands for Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout. Get it? APEAL.

The 2011 APEAL Study was based on owner evaluations of new 2011 vehicles. The 2011 US Initial Quality Study also has been incorporated

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