2020 Chevy Bolt Is GM’s Electrified Bridge To The Future
It seems the future is always getting further away. One man’s atomic-powered starship is another’s supercharged muscle car. My first brush with the future came when I drove the infamous GM EV1 electric car back in 1996. It was smooth,…
2020 Toyota Yaris Speaks Fluent Cool
I read stories all of the time about how expensive cars are getting. Sure, if you look at large three-row rolling rumpus rooms with video monitors, surround-sound audio, and enough gadgets for the vehicle to virtually drive itself, cars are…
2020 Subaru Legacy: Indeed, What a Legacy!
What’s not to love about the Subaru Legacy, now celebrating its 31st birthday, depending on who’s counting. (Yeah, well, I think it’s been around since Melissa Ethridge was straight, or at least since k.d. lang was singing country western music.) Prices start at $22,745. Mileage…
Ride Along With Pride – in a 1969 Camaro
LGBT automotive enthusiasts are indeed a reflection of our community at large. Indeed, we are the most diverse culture in American society – encompassing race, age, gender, identity, body type, physical and mental capacity, and so forth. We are also…
2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD Is Adept At Hiking – And Cruising
I didn’t expect much when the 2020 Toyota RAV4 TRD arrived. I knew it would be a well-behaved, and well-built compact crossover, but it’s always had an image of being a bit, um, “chic”. But, the latest generation sports sheet…
2020 Mazda CX-30 Hangs On The Road
Mazda has some of the most talented designers on the planet. Based on the brand’s Kodo “Soul of Motion” design philosophy, its cars appear taut and sculpted, expressing exactly what they’re like to drive. The Mazda3 hatch is one of…
2020 Kia Soul: You Can Afford This LGBTQ+ Gem
Editor’s Note: the test-drive of this vehicle was conducted pre-pandemic. $17,490. 27 city / 33 highway. Groovy AF (not Air Force). I have a friend in San Diego who was looking for his ultimate SoCal bounce-around Hillcrest (Gay Town) car – and…
2020 Volkswagen Tiguan: A Solid, Small-to-Midland SUV
Editor’s note: This test-drive was conducted before any lockdowns for coronavirus went into effect. The 2020 VW Tiguan is small, kinda midsized SUV that can slide right into the middle-of-the-road of all the SUVs that are out there on the…
FCA Celebrates Pride Virtually Without Cancellation
This year, LGBT Pride will be much different than before. Pride celebrations scheduled for May and June have either been cancelled or postponed to a much latter date. Some of these Pride celebrations have moved to a more virtual space,…
2020 Cadillac XT5, Mercedes-AMG GLC43 Express Their Darker Sides
2020 Cadillac XT5 Sport Cadillacs once had an edgy glamorous style directly linked to the derelicts of rock and roll. They were big, flashy, powerful, luxurious, and for as long as anybody could remember, befinned. Over the decades, the brand’s…