Kia’s Super Bowl Spot Fights Youth Homelessness
Josh Jacobs Looks To Inspire Homeless Youth In Kia's Super Bowl Spot
IRVINE, Calif. – What would you tell a younger you trying to make your way through the world? For Josh Jacobs, who rose from homelessness in middle school to football stardom, it is an inspiring message of hope and determination in Kia Motors’ Super Bowl spot for the...
2018 Toyota Camry XLE Hybrid Economy Soars
2018 Toyota Camry Breaks The Mold
During the launch event of the 2018 Toyota Camry I felt that it was extremely likely it would garner my vote for Car of the Year. I was right. I did not drive any other new 2018 model's that I felt surpassed the Camry in terms of comfort, amenities, power, and yes, fuel economy.
Toyota...
2022 Lexus LC 500: Getting It Right
Test drive with Bill Owney
Persistence is probably the most important reason behind the class-leading reliability at Toyota and its luxury arm, Lexus.
Most of us associate the term with stubbornness, but it derives from the Latin prefix “per-,” meaning “by the means of” and “severus,” meaning stern or austere. The broader concept then means to continue a course of action,...
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport: A Smaller Adventurer
2019 Nissan Rogue Sport Review
I can understand why some might not comprehend that there is a difference between Nissan’s best-selling Rogue and it’s cousin with such a very similar name – the Rogue Sport. I’m a bit lucky that I have driven both within the past month so can discuss the differences our family has noticed.
First, the 2019 Nissan...
2021 Buick Envision Essence 4WD Review
Not Your Father's Buick
Buick has certainly come a long way from the days of the portholes I grew up with back in the 1950s and 1960s. The brand was then known as just one step below General Motors flagship ultra luxury brand, Cadillac. When I returned from my Air Force tour of duty in Italy and was assigned to...
2020 Jeep Gladiator: 24 Things I LOVED
A Few of My Favorite Things…About The Jeep Gladiator
What did I like about the all-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator? After experiencing three different trims of the 4WD four-door Wrangler pickup on a day-long drive that took us over more than 200 miles of pavement and on a technical, rock-and-mud strewn off-road track, the answer is- more than I could have...
Ford Works With 3M, GE, UAW To Speed Production Of Respirators
It takes a village, and right now the world needs all hands on deck. So, as car sales decline and needs shift to medical equipment, automakers like Ford are answering the call for help. Several years ago I toured the Ford manufacturing plant and watched as the 3d printer made automotive parts. Now, those same printers will be used...
2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon: A New Muscle Car Era
Dodge Challenger Wins AutoJudge Sports Car Award
By Kimatni D. Rawlins
It’s not easy taming a Demon Beast that wants to run wild with 840 horses at its disposal while discharging record-breaking metrics which would leave the brightest of mathematicians dumbfounded. Let’s take for example the 2.3-second 0 to 60 mph time that seems more akin to runway jets than muscle...
Sexy, Beautiful and Fun: 2021 MINI John Cooper Works GP Hardtop
Racing Through The Suburbs in the MINI John Cooper Works
Fun! Fun! SO MUCH FUN! Should I add a couple more “funs” to that sentence? Maybe, but I really should caution – I said “fun” not practical nor comfortable.
I absolutely loved tooling around the neighborhood. It was more fun taking my 2021 MINI John Cooper Works on short freeway jaunts...
2017 Nissan Rogue: A Rogue Sportscar?
Nissan Offers a “Rogue” Sportscar
A lot has changed from the first introduction of the Nissan Rogue. The most notable, perhaps, is the addition of a new hybrid model. I have always considered the Rogue the "sportscar" of the SUV segment. The new hybrid model I first drove at a special launch event in Georgia put an exclamation point after...