Tag Name: 2013
DECKED OUT TO SIT OUT… In Luxury Soccer Sedan 2013 Lexus GS450h Review By: Melanie Droz Shawcroft For 3 years, I have been anxiously awaiting the day that I would become a true soccer mom. The day finally arrived! My three-year-old son had his season opener this Saturday, and I could not be more excited. […]
Carving Out a Reason to Drive the 2013 Lexus GX460 By: Melanie Droz Shawcroft Fall is the air – my favorite time of year. While we lived in San Diego, my favorite fall activity was picking apples in Julian. Back in Phoenix, the best fall activity is a day at the pumpkin patch in Prescott. […]
Good Gas Mileage – Good Will 2013 Toyota Prius V By: Melanie Droz Shawcroft If you dream about fuel economy and cargo space, the 2013 Toyota Prius V is certainly the car for you. I sure was happy to experience those features when I was able to test drive the front wheel drive wagon last week. […]
GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES 2013 Buick Encore Did you know that Buick is currently the oldest active American automotive maker? For over 100 years Buick has had to stand the test of time, and like all of us, it has had to re-invent itself. It’s become younger, hipper, and more stylish- a bit […]
BUTTERFLIES AND THE METAMORPHOSIS OF THE NISSAN ALTIMA I have to admit, when I heard I was going to test drive a Nissan Altima this week, I went to the refrigerator to reheat some leftover meat and potatoes; plain and predictable was my first thought. Conversely, when I saw the 2013 Altima pull in to […]
AMERICA’S BEST SELLING CAR – 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID XLE What’s not to love about America’s best-selling car? After a redesign in 2012, and adding Hybrid technology, the 2013 Camry Hybrid XLE has some newly added features that will win over even more converts. Now standard is a 6.1†central display touchscreen system, upgraded door […]
A Golf Trip to Prescott in the 2013 Lexus LS460 I needed to test drive a sophisticated, comfortable luxury vehicle with the trunk space to fit four large golf bags and extra clothes for four to change for dinner. It gets hot in the summer in Phoenix (110), so a golf trip to Prescott (89), […]
The Happiest Car On Earth We know it’s economical to drive to our destination on a family vacation, but it’s not always an enjoyable adventure. Cathy Droz talks about her family’s road trip to Disneyland and how the new GMC Denali helped make her car ride relaxing, comfortable and fun. Planning a road trip and […]
A practical review of the FIAT 500 Turbo Hatchback Just when I thought I had driven a cool FIAT, and established that the Italians and every other country were coming in the 500L, I discovered another FIAT 500 in my driveway to test for a week, the 2013 FIAT 500 Turbo Hatchback. Not a […]
“NICE SPINDLE†– 2013 LEXUS ES 350 Hard to believe that twenty years ago this month Barry Bonds signed baseball’s highest single year contract ($4.7 million dollars) and Lexus introduced to the luxury car buying public the ES series of Lexus vehicles. At first the joke was that the 2013 Lexus ES 350 was just […]
