You’ve probably seen far more MINIs on the road in recent years than you think were someone ever to ask you the question. Thing is, unless you catch it coming head on and you spot the signature front with round headlights, from the side or even the rear, they essentially look like most other compact cars. To a MINIac, or ...
Read More »FIRST REVIEW: 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru’s performed very well over the last decade as proven by its dramatic increase in sale numbers and market share. The company’s done a wonderful job at promoting itself as more than an alternative to the mainstream Japanese carmakers by maintaining a most enviable image as a safety-conscious, and value-driven brand. The new 2018 Crosstrek is the latest of their ...
Read More »CAR REVIEW: 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti Q4
My limited experiences with Italian cars have never been very good. By limited, I’m referring to the few Maseratis I’ve driven where all three exhibited minor to major catastrophic failures. Because off this, I never bothered to test-drive the Alfa 4C for fear that I’d again get unlucky and this, despite all my colleagues praising the car as being nothing ...
Read More »CAR REVIEW: 2017 Honda CR-V Touring
The Honda CR-V is in a heated four-way battle for the top stop in sales in the compact crossover segment with the Nissan Rogue, Ford Escape and Toyota RAV4. Year over year, the average increase in deliveries for these CUVs is of about 15% which is to say that the segment is on fire. Honda’s been at this game for ...
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