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Subaru WRX shines with STi upgrades for 2011

December 15th, 2010 | by Zane Merva

A quick glance and you may not even notice that there's something different about the WRX this year. Take a closer look and you'll see that the world famous all-wheel-drive sports car has been tweaked. We dive in to the 2011 model, take it for a spin, and find out what's new


2011 Hyundai Sonata arrives ready to impress

October 29th, 2010 | by Zane Merva

When you hear "mid-size sedan", which cars come to mind? Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Chevy Malibu, or Ford Fusion? If you didn't think about the Hyundai Sonata, it's time to think again


2011 Corvette ZR1 – A fire breathing dragon of speed

October 15th, 2010 | by Zane Merva

Apparently a 505-horsepower Z06 was just not enough for the Corvette team. No, they needed something outrageous. They needed something with a supercharger for massive power, race ready ceramic brakes, tons of carbon fiber, a name-plate with some history, and a six-figure price tag. They call it the ZR1; we call it a fire breathing dragon of speed


2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee: One last spin in the original off-road SUV

March 22nd, 2010 | by Zane Merva

In a short few months Chrysler is set to bring a totally new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee to market. With the 2010 model still on the lot and on sale, we wanted to give the current iteration one last spin before it made its way into the history books this summer. In a world of crossovers the Grand Cherokee is the original SUV; and yes it's got a


2010 Volkswagen GTI: The perfect mashup of price and performance

March 17th, 2010 | by Zane Merva

Every year over a dozen new car models are released in the US. Very rarely does one stimulate the the mind, body, and wallet all at the same time. All too often it's a choice between performance, fit/finish, and economy. Almost never do you get more than one of these at the same time. Never do you get all three, let alone in a base model. Well, that was until this year, when Volkswagen introduced the heavily redesigned 2010 GTI. Prepare to be impressed.


Locked out of cloud 9 – How one day in a Dodge Viper went so wrong yet turned out so right

March 9th, 2010 | by Zane Merva

The plan for the day was simple. My brother Josh and I would take the extraordinary opportunity of being loaned a Dodge Viper and turn it into an epic driving day trip. We would leave our small office in central New Hampshire on an early September morning and barnstorm north towards the White Mountains. During our mission we’d hit two key attractions well known to the northeast motorist; the Kancamagus Highway and the Mt. Washington auto road



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