2004 Porsche GT3 Track Review: Beauty and the Beast, An Owner’s Perspective

I bought my GT3 after reading all the stories on the car in both the US and UK motoring press over the last few months. If you’re a car nut I’m sure you’ve read them all too, so I won’t repeat what you know here, I’ll just share my personal [...]

2005 Nissan Altima: A Fresh Face on a Great Sedan

By the time you read this, the 2005 Nissan Altima should already be at your Nissan dealer, sporting a fresh face, a refined interior, and a bit more power.

Mark McNabb, Vice President and General Manager of Nissan sums up the changes: “Altima buyers don’t want to blend in, they want [...]

Review: 2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab Limited

Slowly but steadily Americans have been cozying up to the idea of buying a pick-up truck from the automakers in the Land of the Rising Sun, and after taking delivery of our 2004 Toyota Tundra Double Cab Limited, it’s not hard to see why.

Toyota has been successful in the “small” [...]

Elusive Elise Lands Stateside

Hungry U.S. sports car enthusiasts have had to go to bed without dinner year after year while their European counterparts dined on hearty helpings of high-performance, fun-to-drive super cars, and that hunger has left U.S. enthusiasts with a bad taste in their collective mouths.

Now, after months (well, more like years) [...]

Porsche Cayenne: Hot Pepper

Prominent Porsche advertisements tout the new Porsche Cayenne as “The next Porsche.” With our record as long time Porsche enthusiasts we were more than anxious to get our hands on the new Cayenne – we wanted to put some miles under its tires, live the spirit that is Porsche and [...]

Bentley Continental GT: Trading the Tuxedo for Track Shoes

Long known for providing incredible creature comforts, impeccable craftsmanship and “old Englishman prestige”, Bentley recently loosened its collar with the unveiling of a new “sports coupe” – the Continental GT.

The Continental GT places Bentley in a very unique position – a place with no direct competition. You see, Bentley managed [...]

Road Test: 2003 Bentley Arnage R

“Why?” If you have to ask, this is not the car for you. “Why” became a very common question for us as we spent time with the 2003 Bentley Arnage R. People would approach us at the gas station, the grocery store, the restaurant, the marina, the McDonald’s drive through, [...]

Road Test: 2003 Saab 9-5

VIENNA, VA – Saab. The name alone tends to create an odd reaction with many people, even those who consider themselves to be die-hard car enthusiasts. Phrases like “quirky and strange” or “upscale yet off-beat” are just a few of the comments that folks use when trying to describe a [...]

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe: Minor Updates, Building On A Sure Thing

VIENNA, VA – The 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe doesn’t break any new ground, but why should it? It’s already darn near perfect. We recently got our hands on a 2003 Tahoe LT 4×4, and after driving it for nearly a month, we have to take our hats off to Chevrolet – [...]

Maybach: Move over Bentley, the King of Prestige Cometh

You say you’ve got an extra $300-grand lying around that you don’t know what to do with? Why not give the good folks at Maybach a call, and ask them to assign a PLM (Personal Liaison Manager) to you? That’s exactly what happens when you decide to take [...]

2003 Los Angeles Auto Show: Porsche Cayenne Unveiled

LOS ANGELES, CA – Unless you were one of the dozen lucky “big-named” journalists to be invited by Porsche to attend the official Cayenne driving session in Spain earlier this year, you haven’t had a chance to view the eagerly anticipated Porsche Cayenne, firsthand.

Well, all of that changed on January [...]

2003 Jaguar S-Type Review: Stunning, Sporty, and Superb

Put those claws away, Tiger – the redesigned 2003 Jaguar S-Type addresses many of the concerns and problems of previous models, and may now be one of the finest mid-range luxury vehicles in the jungle. Don’t let the buck-toothed grille fool you – this cat is ready to roll, and [...]