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Cliff Leppke

2025 Volkswagen Jetta SEL exterior

2025 Volkswagen Jetta SEL - Quick Drive Review

GETTA JETTA: Once a regal German made sport compact family sedan, (model named "King" in China), which was just snazzier upholstery away from an Audi and a liftgate away from a Golf, the Volkswagen Jetta fell on hard times in its homeland. By the late 2000's,

1927 Buick Master Six exterior

1927 Buick Master Six - A Spin in Pop's Baby - Vintage Vehicle Driven

Mrs. G.L.H’s Baby as Restored by Dad This summer, I made an appointment to drive my departed father’s stately 1927 Buick Master Six. My brother-in-law, Tom, residing in Minnetonka, Minnesota is the custodian of the Delaware Green, 120- inch wheelbase, Model 27-47 four-door sedan. The plan

2024 Volkswagen Atlas R-Line exterior

2024 Volkswagen Atlas - Counterpoint Review - Details Loom Large

BORROW ONE: A 1966 Volkswagen Bus ad used one of the brand’s advertising tropes: side-by-side images. On the left, you see the Bus in front of a circa-1930s one-car garage. On the right, a thinly disguised Chrysler station wagon in an identical setting. The caption playfully reinterpreted Packard’s

2023 Toyota Prius Prime XSE Premium PHEV exterior

2023 Toyota Prius Prime: Pivot to Conventional Counter-Point Review

From its inception more than two decades ago, Toyota’s venerable Prius hybrid electric small family hatchback has always been more than a people mover. The Prius has stood as a symbol which encapsulates one or more movements. The environmentally super conscious hold it up as a beacon to be

2023 Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV exterior

2023 Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV: Corded Compliance Counter-Point Review

While the newest fifth-generation has evolved into a “Let’s Make a Deal” prize box to afford more space, the previous series 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV elevated the model from volume value compact to a sleek premium mid size SUV. This review focuses on the charming 2023 Santa Fe

2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: Glam SUV Coupe Counter-Point Review

2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport: Glam SUV Coupe Counter-Point Review

The launch of the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport in 2020, pitched the vehicle as glam volume antidote to conspicuous luxury sport activity coupe consumption. A television advertisement depicted an accountant, worried about his client’s spendthrift ways. Once he discovered his charge's more sensible new car purchase he

2024 VW Taos SEL 4Motion exterior

2024 Volkswagen Taos 4Motion: New Mexican Cutie Counter-Point Review

VW’s Taos crossover or SUV, wears the now de rigueur exterior plastic cladding— black rocker covers and fender arches. These suggest a rugged vehicle, but underneath it’s a car. In SEL trim, this $35,260 all-wheel drive "soft-roader" has three driving modes plus several traction aids.