Automotive Trends

       If you want a glimpse at the future of automobiles, take a ride in this Lexus.
     It’s not a “car of the future” in the sense of GM’s Autorama show of the 1950s, which featured cars with wild styling and out-of-this-world gizmos that never made it into your garage. Read more…

2004 Volkswagen New Beetle convertible hanging out in the park.

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS with a view of Lake Huron.

The Nicest Electric Shaver We’ve Ever Driven

     GMC’s Envoy has been carrying cargo and towing trailers in its current form since the 2002 model year. During that time owners have come to like its smooth ride and responsive, fuel-efficient I6. But the competition is getting tougher all the time and more power and luxury never hurt any vehicle’s chances for continued success. To that end, GMC has applied the Denali touch to the Envoy lineup, including things like more power courtesy of a V8 and revised styling via a “Denali-style” grille insert. The changes are enough to get us curious about how well the Envoy is holding up 3 years into its model cycle. Read more…

      I love old Porsches for a couple of reasons.
     One, they’re the only Porsches I’ll ever be able to afford without winning the Powerball. And two, they’re so wonderfully raw and mechanically sensual that they feel alive — like a steel extension of your own body. They represent the epitome of what a sports car should be.
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      When you disagree with your insurance company, about motor vehicle accident claim, you have the following 7 options you can implement without going to court: Read more…

Cadillac’s Monster Hit Goes Platinum

    Cadillac says with the Escalade ESV Platinum they have created the ultimate full-size luxury SUV. For the time being, they’re right. If you thought a garden-variety Escalade was over-the-top in substance and style, prepare to recalibrate your substance and style meter. The ESV takes everything on the standard Escalade and makes it bigger and/or better. The most obvious modification being the Chevrolet Suburban chassis that underpins the ESV in place of the standard-length Tahoe chassis found on lesser Escalades. That modification gives the ESV an extra 22-inches of sheetmetal and 20-inches of interior length, providing substantially increased room for you and your 6-member posse. The ESV is bigger than other Escalades, no doubt, but is it good enough to warrant a $70,675 asking price? We borrowed one for a week to find out. Read more…

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     Three years ago it was reported there were “an estimated” six million, three hundred and fifteen thousand motor vehicle accident’s in the United States. That comes to about 173,000 per day! Read more…

      When it came time to design a new Pathfinder, Nissan had to satisfy two camps.
     On one side were the loyalists who surely wanted the Pathfinder to be a Japanese Jeep, the kind of truck that’s reliable, affordable, rugged and capable of driving just about anywhere. They’re the kind of buyers who don’t give a rip about comfort, so long as they can traverse Death Valley without breaking a sweat. Read more…

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     In 2004 it was discovered that the delay in the onset of WHIPLASH-TYPE injuries was the “Norm” rather than the “Exception” .
     It was also found that 10% of the victims of ” Whiplash” became totally disabled so it simply followed that the “Pain and Suffering” they endured could become monumental. Read more…