The arrival of the new 2015 Dodge Challenger goes a long way toward proving Tim Kuniskis’s point that “Dodge is becoming a performance brand.” Kuniskis, the president and CEO of Dodge and SRT, made that comment while introducing the new Dodge Challenger to a group of automotive journalists in Portland, Oregon. The “performance” claim is […]

First introduced in 2013, the BRZ takes Subaru to a new relatively unpopulated area of the automotive business, the entry-level end of the purist-performance sports car segment. After two successful years on the market, the 2015 BRZ remains mostly unchanged from the original except for some additions to the Infotainment system. With its rear-wheel drive […]

Purely by the numbers, the Nissan GT-R Black model I drove recently is the fastest car I’ve ever driven. I have not driven the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 or the Porsche Turbo S – both are faster, but only by the blink of an eye or two. Getting right to the numbers, which incidentally, are compilations […]

Of all the extraordinary Asian brand cars, Mazda seems to have the edge over most of the other brands in the “driving fun” column. It’s like in Europe, where the BMW is often considered to have a little more of that driving pleasure magic. The concept of driving fun is difficult to put a name […]

We had never considered the Lexus IS to be one of the leaders in the mid-size luxury sport sedan category. After all, when you are competing with the heavy hitters like the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Audi A4 it is difficult to be a standout. It’s like a college team competing against professionals. […]

The Honda CR-V was also the best-selling SUV over the last decade; in fact, it’s the best-selling entry-SUV of all time. That’s why the introduction of a 2015 CR-V is such a major, minor model change – Honda doesn’t want to mess with success, but they need to push ahead to maintain their leadership. It’s […]

However, change was unnecessary for the 2015 Honda Si Coupe: it’s a fantastic all-around car and it’s especially fun for the driver. Although Honda changed engines a few years ago from a 2.0-liter that revved to 8,000 rpms to a more torquey 7,000-rpm 2.4-liter i-VTEC engine, it’s still fun to run the Si through the […]

There’s no denying that the 2015 GMC Yukon Denali is a beauty, especially inside. It’s spacious, elegantly designed and swathed with soft leathers, high-quality plastics, aluminum and authentic Java Burl Poplar wood accents. Our Denali test vehicle was designed to carry four in luxury sedan-like comfort and three more snuggly in a third row. The […]

Being an enthusiastic grandparent, I felt the need to see him play, and perhaps embarrass him in front of his teammates with a big hug and kiss after the game and tell him how cute he looked in his uniform. So I flew back to Central California for a long weekend and borrowed a new […]

Driving the “world’s only four-door muscle car,” which just happens to be the “quickest, fastest and most powerful sedan in the world” is something no self-respecting automotive journalist can pass-up, especially when there’s track time involved! Arriving at the staging area for the Charger drive was like being the proverbial kid in a candy store, […]