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George Straton

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD exterior

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD - Quick Spin Review

UMBRELLA NAME RAISES EXPECTATIONS: whenever TRD, the abbreviation for Toyota Racing Development is appendaged to a production Toyota street vehicle model. Except that in 2015, TRD stopped marketing superchargers, their only bolt-on power enhancements. As for tuning the brand's most recent sports car the A80 2020 Supra, Toyota

2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL AWC exterior

2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross AWC - Bottom Line Review

TRACTIVE SPORTY COMPACT: were made possible by the Diamond Star alliance, between Mitsubishi, then Japanese zen master of the turbocharging small cars, and Chrysler called Diamond Star. Arguably the 1989 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX compact hatchback (and related Eagle Talon / Plymouth Laser) addicted Americans to possibility of turbocharged high power combined

2020 Subaru Legacy Limited exterior

2020 Subaru Legacy Limited - Quick Spin Review

IN RESPONSE TO FLURRY OF NEW ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAMILY SEDAN OFFERINGS: from Toyota [upcoming Camry] and Nissan [current Altima] optionally equipped available with select powertrains, Subaru stands alone with standard full time all-wheel drive. NEW ROOTS: an all new 2020 Subaru Legacy hops aboard the Japanese automaker's

2019 Volkswagen Arteon SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion exterior

2019 Volkswagen Arteon SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion - Bottom Line Review

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MORE CABIN CCs in a premium grand touring car. Extravagantly priced, cabin compromised, four door, four place grand touring coupes are excused if luxury Teutonic and wearing either a "Three Point Star" [Mercedes CLS],"Blue and White Propeller" [BMW 8 Series

2020 Hyundai Palisade SEL AWD exterior

2020 Hyundai Palisade SEL AWD - Bottom Line Review

Vertical valley cliffs in the New World, uncommon to the Old World, were described as resembling defensive fences made of posts by explorers such as 16th century Italian, Giovanni Verrazzano. These "palisades" which take up residence anywhere from the lower Hudson River valley to California's Sierra

2020 Mazda 3 Sedan AWD Premium exterior

2020 Mazda 3 Sedan AWD - Bottom Line Review

What sets apart a good cake from a merely meh cake? It is tempting to attribute the tastiness to exotic ingredients. Most accomplished pastry artisans admit that success is to be found in that recipe containing the utmost of preparation and care in execution. Like that seasoned pastry chef, Japanese

2019 Lexus UX 250h F-Sport exterior

2019 Lexus UX 250h Hybrid - Quick Spin Review

IN MARKET FOR : personal urban luxury crossover utility vehicle. READ and LIKED : Roadblazing.com's Bottom Line Review of the 2019 Lexus UX 200 F-Sport cute ute. HAVE ADDRESS : either above 35° north or below 35° south of the Equator, making all-wheel drive preferable. WANT SEGMENT EXCLUSIVE GAS ELECTRIC