On the Road Review: Dodge Durango SRT 392 gallery April 23, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle You can’t get anything like the Durango SRT 392 from Chevy, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota or any other top brands.
On the Road Review: Ford Expedition Max gallery April 16, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle The latest Ford Expedition, as well as the longer wheelbase Max model, have finally received all of the engineering splendor that has surrounded the F-series.
On the Road Review: Dodge Durango GT Blacktop gallery April 9, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle The Dodge Durango is always missed when it departs. It fits an active lifestyle well and it neither surprises nor disappoints in its behavior — whether it be rough, snow-covered roads or fast interstates in heavy traffic.
On the Road Review: Mitsubishi Mirage GT gallery April 2, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle With a list price starting at $12,995, the Mitsubishi Mirage undercuts Chevy’s Aveo by $5 for the least expensive new car in America.
On the Road Review: GMC Terrain SLE gallery March 26, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle GMC Terrain’s fresh design, modern turbo-power and balanced chassis put it right in the hunt for compact crossover buyers.
On the Road Review: BMW 640i xDrive Gran Turismo gallery March 19, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle For those keeping score at home, remembering what the various alpha-numeric naming badges stand for within BMW’s growing lineup is fast becoming a full-time job. Pity the poor parts managers at dealerships having to handle a swelling number of vehicles, models and designations that attempt to fill every available luxury segment niche. Fortunately, BMWs remain …
On the Road Review: Winter Rally 2018 March 12, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle This year’s gathering of New England’s auto scribes for a day of driving merriment, and plate-loads of comfort food, was celebrated under sunny skies with mild temperatures. No off-roading escapades on snow-covered runways (Ezra Dyer) and no buried Mercedes SUVs in a snowbound cemetery (wasn’t me!) would be the centerpiece of extroverted exploits with someone …
On the Road Review: Lincoln Navigator Black Label gallery March 5, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle Every now and then a vehicle shows up that simply blows away preconceived notions or earlier perceptions of either the brand or that particular model. The latest Navigator does both. Now assembled with numerous aluminum body parts like Ford’s latest pickups, saving 200 pounds of weight despite countless new components, this three-ton, three-row sport utility …
On the Road Review: BMW X3 30i gallery February 26, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle The year was 1975 and the new BMW 3-series automobile was coming to the USA. Really an upright two-door sedan, that car put BMW on the map in the United States while debuting a theme that still exists today — “The Ultimate Driving Machine.” Today, BMW is America’s second most popular luxury car marquee, behind …
On the Road Review: Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Ultimate gallery February 19, 2018 by Tim Plouff on Auto reviews, Lifestyle In the midsize, five-passenger sport utility class there are six dominant players. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is far and away the sales leader (240,696 sold last year) followed by Ford’s Edge, the Toyota 4Runner, Lexus RX350, Nissan’s Murano and Hyundai’s Santa Fe Sport. Notably absent in this class is GM. However, a Chevy Blazer (there’s a …
