Red Zed Redemption _ Z is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, but instead of spending a ton of money on a big party with lots of fanfare, Nissan has decided to tip its hat to some of the brand’s most faithful followers by knocking 10 grand of the price of its top-selling, entry-level sports coupe. Nissan calls it the… Read more →
Tag: 2016
Fast Test: 2016 VW Golf Alltrack
Homage to Golf Country Goes Anywhere _ Most vehicles couldn’t make it up this road, and most people wouldn’t even think of it, let alone call it one. But there we were, edging ever higher on an unmarked logging road on the side of a mountain in rural Germany, testing the off-road capabilities of the 2016 VW Golf Alltrack. Live… Read more →
Tested: 2016 VW Golf R Variant
Check Box for Wagon _ I test drove a handful of new Golfs during a recent trip to Germany. This 2015 VW Golf R Sportwagen is one of them. My travel cohorts and I each got seat time on and off the autobahns, as well as some interesting secondary roads in between Munich airport and the small, lakeside town of… Read more →
Tested: 2016 Nissan Maxima SR
Maxima 4DSC The Original Family Fun-Haver _ I have many fond memories of the Maxima from my high school days. It was the mid-to-late ’90s when my best friend often arrived in my driveway or out front of school to pick me up in his mom’s third-generation 1992 GXE model. He also owned a Mazda RX-7 10th Anniversary Edition (may… Read more →
Tested: 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus
From Le Mans To Your Driveway _ The Audi R8 supercar has been a bright star for the Four Rings since its 2007 debut. On the street and the racetrack. The company has sold nearly 27,000 of the road-going versions worldwide to date, and the second generation R8 – launched at the Geneva Motor Show last spring – is already… Read more →
Tested: 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription
XC90 Inscription: Volvo’s Secret Weapon _ Volvo has built some impressive vehicles the past few years. The S60 sedan, V60 crossover and their Polestar counterparts are chiefs among them. Go ahead and add the new XC90 to the list. Though not a tuned-up Polestar model, the test mule is a 2016 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription. And it’s gorgeous. At… Read more →