Want to know what it’s like to anticipate driving the BMW 5 Series, and then reflect upon it? Think back to a date you looked forward to for weeks, and then made excuses to end early on the night of. Remember how you fantasized about what it would be like? Remember how vapid, or self-absorbed, or just plain boring
2012 Honda Pilot Review – Love at First Drive
Say what you will of the Honda Pilot’s slab-sided industrial styling – we certainly have – but one thing is certain about this popular three-row crossover SUV: it works brilliantly for family duty. We just spent a week with the Pilot, and while we still wouldn’t get this over a roomier, more fuel-efficient, better handling Honda Odyssey with back-pain-saving
2012 Subaru Tribeca Review – We Find Reasons to Buy One
According to Consumer Reports, Subaru is building “the best cars” for 2012, beating Mazda by one point in overall scoring among automakers. The publication makes this determination by averaging predicted reliability scores and road-test scores for at least four of a car company’s models. If data is insufficient, CR does not rate the manufacturer.
Based on this description of
2012 Audi A7 Review – Where Emotion and Rationality Intersect
On the morning I returned the phenomenal 2012 Audi A7 to its keepers, I was awakened from a wonderful dream by my toddler’s announcement that it was time for the household to rise and shine. Who needs an alarm clock when you’ve got a human version of a rooster in the house?
Anyway, in this wonderful dream I was having,
2012 Ford Edge EcoBoost Review – Better Fuel Economy Puts Money Back Into Your Pocket
Until now, the Ford Edge has been available with a choice between two V6 engines, a 3.5-liter and a stronger 3.7-liter, and fuel economy has not been one of this five-passenger crossover SUV’s stronger traits. In an effort to rectify that, Ford has added a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine to the Edge lineup for 2012.
2012 Audi A6 Rises to the Top with Latest Redesign
Natascha McElhone and her gorgeous cheekbones are one great reason to watch “Ronin,” a 1998 John Frankenheimer movie featuring plenty of backstabbing and double-crossing and Irish dialect, but the better reason is to witness some of the most incredible car chase scenes ever filmed. Among them, a first-generation Audi S8 is careening around Europe at the hands of actor Skipp
2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Review – Great to Drive, But Light on Luxury
In a world where luxury cars are getting smaller and mainstream cars are getting more sophisticated, and in which competing models drive so much alike that choosing one often boils down to a preference in aesthetics, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a refreshing departure from the norm.
Read: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review
“Value” is Relative
A luxury car in name and
2012 Subaru Impreza Goes Mainstream to Appeal to Main Street
As luck would have it, the only big winter storm to strike Southern California with anything resembling a punch arrived during the week that I had the keys to a 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Limited Sedan. Redesigned for 2012, the Impreza is lighter and more fuel-efficient than the car it replaces, and it possesses upscale style inside and out.
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 Review – This Benz Provides Grand Touring for Two
With the exception of the sublime Mercedes-Benz S-Class, I typically find that vehicles wearing a three-pointed star badge provide little other than prestige in return for the price they command. Don’t get me wrong. There’s no question that a Mercedes is a well-engineered mode of transportation. It’s just that unless you’re spending jaw-dropping amounts of money on them,
2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Review – A Sport Sedan for the Family Man
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I was drooling all over the 2012 Buick Regal GS? Well, now that I’ve spent a thoroughly enjoyable week with the 2012 Volkswagen GLI, I’m here to say that while the Buick is great, the GLI is fantastic.
Read: 2012 Buick Regal GS Review – Benchmarking the Transformation of Buick
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