Posts Tagged ‘USB’
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 [...]
Tags: AWD, car, Detroit Auto Show, door, driver, game, gas, GM, guidance, Hankook Optimo, Kia Motors, Kia Sportage, model, parking, road, Signal Red, South Korea, SX, TT, USB
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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Photo & Review by Stu Wright Volvo builds the XC60 in Ghent, Belgium, and the car has been the company’s best seller since its introduction in 2008. It is a compact crossover SUV that was unveiled at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. I tested one this past week both in Denver and [...]
Tags: ABBA, AWD, car, climate, Denver, Front Range, Greeley, highway, IKEA, Mamma Mia, North, North American, parking, problem, roof, side, Super Trouper, SUV, USB, week
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 [...]
Tags: Adaptive Variable Suspension, AWD, car, Denver, driver, Dynamic Rear Steering, EPA, foot, GS, highway, model, mph, park, Red, Riviera Red, Ruth, speed, Sport Plus, USB, week
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 [...]
Tags: Beats Audio, car, Chrysler Corporation, company, FLAT, highway, line, Long, lot, model, Space, Space Coast, speed, testing, time, Topolino Italian, USB, Weight, Wright, Wright Bros
Photos & Review by Stu Wright The CT series sedan was introduced by Lexus in March of 2011. Last week I tested a 2012 model of this hybrid vehicle, a “Premium” edition with a Nebula Gray Pearl paint job. Since its introduction, I have been paying a little extra attention to the car, mostly because [...]
Tags: car, CT, Denver, EV, gas, highway, IKEA, lot, mph, Nebula Gray Pearl, night, parking, Pontiac Vibe, speed, store, Toyota Matrix, train, USB, week, Weight
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 [...]
Tags: AWD, car, Chevy Equinox, control, driver, General Motors, GMC, highway, LFX, LTZ, model, OK, Ruth, second, speed, system, USB, vehicle, week, XM
Photo and Review by Stu Wright This white little Swedish number was waiting for Ruth and me at DIA upon our return from Chicago last week. In Latin, the word Volvo means “I roll”, so we rolled up to Greeley, and I was forced to familiarize myself with the controls in the dark (late arrival). [...]
Tags: AWD, car, City Safety, climate, DIA, driver, highway, list, lot, parking, program, roof, someone, speed, Sweden, system, USB, Volvo S60, week, word
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 [...]
Tags: AWD, car, Civil War, FX, Illinois, Limited Edition, model, parking, Phoenix, rest, road, roof, Ruth, speed, state, top, town, USB, vehicle, 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 [...]
Tags: America, AVID, benefit, body, car, Clearwater Blue Prius, door, driver, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, LED, model, mph, OK, Prius Plug, right, Ruth, S33 P195, side, Toyota Prius, USB
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 [...]
Tags: Around View, AWD, Bridgestone Turanzas, EX, FX, guidance, Infiniti Journey, June, JX, model, Nissan Motor Company, Premium Package, QX, system, top, Touring Package, USB, vehicle, XM, Zagat Survey
Photos and Review by Stu Wright This last week I received my fourth Subaru to test, a 2012 Outback with the six-cylinder engine. It was the 3.6R “Limited” model in Ice Silver metallic with black leather interior. This car is made by Fuji Heavy Industries, a Japanese firm, in Lafayette, Indiana. The Limited is the [...]
Tags: body, car, Denver, DOHC, driver, Fuji Heavy Industries, Heavy, highway, Ice Silver, John Elway, Legacy, Legacy Outback, road, second, side, Subaru Legacy, Subaru Outback, SUV, top, USB
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 [...]
Tags: AWD, card, door, Drive Sport, end, hand, highway, model, Moonlight White, Nissan Motor Company, rate, right, roof, RSA, size, snow, speed, top, USB, week
by Stu Wright The car brought to me for review earlier this week was the Toyota Yaris. The model was the 5-door LE Liftback in Absolutely red paint. And that is exactly what color it was, like a fire truck. Well, not exactly. Absolutely. And I like red – it was coupled with nice gray [...]
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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% [...]
Tags: America, Auto Review, car, climate, control, country, Estes Park, EV, gas, lunch, model, nancy pelosi, night, October, parking, Ruth, side, Toyota Prius, USB, week
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,” [...]
Tags: Beach Boys, car, Cherry Creek, control, DOHC, door, highway, LaSalle, Little Deuce Coupe, lot, model, Nissan Altima, rate, Red Alert Altima, Shut Down, side, SR, Surfer Girl, top, USB
by Stu Wright Infiniti is the luxury automobile division of Nissan Motor Company, and has been selling cars and light trucks in North America since 1989. The history of the company goes all the way back to 1914, when the first “Datsun” was produced in Tokyo. The Datsun [...]
Tags: Auto Review, car, climate, company, door, foot, lunch, mph, Nissan Altimas, Nissan Motor Company, Old, Old Town Ft, road, roof, speed, time, Tokyo, USB, VGA, word
Stu WrightThe most recent automobile that I received for review was the 2011 Scion tC, a product of Toyota Motor Corporation. Scion (descendant) is the name Toyota chose in 2002 for their new division that markets to North American members of Generation Y. The line of cars originally included the xA hatchback and xB wagon [...]
Tags: area, Bear Valley, car, control, DOHC, Door Hatchback Sedan, Ford Focus, highway, Honda Civic, HS, IHOP, Kia Forte Koup, library, line, North American, OK, top, Toyota Motor Corporation, USB, VW
Stu WrightThe most recent automobile that I received for review was the 2011 Scion tC, a product of Toyota Motor Corporation. Scion (descendant) is the name Toyota chose in 2002 for their new division that markets to North American members of Generation Y. The line of cars originally included the xA hatchback and xB wagon and [...]
Tags: area, Bear Valley, caption, car, control, DOHC, Door Hatchback Sedan, highway, HS, IHOP, Kia Forte Koup, library, line, Mini Cooper, North American, OK, top, Toyota Motor Corporation, USB, VW
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