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Jeep Improves Iconic Wrangler

11 May, 2012 (04:11) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

The iconic Jeep Wrangler continues to be one of the most desirable vehicles for serious off-road enthusiasts; its available soft top or removable hard top make it popular with sun worshippers, too. The Jeep Wrangler is the only vehicle available with a removable windshield and removable doors. In regards to its looks and capabilities, the [...]

Ford Racing Reveals its Latest Mustang Project

9 April, 2012 (02:38) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

Ford Racing reveals its latest Mustang project It’s always interesting to see what the guys who make and sell speed parts will build to show off their wares. Heck, that’s the appeal of the SEMA show in a nutshell.  So we’re intrigued by this new 2013 Mustang project from Ford Racing, despite its unfortunate color, [...]

Mitsubishi Evolution

30 January, 2012 (08:16) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

One of Mitsubishi’s most high-profile cars, the Evolution (or Lancer Evolution) has become a force to be reckoned with. Although in existence since the early 1990s, the Mitsubishi Evolution premiered in 2003 , as the model became available for the first time in US markets.  It was the eighth overall generation of the Evolution but [...]

Hyundai Genesis

5 January, 2012 (06:22) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe – 2012 Detroit Auto Show Preview. A revised Genesis Coupe was bound to happen, and Hyundai revealed exactly that at a 5000-strong enthusiast gathering at Korea’s Yeongam F1 circuit.  Immediately evident is a completely revised front fascia that falls in line with the rest of Hyundai’s lineup. The design change reveals [...]

2012 Honda Element

19 December, 2011 (08:32) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

The 2012 Honda Element won’t make it to production. Honda announced in December 2010 that the 2011 Honda Element will close out the model run for this compact crossover SUV. Element was the original box on wheels and inspired a host of imitators. This little wagon debuted for model-year 2003 as an appealingly innovative youth-oriented [...]

2012 Toyota Venza

25 November, 2011 (03:20) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

Toyota hasn’t sold a Camry Wagon in years, but in the automaker’s lineup the 2012 Toyota Venza is what comes closest to it today. The Venza provides a higher seating position than a sedan, but a low, more manageable one than tall, upright SUVs, and in terms of space the five-seater slots between the base [...]

Toyota Sequoia Review

4 November, 2011 (05:28) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

As the largest SUV in the Toyota lineup, the full-size Sequoia is designed to accommodate families who need three real rows of seating, a fair amount of off-road capability and the ability to tow a boat or other trailer.  In reality, we suspect that only a small percentage of Toyota Sequoia owners are especially outdoorsy. [...]

Toyota Camry News

7 September, 2011 (10:19) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

Toyota is allowing its North American teams a bit more freedom to build cars that best suit the market in which they work.  Earlier in the year, Toyota announced that American designers would be more keyed in to model development, and now comes word that the automaker will no longer be importing Japanese-built Camry sedans [...]

Mazda B-Series

23 August, 2011 (04:00) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

Many truck models have gained larger and larger dimensions over the years, but the long-lived Mazda B-Series bucked this trend by remaining a true compact pickup for its entire run.  Initially an in-house effort, the B-Series ended up as a joint Ford/Mazda production. That’s a nice way of saying that from 1994 onward, the B-Series [...]

Mazda Miata MX-5

13 July, 2011 (07:42) | Uncategorized | By: johnkehoe

For more than 20 years, the MX-5 Miata has offered sports car enthusiasts a pure, simple, fun-focused roadster at an attainable price. Sticking to that simple concept has made the MX-5 the most popular two-seat convertible sports car in the world, according to the experts at the Guiness Book of World Records, with more than [...]