Gas Sippers

Buyers of efficient vehicles have more choice

Published on 9/13/09

Are we about to see a swing of the pendulum back to fuel-efficient vehicles? Will they sell on a sustained basis? Only time will tell, but several factors may point to another increase in consumer interest in more fuel-efficient vehicles. These factors include the worst recession in recent memory, a government-driven effort to make more fuel-efficient vehicles, new government incentives for consumers to buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, and the inevitable return of higher gas prices. Read More »

BMW M3 Convertible

Published on 3/01/09

The teenager that still lives within the aging body of this car guy awakened when I pressed the start button and heard the sweet exhaust note from the high-revving engine. Read More »

Infiniti EX35 Journey

Published on 12/01/08

In a crowded universe of large, fuel-hungry sport utility vehicles, I recently spent a week driving an Infiniti EX35 all-wheel-drive Journey, a small, entry-level “crossover,” a vehicle that combines the attributes of a car and a sport utility vehicle. Infiniti also offers larger crossover models with three rows of seats and more cargo room than the EX model, which is slightly over 15 feet long, stands five feet tall, and seats five. The design is sleek, coupe-like, and shares a similar design with its larger SUV siblings. Ground clearance of the EX model is low like a sedan. Read More »

2008 Lexus RX400h Hybrid

“Gives more to the driver, takes less from the world.”

Published on 9/01/08

This eco-green sentence greeted me when I opened the booklet explaining the hybrid drive system in a new all-wheel-drive Lexus 400h hybrid 5-door sport utility vehicle. Read More »

2008 Jaguar XKR Coupe

Published on 7/01/08

Stylish. Stunning. Fast. A masterpiece of automotive design. A predator cat on steroids. This is my assessment of the 2008 Jaguar XKR coupe after a week behind the wheel. Read More »