Swagger, Style, Size and Performance
Say “Dodge Charger” to most motorists, and no doubt they’ll think of a police cruiser staked out in the weeds alongside a freeway. The car’s use by law enforcement is appropriate; subtly is not in its DNA. The Charger debuted in 1966 as a two-door version of the mid-sized Coronet sedan. It was soon transformed into a burly muscle car, but those glory days were short-lived. Escalating fuel prices and insurance rates emasculated...
Wheels: In Sync With What Really Matters
I write 52 columns a year for this beloved journal — too few, I think, to devote more than a couple to models so expensive they can be comfortably afforded by only 1 percent of the U.S. population. As it is, depending on whose numbers you believe, only 15 percent of our nation’s people can comfortably afford — meaning without sacrificing rent, mortgage, food or utility money — a new car with a current average price of $33,566. And...
Mercedes Van Might Carry the Future
Frankfurt, Germany — It was a tale of two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans — one, a bare-bones commuter I drove in the Northern Virginia suburbs of the District of Columbia. The other was simply stupendous — no other way to put it. It was outfitted with rich, two-toned leather and pretty wood veneers; fixed with soft ambient lighting that eased my mood; equipped with reliable wireless WiFi service, far more reliable and accessible than the...
Wheels: Lincoln MKZ Sedan Offers the Luxury of Common Sense
It is a beautiful car. That is the essence of it. Forget prestige, intangible quality — all those things that have everything to do with the price inflation of an automobile but little or nothing to do with enjoyment of the car itself. Think sculpture. Think art. Think the 2015 Black Label edition of the Lincoln MKZ sedan. It is an exquisitely beautiful car, inside and out, pure and simple. Note to Cadillac chief executive Johan de...
