
2021 Ram TRX seeks offroad supremacy
Thankful I am this Thanksgiving weekend; I’ve just finished driving and testing the toughest, most powerful half-ton pickup ever – the 2021 Ram TRX. It’s amazing. A thankful mood, too, for last week’s delivery of the new, midengine Chevy Corvette…

Midengine allows restyle of ‘20 Vette
Moments after exiting the 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray, parked beneath a light for a nighttime stop at a restaurant, a young man in a Silverado pulled up beside it, hopped out hurriedly and exclaimed, “Ah, the new Vette, it reminds…

Back then. . . . .’78 New Yorker
(Forty-two years ago, in the spring of 1978, I reviewed in The Denver Post the ’78 New Yorker, the last big Chrysler. Excerpts:) If you get the opportunity, take a drive in the 1978 Chrysler New Yorker. It could be…

Toyota resurrects Venza as hybrid
The Venza’s back in the Toyota lineup; it’s been gone five years. Few missed it; some didn’t know it had gone away. When I mentioned its return to Jan, she said, “that is Toyota’s small car, right?” “No, you’re thinking…

Cadillac narrows sedans to CT4, CT5
A fun drive it is, regarding the all-new entry-level sedan from Cadillac – the 2020 CT4, replacing the discontinued ATS in the luxury lineup. A 310-horsepower, 2.7-liter turbocharged V-6 engine mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission boosts considerably the performance…

Stapp pins hopes on solar, hail reduction
With a noontime ribbon-cutting, Stapp Interstate Toyota showed off its iPOWER/VPS Solar Integrated Hail Canopies, one of the first of its kind in the country. What a sight it is – 53,000 square feet of hail-shielding fabric and solar panels…

Toyota RAV4 leads with Prime plug-in
The Toyota RAV4, best-selling SUV/crossover in the country, has rolled into the world of electrics with a plug-in hybrid. The new model, 2021 RAV4 Prime, offers up to 42 miles of all-electric drive, lending quite a boost to the Toyota’s…

2021 Acura TLX in flashy makeover
A couple of ’21 Acuras have shown up, back-to-back, at my doorstep, one with a splash of flash and enough improvement to merit a second look; the other is a holdover from established strong qualifications. The star entry is the…

6.2 V-8 adds road command for Trail Boss
Tuesday morning’s rain and light snow was a cool calling for me into the driver’s seat of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss just an hour before it was picked up by Automotive Media Solutions representatives. It was a last-minute…

Odyssey in drive to Dermer service
Sporting new design to its grille and headlamps, the 2021 Honda Odyssey showed up at my place in, also, a new hue – forest mist metallic. The Odyssey is one of three strong minivans battling it out amidst lessening market…
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