Category Name: Car Reviews
Review of the 2014 Lexus IS models For 48 hours I had a breathtaking view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. I was there to test drive and learn all I could about the new 2014 Lexus IS models; the IS 350 RWD and the F Sport. Both IS beauties […]
THE TOYOTA RAV4 VISITS THE WRIGLEY MANSION Have you ever tried to drive and chew gum at the same time? Have you ever tried to drive and chew gum at the same time? Well, I combined both this week when I took the 2013 Toyota RAV4 to the Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix, Arizona. Yes, Wrigley, […]
THE ITALIANS ARE COMING… AND EVERYONE ELSE! You have to love the FIAT vehicle branding. You know, the commercials with beautiful Italian women seducing nerdy guys in front of a Fiat 500 Abarth, and the most recent ads with a scene from the days of Paul Revere yelling “the Italians are coming†featuring several of […]
SEARCHING FOR OPRAH WITH THE 2014 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER When I received an invitation from Toyota to test drive the new 2014 Toyota Highlander I was thrilled, and when I found out we would be doing so in Santa Barbara, California this winter, I couldn’t RSVP fast enough. I’ve been driving Toyota Highlanders for six years […]
A Grand Slam for the 2014 Lexus GS 350 Sedan I don’t know if it’s the opening of baseball season or what but, when I told my grandson I was testing the 2014 Lexus GS 350 Sedan he said, “Wow, Lexus makes a Grand Slam Sedan?†Let’s attribute that statement to the five precious years he’s been […]
I’LL TAKE DELIVERY IN SWEDEN PLEASE!!!!! With all the vehicles I’ve test driven over the years, I’ve never had the pleasure of testing a car while driving along the beautiful landscape of Europe or equally exotic places that many of my counterparts have enjoyed. I don’t write for Car and Driver or Road and Track […]
Well, here we are in the year 2014 and Chrysler has taken one of its less than exciting models and transformed it to a more stylish, comfortable and affordable sedan. The redesign, which I think is very sharp looking, shares a platform and some components with the Dodge Dart and Jeep Cherokee, not bad DNA to start with. It is fresh inside and out with a new powertrain[…..]
The 2014 Lexus ES 300 H OMOTENASHI It may look like I had my fingers placed incorrectly on my keyboard but actually I wanted to share with you some of the Lexus way of thinking. Omotenashi is a Japanese word for hospitality. It implies an insightful understanding of customer wants and needs, thoughtful caring about […]
2014 SRT Viper is a Lot of Muscle Car….Well, now I know why they named this Dodge muscle car the VIPER. From the moment you sit in the driver’s seat and hear the sound of the exhaust… you’ve been bitten by the need for speed and you are left paralyzed, subdued, and unable to believe your good fortune[…]
“LEXUS LOVE” After a summer and fall filled with family trips and a few golf outings with friends, my husband and I decided to redeem some of our Marriott points and spend a long weekend in Newport Beach, California. We planned this trip as a romantic getaway, combined with some work that could only be […]
