Category: Full Review

I shouldn’t really start with a conclusion first but the 2018 Passat GT V6 is actually a very good car and it didn’t hurt that I really liked the color of my tester either, a cool Reflex Silver metallic. The Passat GT is a US only car, an idea that

Great News! you can still buy a sedan, the world is not yet full of SUV’s and Crossovers and best of all, for the budget conscious, you can buy a brand new 2019 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T S for a shade over $20K; our tester coming in at $20,195. The 2019 Volkswagen

This is Alfa’s first SUV in its history, and it comes at a time when SUV sales are through the roof and sedans are becoming a thing of the past sadly.  So, an SUV from Alfa simply had to be brilliant and I can say with confidence that it’s damn

Jumping from the relatively athletic Equinox into the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Traverse is a big change, more seats, more space, more everything. It’s like going from a dainty French Bistro’s slice of quiche to Denny’s Philly Cheesesteak Omelette. Chevy’s family hauler is now bigger than before and avoids you having

In a world that is filling up with SUVs, for at least the foreseeable future, it’s nice to drive one from a mainstream manufacturer that is fun to drive. I had the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox 2.0 turbo in top Premier trim in an interesting shade of orange that GM calls

One thing I’m very happy about is that I have sympathetic neighbors because the 2018 Dodge Durango SRT sounds like a cross between Godzilla and a chain saw as I attempt to stealthily back out of my garage every morning. Even an urban commute is exciting with that wonderfully sonorous

The 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI is as satisfying as popping bubble wrap or finding $20 in your jeans pocket: it’s as comforting as a warm cup of cocoa on a cold evening or putting your feet up in front of a roaring log fire. Since 1976, Volkswagen has given us

Bold and brash might be a good way to describe the 2018 Sierra Denali 1500 4WD Crew Cab we were sent by GM, other words I could use are enormous, surprisingly fast and a super smooth ride, which pretty much sums up GM’s luxury pickup truck. It was so big

Back in the day I owned a 1984 Alfasud  Ti which had the most powerful engine available, a 1.5 liter 4 cylinder boxer engine with two, twin-choke carburetors. Power through the front wheels was a mighty 105 hp driven through a 5 speed manual gearbox. 0-60 was dispatched in 10.1

It’s been 3 years since I last got behind the wheel of an Audi SQ5 and at the time I was greatly impressed with it, having taken 3 dogs and 2 humans on a road trip from San Diego to Sequoia and back. Now 3 years later the all new