WHISTLER, BC — The young doorman at the Whistler Westin is taking a long look at my Chrysler Pacifica. He smiles. “I used to work at the plant where these are built,” he says. “I heard sales were slow; too expensive. What do you think?” About minivans? This Pacifica? “Minivans are pretty old school,” I …
2020 Grand Cherokee Summit: nearly the pinnacle of Jeep luxury
Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is sold in many forms, the least expensive of which is the $41,455 (including $5,000 in total discounts). You have the Laredo, the cheapest version, and then the Upland, the Altitude, and more, all the way to the $106,045 Trackhawk with its 6.2-litre supercharged V-8. This is nothing short of business genius, …
Mitsubishi RVR a strong swimmer in sea of similarity
The starting price of the Mitsubishi RVR small crossover is $23,000, in line with rivals like Toyota’s C-HR ($23,650), Honda’s HR-V ($24,250), Mazda’s CX-3 ($21,045), Kia’s all-new 2021 Seltos ($$22,995), Nissan’s Kicks ($19,298), Hyundai’s Kona ($21,249), Subaru’s Crosstrek ($23,795) and Ford’s EcoSport ($25,149). Yes, it’s a crowded field. Andy yes, there is a bit of …
The XT6 is a promising sign of smarter things to come from Cadillac
There was a time when people would say, “Let’s go Cadillac this weekend.” Ooh. That really meant something. Or, as the Urban Dictionary gleefully notes, at some point people came to say, “That handicapped stall is the Cadillac of bathroom stalls.” (We’re also told that that particular reference was made famous in prisons, then carried …
2020 Corsair: a winning strategy, and you’re welcome, Lincoln
The 2020 Lincoln Corsair shares its platform – the hardware under the skin – with the 2020 Ford Escape. That’s not necessarily a bad thing for a raft of reasons. First, platform-sharing is basic to the car business. Most Audis start as Volkswagens, for instance. Moreover, in today’s car game, styling and electronics are the …