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All You’ll Ever Need: 2016 Volkswagen Golf SEL 1.8T Automatic

Sometimes people forget, you don’t need a lot of money in order to have a good car. The minute you think of German Engineering, the thought of cracking open that wallet a little further is daunting. In the case of Volkswagen and their smallest U.S. compact hatch, the Golf, it …

First Drive: 2016 Lexus LX570

What happens when you combine posh luxury with the ultimate utility? You get Dwayne Johnson in a furr coat – although, we’ve seen stranger things. The Lexus LX570 is kind of similar, sure, Dwayne looked funny in a tutu in his Disney days, but we’ve moved onto more serious roles, …

Second Look: 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible – R-Line SEL 2.0T

Big wheels, fancy lights, and sporty body flair says a lot about your car – attach those same attributes to a Beetle and you’ll be like “wait, is that a…?” Yup it is! Over the years, the Beetle, to say least, hasn’t been one to catch the male species eye. However, …

First Drive: 2017 Chevrolet Volt Premier

Batteries… batteries are terrible… think about everything that runs off a battery: your cellphone, laptop, MP3 player (do those even still exist?). The fact is, they’re dreadful & unreliable… and then when you do run out of that sweet electric juice… what then… socialize? Gross! So the thought of batteries …

First Drive: 2016 Fiat 500c Abarth

There are two things you must know as a future Abarth owner: First, sneaking home at 2 o’clock in the morning after doing hood rat things, you’re bound to get caught unless you park three blocks away. And second, if you drive like a teenager who just got their license …

Where’d We Go: New York, New York

This may seem a bit unorthodox – traveling somewhere by plane considering this is a car blog. But I’m not so sure how Kia would have felt if I returned their Sportage with 4800 miles on the odometer. And besides, this is just a 36 hour trip… My flight takes …

First Drive: 2017 Kia Sportage SX 2.0T

In a market as fierce as the compact crossover, there’s only one way to attract attention… even if it’s the wrong kind of attention. Or at least that’s from a few people who ever so kindly shared their unwanted opinion when it came to Kia’s completely redesigned 2017 Sportage. Now …

Quick Drive: 2016 Toyota RAV4 XLE Hybrid AWD

As the world leader in hybrid technology, it comes as no surprise when Toyota decided to incorporate this technology into one of their most successful crossovers, the RAV4. In fact, what took so long? The question really lies though, do we really need another hybrid, let alone a hybrid SUV? …

Where’d We Go: Flagstaff, Arizona

As we start entering the dog days of summer, a quick escape from the heat is all we really need. Living in the heart of Phoenix, there is never a destination more than two hours away to get some fresh mountain air. Feeling the need to go somewhere, I expressed …

First Drive: 2016 Toyota Prius Four

Time is moving fast – the world is changing and electric cars are no longer the future, they are the now. But for some, the term “electric” is still a scary thought – range anxiety is always the major concern. For those still worry about the new generation of cars, …

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