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Getting wet in the 2010 Kia Soul

October 27, 2009

Anyone who has known me for a while knows that my taste in cars can be best described as somewhat eclectic. Why else would I decide we should do a wet track day video of the Kia Soul. Funky and fun it is. Fast is ain’t. Really though, the rain at Pocono had been coming [...]

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2010 Chevrolet Equinox: 3 hockey bag test

October 3, 2009

We’re really enjoying the 2010 Equinox here in the Grant household, as it really does feel like The General’s team has done their homework bringing this unit to market. We’ll have more about the actual driving experience in another segment because today we have more important stuff to discuss: utility.
October has arrived cold and wet [...]

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2009 VW Tiguan: breaking stereotypes

August 3, 2009

On more than one occasion, I heard the term chick car applied to Volkswagen’s baby suv, usually by some smart alec know it all guy. I wonder how many of these he-men have actually driven one. I would assume none, as there is so many things to love about this little ute, not the least [...]

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This week in The Garage: 2009 VW Tiguan

July 20, 2009

I’ve been driving different vehicles every day for so many years that I rarely notice the size difference when I jump from one car to another. After swapping the VW Routan for a Tiguan today I somehow felt like I was driving a tiny car. The hood is short and sloping, offering a great view [...]

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2009 Mazda CX-7 GT: More March Break road tripping

March 29, 2009

For March break this year, the Grant family did things a bit a bit differently than we have in the past. We went somewhere for a change! In fact, we actually took two road trips. First we piled 4 of us into the 6 passenger Mazda5 for a blast to Niagara Falls and then we [...]

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In The Garage: 2009 Mazda CX-9

March 4, 2009

Finally the days are getting longer as the first day of Spring approaches and I actually have some time to grab a couple of shots of the tester of the week after work! Even though there is still a bit of snow on the ground, that extra little bit of sun just hints at warmer [...]

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2009 Nissan Rogue: They’re everywhere

February 28, 2009

Have you ever noticed that when you become even mildly obsessed with a vehicle, you begin to see them all over the place? That very thing happened to me the other day on my way to work in our 2009 Nissan Rogue tester. Traveling along the highway, it occurred to me that I had just [...]

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Nissan unveils Cube at LA Auto Show

November 19, 2008

Some of the coolest, weirdest cars on the planet have been kept for the streets of Japan for years, never being seen on North American shores. Nissan is finally changing all of that by bringing the funky beyond belief Cube to our market in the spring of 2009. The little asymmetrical box on wheels was [...]

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Mini Crosses Over

September 10, 2008

While Gary is falling in love with the M3 convertible and scaring Pennsylvanians, it’s time for a news piece from the smallish side of the BMW empire-MINI. Mini has released photos of its latest concept car, the Crossover.
Drink it in. Take your time. Mini essentially took the styling cues of its iconic [...]

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This week in The Garage: 2009 Dodge Journey R/T

August 31, 2008

What does one drive when one needs to move people on occasion, but doesn’t want to wheel in the dreaded minivan? It used to be that one drove a big honkin’ SUV, but then the industry discovered a new niche: the CUV. Dodge’s entry into this class of smaller people mover is the Journey.
For the [...]

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