My first road-legal car was a 1986 Acura Legend. When I took possession, it had a lofty 214,000 miles on the clock, and though the 2.5-liter V6 had let a few of its 151 ponies escape from the farm, it was still plenty powerful for a 16 year-old in the back woods of Virginia. Mated [...]
Wait. Didn’t we just drive this thing? No, Fiends. That would be the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid 2WD, which we all know has completely different badges is a completely different vehicle. All kidding aside, I’ve always been a bit perplexed by GMC. To me, the company’s offerings have always seemed like slightly restyled trim levels of [...]
I was a movin’ man in my younger days
But I gone out my ramblin’ ways
I left that road so far behind
Now I know, oh babe
I got mine…
~The Black Keys
The sun’s coming down as I dip off the interstate, long rays nicking off of the Challenger’s endless nose. The sheet metal, dipped in retina-snatching Inferno Red [...]
To say this car is attractive would be like saying Megan Fox is pretty. Adjectives simply fail to operate as intended. Our first day with the Pontiac Solstice Coupe GXP, we almost caused not one, but two fender benders – while parked. One guy nearly drove his minivan, complete with wife and three screaming children, [...]
I have just enough self confidence to drive this thing with the top down. The Jetstream Blue Metallic paint and the massive chrome 15-spoke wheels combine to make me look like the ultimate trust-fund jack ass behind the wheel. In downtown traffic, the massive 6.2-liter LS3 V8 is unnaturally well mannered, especially with the silky-smooth [...]
You know we’re all about interesting cars here on Autofiends. From Willys Wagons to Mercedes-Benz’s hot new SLS AMG Gullwing, we thrive on the unique. Which begs the question, why is there a Chevrolet Malibu at the top of your page? Mid-sized sedans fall into the white-bread category by default. They’re not built for CEO’s [...]
It’s funny the sort of reactions this thing elicits. Some cars draw admiring stares from everyone – Fiends, kids, women – while others glide on by without evoking so much as a raised eyebrow from anyone in the crowd. The 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid doesn’t seem to have those problems. Instead, being seen anywhere near [...]
Just a few short years ago, if you had less than $20k to spend on a brand-new ride, you had your choice between a few flavors of the same driving-death theme. Every option out there was cramped, ugly, noisy and full of do it your own damned self amenities like manual locks and windows. If [...]
I’m beginning to see the appeal of Florida. Whereas the East Coast Autofiends office is drenched in rain and 40 degree weather at the moment, I’m rolling along toward Key Largo with the windows down, tunes up and the sunroof open. There’s nothing but white sand and blue water ahead of me and with Interpol [...]
I-40’s thick with the mid-day lunch slog. Company trucks, commuter crap boxes and monolithic SUV’s are jousting for position around me as I come up on my exit, still a mile down the road. I’m hopping lanes and getting a feel for the SLK 300’s stance. Flash past an over pass with a bike cop [...]
