The most water-saving cost efficient way to wash your car? Keep reading. Here’s what I hate about washing my car: 1. It’s expensive. $10 to have it washed and vacuumed. Every week? Ouch. Even if it’s only every two weeks, I can think of other things I’d rather do with my time and $10. 2….
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat: A Hellcat for All Seasons—and then Some
An SUV powered by 710 passion-driven horses. A few years ago Dodge began a transformation from a car company to a maker of passion-driven machines that can also go to the grocery store, out to dinner or on a road trip. Starting with a muscular design, Dodge added the 717 horsepower Hellcat, the 797 horsepower…
The Safest Cars on the Road: Why Lighter, More Fuel Efficient, Rather than an Older, Heftier Cars Are Safer
New technology and materials have your back. Recently, Kevin Hart and two friends suffered an awful car crash in California. They were in Kevin’s vintage Plymouth, which plunged down an embankment on a hilly road. Luckily they all survived, but the photos of the damage are chilling. The car’s roof was crushed and it’s a…
Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit, For When the Journey is as Important as the Destination
Getting there in style matters, too. Some cars are about the destination and some are about the journey. The Jeep Grand Cherokee is about both. And the Summit Edition? It’s about doing both in an uncompromising style. Jeeps are all about the getaway. The mountaintop, the remote beach, the far stretches of ranch land and…
Holiday Road Trips: Why Fly When You Can Drive?
Driving isn’t just for everyday adventures, you know. My kids hate that I fly a lot for work but when we travel as a family, I insist we drive. I have learned to love road trips: no limits on what you take with you or what you bring home, schedules are flexible and itineraries are…
2021 Chrysler Pacifica Adds AWD and More Luxuries, Making the Minivan Decision an Even Easier “Yes”
There’s so much to love and now, even more capability It looks like the era of the car-as-bubble-space won’t end any time soon. With more focus on the safety of those we need to shuttle from school to doctors appointments, curbside pickup, dog walks and playground time, we need more space, safety and necessities in…
2021 Mazda 3 Turbo: A Torque Story
If you want to feel the wind in your hair, learn to love the t-word. I don’t usually think much about torque and horsepower. Not that they aren’t important, but the terms have a different context in my world. Too much torque = carsick kiddos. Too much horsepower = unwanted attention from the highway patrol. I…
Need a Little Adrenaline In Your Life? Hyundai’s New N Line Adds More Excitement to Some of Our Favorite Cars
I needed this. Life is definitely more exciting when you drive a super car. Something with a lot of horsepower, torque that makes it take off like a rocket, that lets you delight in taking the long way home, that delivers more fun per mile. But, super cars are elusive, expensive and frankly, not always…
Teach Someone to Drive a Stick Shift in 8 Easy Steps
You can do this. And so can she. You learned years ago and for you, driving a stick shift is natural. Friends say enviously, ‘I wish I’d learned to drive a stick.’ But teaching someone to drive can be a harrowing, even friendship-breaking experience. Add in a manual transmission and forget it; you may never…
The Biggest Surprise in the Audi Q7 3-Row Luxury SUV? How Much You Get for the Price
And, at $60K it’s perfectly designed to fit your life. It seems like everything in the Audi Q7 Quattro is designed to fit you perfectly. With many interior features that are adjustable, from the center row seats to the center console arm rest, drivers and passengers can adjust things for their own comfort level. And…