Posts Tagged ‘model’
Photo & Review by Stu Wright Kia Motors, based in South Korea, is the country’s second largest auto manufacturer, trailing only Hyundai, its one-third owner. As recently as 1986, Kia only produced 26 automobiles, but the total was 1.6 million last year. The two combined companies have exploded on the scene to become the world’s fourth [...]
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Photo & Review by Stu Wright Hyundai, founded in 1967, is the fourth largest auto manufacturer on the planet. The company owns Kia, and its own Elantra model was chosen North American car of the year in 2012. The Elantra is the model of Hyundai I tested this past week and it was the two-door [...]
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Judge Napolitano “rules” against Tax Code and Social Securityby Craig Masters While false reports about sequestration forcing reductions in such high profile defense spending as the Blue Angels’ performances at air shows, real reductions in U.S. military readiness programs are happening. Yet the expansion of the IRS army seems to be unaffected by “cutbacks” happening [...]
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Photo and Review by Stu Wright Years ago I owned a 1995 Cadillac (leased, actually) and always admired the six ducks in the logo on the hood and trunk. I have found through research that those birds were merlettes, present on the family crest of Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder [...]
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Photo & Review by Stu Wright Japanese manufacturer Mazda Motor Corporation has been around since 1920 and has been selling vehicles in the United States since 1970. They are noted for having sold Wankel-rotary powered cars all over the world, a design that suffered a setback during the 1973 oil crisis. It remains an option [...]
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Photo & Review by Stu Wright When I asked the press fleet manager what kind of vehicle was coming here for testing this week, he answered, “Soul, man”, and it brought to mind one of my favorite old songs by Sam & Dave – “Soul Man”. It was co-written by Isaac Hayes, of “Shaft” fame, [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright Lexus has been in a position to offer the most popular luxury SUV since its introduction in 1998. My latest test car was the RX450h hybrid model available since 2009. It came in Stargazer Black metallic paint and featured saddle tan leather seating for five. This was a loaded RX, [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota, has been producing the GS series of sedans since 1993. The new 2013 model that I drove this last week represented the manufacturer’s fourth generation offering, and it came in Riviera Red Metallic with black leather seating. The GS Lexus sedan is a [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright When my brothers and I were growing up (there were four Wright brothers), we had a suite of little plastic cars of all makes to play with. They were quite small, perhaps 1.5 inches long, and had the names imprinted on the roof, just above the back window. We [...]
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Photos and Review by Stu Wright The GMC Yukon XL is a version of the General Motors (GMC/Chevy) Suburban that has been around since 1935. In fact, several manufacturers offered a “suburban” for years, but GM landed an exclusive trademark on the name in 1988. For the 2007 model year, GMC rolled out the latest, [...]
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Photos and Review by Stu Wright The latest test car in my possession was the new (for 2013) Lexus ES350 sedan that came in Silver Lining Metallic. The interior included black Nuluxe leather appointed bucket seats up front with three passenger seating in the rear. This new ES350 design provides a whopping 4” of [...]
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by Jack Minor – President Obama appeared visibly irritated at being asked difficult questions about his role in the Benghazi attack as he dared Republican senators to “come after” him over his handling of the incident. During the President’s first press conference since March, Obama was asked about a press meeting earlier that [...]
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Review & Photos by Stu Wright Jeep has been building off-road and sport utility vehicles since 1941 (civilian vehicles since 1945), making it the country’s oldest SUV brand. They were originally provided for the U. S. military during World War II, specifically light 4-wheel drives for the Army. Willys-Overland, the manufacturer of Jeeps, provided [...]
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by Stu Wright This past week I was presented a new Chevy Equinox crossover to test. It was painted Tungsten metallic (dark bronze) with a light titanium and black leather interior. The combination resulted in a lot of compliments during the week, although personally I’m a fan of red, white or black vehicles. Chevrolet was [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright Al Hirt, famed New Orleans trumpeter and bandleader, owned a bar on Bourbon Street in the 60’s, and I’m sure I was in it at some point while serving in the Air Force nearby. My favorite watering hole, however, was Larry & Katz (pictured), an establishment a few [...]
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Photos and Review by Stu Wright This past week in Illinois I was presented an Infiniti FX35 to drive around the state. Ruth and I picked it up at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport and set sail to the Northwest towards Rockford. Our ultimate destination was Galena, Illinois, an old lead mining town that is [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright This past week I received for review a new Nissan pickup, the Frontier 4×4 four-door crew cab. Nissan, formerly Datsun, has been in business for 98 years (since 1914), and is now the sixth largest vehicle manufacturer in the world. The company name was derived from the three founders’ [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright An evolution is taking place within the Toyota Prius lineup, most recently with the introduction of their Prius c (city), which occurred earlier this year. It’s the smallest Prius, and is the fourth model that the company currently makes available. Toyota brought me an orange one to test [...]
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Two weeks after a red car is stolen from a Colorado Springs apartment parking lot, it appears outside a hotel east of Fort Collins. Several hours of undercover surveillance pass, but there’s no sign of the thief. Larimer County sheriff’s deputies fan out, some knocking on hotel-room doors while others wait near the exit of [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright I don’t know if GS means “guaranteed satisfaction” on this particular sedan offered by Lexus, but it would be OK with me. That’s what the buyer gets with a car like this, which is the model I drove this past week. It’s called a GS450h, and the “h“ [...]
Tags: car, driver, EV, fun, GS, highway, Japan, LED, LS, Mark Levinson, model, mph, OK, snow, sound, SP, speed, Sport Maxx, Toyota Motor Company, week
Photos & Review by Stu Wright My latest test car was a new Prius Plug-in that came in Clearwater blue metallic paint with dark gray SofTex (leather) seating. The Plug-in is available in limited quantities and only in certain areas of the United States, and was formally introduced last fall. The Prius line of [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright Infiniti’s extensive lineup of 13 models provides a vehicle for pretty much anyone’s taste, and in the middle of the group lies the EX35 compact crossover. Infiniti, the luxury division of Nissan Motor Company, has been selling automobiles in America since 1989, when the company introduced the Q45 and [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright I received my 42nd new car for review this past week, and it was a big one, the 2012 supercharged Jaguar XJL long-wheelbase rear-wheel drive sedan. It came with jet black leather interior and the paint was an out-of-this-world Lunar Gray metallic. It presented quite an imposing image [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright This past week I was presented for review a new Nissan Xterra, the compact SUV that has been in production for about twelve years. Nissan, formerly Datsun, has been in business for almost 100 years (1914), and is now the sixth largest auto manufacturer in the world. I actually [...]
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by Peter Grady – A pro-family leader in California said a Democratic mayoral candidate is engaging “political pandering” by wanting to name a ship after a late homosexual politician. Congressman Bob Filner (D), from San Diego, is asking the Navy to name a ship after the late homosexual activist, Harvey Milk. Filner thinks Milk, who [...]
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Photos & Review by Stu Wright I have been presented three Infiniti automobiles for review, and must say I have enjoyed them all. The least expensive of those three was brought over last week, the G25x all-wheel drive four-door sedan. Infiniti is the luxury division of Nissan Motor Company, and has been shipping cars to [...]
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by Stu Wright The new, bigger, Toyota Prius V (vee) was introduced in our country in October of 2011. It was designed as a station wagon/multi-purpose vehicle to complement the Prius lineup. The Prius has been around since 1997 and is America’s number one selling hybrid. In fact, it accounted for almost 51% [...]
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by Stu Wright The 2012 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport Premium is the topic of this week’s review. I recently got to test out a Marine Blue Pearl 5-door hatchback model with black striped cloth buckets and a “boxer” four cylinder power plant. The punch-counterpunch action of the boxer pistons in the Subaru [...]
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Do Greeley schools have cause to celebrate? By Craig Masters February 9, President Obama signed an executive order granting waivers for 10 states from complying with the federal law entitled the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. New Mexico, on the forefront of the immigration crisis, was the only state of the 11 being considered [...]
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by Stu Wright The 1963 Beach Boys hit was the b-side single opposite “Surfer Girl,” and was about a b-car; the 1932 Ford model B. “Deuce” in the song title was a result of the last digit in that model year, and the Nissan I drove last week was another “deuce coupe,” [...]
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by Stu Wright The Italian phrase for, “My Goodness!” came to mind as I tested the Volvo S60 this past week. It was a Passion Red all-wheel drive four door sedan dressed out in the “R Design” configuration, fully loaded. R Design refers to the special front [...]
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Muslim Brotherhood presented as face of moderate Islam by Peter Grady – A group defended as representing the “moderate” face of Islam has called for the killing of all Jews. The Muslim brotherhood, which recently won a majority of seats in Egyptian elections, has often been called a “moderate” faction of Islam. [...]
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By Stu Wright Lexus automobiles have been shipped to the United States since 1989. The company is a division of Toyota and is in fact headquartered in Toyota City, Japan. They initially shipped the highly successful LS-400 to our shores and it was a pretty good seller right off the bat. The nomenclature is [...]
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2011 Nissan Murano By Stu Wright Nissan Motors likes to call their Murano, which is named after a region in Italy, the “Premium Crafted Crossover”. Last week I had the pleasure of driving one both in Greeley and around Denver, and would tend to agree with their characterization of this car. My first drive was [...]
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The Scion xB By Stu Wright Toyota Motor Corporation decided in the late 90’s that they had a desire to market more vehicles to young Americans, and thus started a division called Scion. Scion means “descendant”, and the goal was to create a new car within a car company, and the original models put [...]
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