Automotive Reviews

Auto Judge Names 2019 Alfa Romoe Giula Quadrifoglio Luxury Car Of The Year Move over Germany, there’s a new king in town when it comes to luxury and fast sedans. It’s really no surprise that the Italians -- after years of building luxury and fast cars like Ferrari, Maserati, Lancia and others -- have brought to market a new luxury...

INDI ONE EV With Supercomputer For many of us, time in our car is a chance for us to decompress, unplug, crank up the radio and enjoy the open road...when there's not traffic of course. But, have you ever wanted to use that "downtime" to multi-task? Personally, my answer is NO. However, the folks at  INDI EV, a company specializing...

BY Bill Owney The Bronco Ford's GOAT The attractive young brunette had a bounce in her step and a broad smile on her face as she approached me in the health club parking lot. This caught my attention because even when I was much younger, attractive young women rarely approached me with bounces in their steps and smiles on their faces. Ok,...

Earlier this week Mercedes-Benz HPC North America (Mercedes-Benz HPC NA), a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and MN8 Energy, launching a network of premium electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across North America, inaugurated its first Mercedes-Benz Charging Hub, located at the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz USA in Sandy Springs, Georgia. With the launch of the Mercedes-Benz Charging Network, Mercedes-Benz sets a...

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Wins Auto Judge SUV of The Year Congratulations to the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe for winning Auto Judge SUV of the Year. Read Alan's impressions on the newly re-designed SUV to see why Hyundai has designed a winner. When the assembled group of journalists saw the line-up of Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles at the launch event, they...

Ford's Maverick: A Winning Combination of Size & Price I admit to being a bit apprehensive when I learned I would be getting a 2022 Ford Maverick pickup truck to test drive. After all, most manufacturers discontinued the smaller trucks in recent years. Perhaps partially due to lagging sales, but, in my opinion, the sales were lackluster because the pricing...

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...

2016 Nissan Titan XD First Look After spending a day evaluating the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD on a motoring drive on the outskirts of Phoenix that included tow testing, payload hauling, and off roading along a 25-mile-long challenging dirt track with a sand wash, we moved on the second day to our next test location at Nissan’s Technical Center...

2016 Lexus RX: The RX = Performance and Charm By Sue Mead The vehicle that jump-started the mid-sized luxury crossover craze in the late 90s is as charming, comfortable and compelling as ever-and is now reborn again. The all-new fourth generation 2016 Lexus RX gets a boost of refinement on all fronts but preserves the qualities that made it appeal to...

2019 Honda Pilot, HGTV Dream Home Not Included While driving the new 2019 Honda Pilot, some aspects of this SUV are more than a mere "pipe dream". Honda will return for the third consecutive year as the exclusive automotive sponsor of the HGTV Dream Home Giveaway. This $2.3 million program, held in Whitefish, Montana, is the largest prize ever to be...