By: Jeffrey Zygmont My first response to the Mercedes-Benz AMG GLB 35 was, why? Mercedes gives the AMG treatment to models to create high-performance halo cars: higher priced, less populous versions that look spiffier and move faster than a model’s standard version, to enhance the image of the particular model and of the Mercedes brand […]
By: Jeffrey Zygmont A whole lot is praiseworthy, and a whole lot is interesting about the new Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer sport-utility vehicles from Jeep. Most interesting – and even peculiar – is the introduction of these particular models at this particular moment. 2022 Grand Wagoneer (left) and 2022 Wagoneer But first, the background. Introduced […]
By: Tim Plouff Spring showers brought more than May flowers. They also created buds for native fruits, like Maine’s vast blueberry barrens with its luscious low-bush—and very healthy—wild berries. It only seemed fitting to photograph our equally luscious Blueberry Blue (actually, Toyota calls it Blueprint Blue) Highlander XSE in the middle of a blueberry field […]
By: Tim Plouff When you have the best-selling vehicle in its segment—small/mid-size pickup trucks—and you’ve led the class for a long time, you can become complacent and avoid risks. After all, customers are telling you that they like what you are offering, so why make dramatic changes? Toyota’s small pickup truck, the entry level vehicle […]
By: Jeffrey Zygmont My only gripe against the Mazda3 is that its six-speed manual transmission can’t be paired with all-wheel drive. But that’s a personal complaint, not a professional one. As an impartial and experienced auto writer, I can’t quibble about Mazda’s decision to offer a six-speed manual transmission only in a front-drive version of […]
By: Jeffrey Zygmont Infiniti – as the luxury-vehicle brand of Nissan – rounds the corners and smooths the edges of its big QX80 sport-utility vehicle, which helps set it apart from its very close cousin, the Nissan Armada. Both are essentially the same super-sized wagon. And both have the same problem du jour. Now that […]
