By: Thom Blackett For families of all sizes and shapes, or retirees responsible for shuttling friends to the $5 buffet three times per week, the 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle is a must-see. It is incredibly comfortable, surprisingly refined, plenty powerful while also being acceptably efficient, and it’s packed full of equipment that keeps occupants safe and coddled. […]
By: John Paul
Written by: John Goreham For most of a century, the cost to power an automobile was a big part of how shoppers selected one model over another. That is about to end, and a new way to differentiate similar vehicles will become more important. As electrified vehicles of all types begin to emerge as the […]
By: Tim Plouff At the National Shell Convention in Los Angeles in April 2019, there was the usual assortment of high-performance vehicles long associated with the burning of gasoline strategically placed throughout the Staples Center. Ferrari race cars, which Shell sponsors in F1, Hennessey Motorsports 1,200-hp SUV’s, plus a variety of Dodge’s Hellcat-powered vehicles excited […]
Opinionated at any speed . . . By: Silvio Calabi The action in pickup trucks these days seems to be in the bed, with tougher liners, 5th-wheel trailer hookups, tie-downs, storage boxes, lights, power outlets and tailgates that open gently instead of crashing down like old toilet lids. Some trucks offer a split gate, which […]
By: Tim Plouff Medway, Maine is a quiet town of less than 1,400 residents. Resting at the confluence of the East and West Branches of the wild Penobscot River, the lumbering heydays of the early 1800’s—when the region had immense log-drives, multiple sawmills, and once the largest paper mill in the world—have long since passed. […]
