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Healeys in Paradise

dai — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:39:09 +0000

Healeys in Paradise was the theme of The Austin Healey Sports & Touring Club’s annual event Encounter this year. Encounter is held in a different region each year, and each event involves a variety of activities for Healey owners, including a rallye, tech sessions, a gymkhana and a flea market, along with the popular car [...]

Lexus LS460 Sport

Bill Metten — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:19:55 +0000

While spending a week in Hunt Country behind the wheel of a new Lexus LS460 Sport model it occurred to me that my drive down memory lane with another Lexus automobile began more than 20 years ago at the introduction of the LS400 “flagship” luxury sedan. Read More »

Five Fun, Fuel-Efficient Cars

Nancy Menefee Jackson — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:05:33 +0000

You want to be environmentally responsible, and, let’s face it, filling up the SUV just to run errands or commute to work is getting a little ridiculous. A gas-sipping second – or even third – car makes sense, but who wants to spend their time in a small car with sluggish acceleration and less-than-inspiring handling? Read More »

2011 Jaguar XJ

Bill Metten — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:25:13 +0000

It’s a knockout,” I mused as I slowly walked around the 2011 Jaguar XJ sedan, visually inhaling the vehicle’s bold presence and elegant design features. I see a modern-day classic, exuding avant-garde styling from the curvaceous wheel arches and sleek, coupe-like roofline to the clean design of its posterior. Read More »

Gas Sippers

Bill Metten — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:46:29 +0000

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

Bill Metten — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:42:31 +0000

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

Bill Metten — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:56:30 +0000

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

Bill Metten — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:17:03 +0000

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

Bill Metten — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:42:31 +0000

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 »