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2011 Infiniti QX56
Oct 17th
I must admit, I had to pause for a moment before meeting the all-new Infiniti QX56. Why did the company bother to redesign it? I wasn’t the only one to wonder, either.
Since its introduction, Infiniti’s full-size SUV has been a badge-engineered Nissan Armada; a capable vehicle, but nothing to write home about. Additionally, the full-size luxury SUV market has collapsed to about a third of what it was at its peak five years ago. Big, gas-guzzling sport-utes would appear to be the last thing on consumers’ minds at the moment, especially those that lack the star power of a Cadillac Escalade or Range Rover. More >
2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon
May 21st
Here’s a not-so-secret fact: the quickest way to get me to fall in love with a sedan that I generally approve of but am not excited about is to turn it into a station wagon. Tack a cargo area on the rear end, and a competent sedan turns into a chariot made of awesome. That’s just the way I roll.
That said, it’s no surprise that I was happy to hear of Cadillac’s plans to create a sport wagon out of the CTS, and even happier to meet it. The CTS is a standout among compact luxury sedans, combining Cadillac’s angular and upscale new styling with competent road manners without losing its basic American-ness. Taking that existing goodness and adding a boxy cargo space on the back? A surefire hit, at least in my eyes. But will the rest of the world agree? After all, this would be Cadillac’s first attempt at a true station wagon–those Caddy wagons that you might have seen occasionally during the 1950s and 1970s were all coachbuilt vehicles, not true Cadillacs. More >
2004 Lincoln LS V8
May 5th
Semi-annual drive events are a good opportunity for auto writers to drive a number of new cars back to back. They’re also not unlike high school dances, as everyone scrambles for a chance at the latest Mercedes, Maserati, or Jaguar. At a recent such event, I decided to take a break from elbowing my way into the line for the debutantes, and found a 2004 Lincoln LS siting practically forgotten at the back of the lot. No one had driven it all day.
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