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Cool Cars of the 2012 Concours d’Elegance of America

By on August 1, 2012 in Features

The appropriately named Plymouth, Mich., once again played host to the wonderful Concours d’Elegance of America a few days ago, and the event … eh, you know what? Let’s just skip to checking out a random assortment of the many amazing vehicles that were on display.

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Old Favorites: The Citroën SM

By on July 24, 2012 in Features

Question: What did the Shah of Iran, Cheech and Chong, Leonid Brezhnev, and Idi Amin have in common, apart from being wild and crazy guys? Answer: They all owned at least one Citroën SM each (Idi had seven).  Good taste isn’t something we associate with these gentlemen, but in this case it emerged, no doubt [...]

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Review: 2012 Buick Verano

By on February 8, 2012 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan Do you like American compact cars? Have you ever desired an Escort, or yearned for a Chevette? I thought not. Many, if not most, of our homegrown compacts have been duds. I still shudder when I think of the Dodge Neon I once briefly owned. Not that there haven’t been some bright [...]

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Review: 2012 GMC Terrain SLT-2 V6

By on February 1, 2012 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan GM offers three versions of this pleasant vehicle: the working-stiff’s Chevrolet Equinox (previously reviewed in these pages), the fancy-pants Cadillac SRX (actually on a premium version of this platform shared with the recently deceased Saab 9-4x), and the present, modestly upscale iteration, the GMC Terrain, which was my ride for a week. [...]

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Review: 2012 Toyota Prius V

By on January 18, 2012 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan All hail Prius V! Actually, that’s “V,” the letter, not the Roman numeral. The various trimlines of the Toyota Prius were once designated in dynastic fashion—Prius I, Prius II, etc.–but the new V designates “versatility,” or “versatile.” Certainly not “Vroom.” Of course, the Prius was never intended to be a driver’s car.Toyota’s [...]

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Review: 2012 Toyota Camry SE

By on January 12, 2012 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan Last year I reviewed a Toyota Camry SE V6 with pleasure. Since then, Toyota has completely redesigned its bread-and-buttermobile, so a week in a brand-new, jet-black Camry SE V6 seemed like a good idea. Well, what’s it like, you ask, breathless with anticipation? Good, is the answer.  No: Better than good. The [...]

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Review: 2012 Toyota Yaris LE

By on January 4, 2012 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan Last year I tested the 2011 Yaris, and liked it. This year I spent a week with the redesigned 2012 Yaris, and liked it even more. Why? Because, as Toyota tells us in its advertising slogan for the new Yaris: “It’s a car!” Say what? Sometimes, given the ubiquity of Toyotas in [...]

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Autosavant’s Most Popular Posts of 2011

By on January 3, 2012 in Features

By Chris Haak Those of us who work for Autosavant don’t do it for the money.  Believe me, we don’t do it for the money!  We write for this website in order to share our passion and interest in cars and the car business with you, our readers. At the end of each year, we [...]

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Review: 2011 Toyota Tundra CrewMax “Rock Warrior” 4×4

By on October 20, 2011 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan Get out of my way, you worms, I am the mighty Rock Warrior. Or rather, my truck is, I’m just the old coot behind the wheel. The manly moniker was invented by Toyota Racing Development, otherwise known as TRD (another mellifluous name, I think you’ll agree), Toyota’s manly—and sporty—performance research team, one [...]

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Review: 2011 Lexus GS 460

By on October 13, 2011 in Reviews

By Roger Boylan It was no hardship driving a V8-powered 2011 Lexus GS460 for a week. The hardship was watching it being driven away. That brought it home that it wasn’t mine—and, at a starting price of $55K, probably never would be.

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