Review: 2009 Toyota Venza AWD 4-Cylinder

When is a car not a car? When it’s the 2009 Toyota Venza. The latest addition to the brand’s line-up is something of an instigator for semantic arguments. At first look, it’s easy to tell that the Venza, though built on the (shudder) Camry platform, is more towards a small SUV in stature. You’d be in the ballpark if you […]

Tesla NYC & Roadster Sport

Amongst the Chelsea art galleries in NYC, you’ll find Tesla Motors’ latest showroom and New York presence. You may be thinking that a car dealership would be a garish addition to such a charming district, but you needn’t worry. Tesla, mindful of the fact that building structures willy-nilly is slightly antithetical to their whole environmentally-responsible nature, has integrated itself comfortably […]

Working Class Hero: Ford Transit Connect Review

Today, I am a baker, delivering exotic, towering cakes across the city. I am a carpenter, picking up works of art to be ornately framed at my Beverley Hills gallery. I am a florist, arranging elaborate set pieces and decorations for lavish events big and small. Why the fluctuating vocations? Because today, I am in the Ford Transit Connect.

The Genesis Device

Hyundai’s aptly named rear-wheeled drive coupe has caught the eye of many an enthusiast since its j-turning debut at last year’s New York Auto Show, and it’s not difficult to see why. Hyundai’s second attempt at an RWD performance car, the Genesis coupe’s 3.8L V6 is an intriguing addition to the sports car market, a place populated with luxury coupes […]

A Substantial Shock

Arriving in SoHo from L.I. on time for an appointment in the prime hours of the morning is a task left to those with the calculative abilities on par with NASA techs charged with landing mars-bound probes.  I am clearly not one such. From my subsequent encounter last week, I managed to arrange some actual behind the wheel time with […]