For quite a while now, every time I’ve seen a Smart fourtwo dressed up in its blue and white Car2Go logos and paint, my first thought has been “loser.” For me, Smart has long been the car brand for those who can’t afford and certainly can’t appreciate what a real car is and what it …
2016 Scion iM for the Smartphone Set — Boomers Weep
ROAD TEST: 2016 SCION iM The Scion iM is the anti-car, a four-door hatchback aimed at nailing the wants and needs of the millennial zeitgeist. Millennials mostly want the antithesis of traditional baby-boomer automotive desire. Welcome to the future. What a change. Boomers have established the automotive ideal for half a century. Today, the oldest …
Lexus IS 350 More Notebook Than 50 Shades of Grey
ROAD TEST: 2016 LEXUS IS 350 AWD F SPORT The Lexus IS 350 — especially the corner-hugging, all-wheel-drive version (AWD) — is refined, comfortable, physically appealing for the most part, technologically sound and sort of sporty. It’s not racy or edgy, though. It’s a car for a 57-year-old boomer. That’s good and bad. Good in …
2016 Kia Optima
Aspen, Co. – If you want the Brooks Brothers of personal transportation – we’re talking midsize sedans here – the lineup of usual suspects is as familiar as it is excellent.
Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry, Chevrolet Malibu, Volkswagen Passat, Nissan Altima, Hyundai Sonata – they’re all very good, reliable, technologically advanced, functional and safe.