Mercedes-Benz GLK350

2010 Volvo XC60 – Drive Event

January 29, 2009 – This just in: Volvo Cars North America just announced pricing of the 2010 Volvo XC60 T6 AWD – starting MSRP of $37,200 plus destination charge of $825. That includes leather seating, their innovative City Safety System, power driver’s seat, SIRIUS satellite radio, HD Radio, Bluetooth and the Panorama sunroof. If that sounds a little pricey, consider this; a similarly equipped Merdeces-Benz GLK is over $40K and the BMW X3 xDrive3.0i is over $42K. Clearly Volvo is being very aggressive with their pricing and they need to be. They haven’t been immune to the abysmal market conditions and they face stiff competition from the GLK350 and the upcoming Audi Q5. [...]

Santa’s Sleigh: Red, German & Dear

Every once in a while the stars align and the car I am assigned to fits perfectly with a trip I have planned. The latest celestial calibration featured the arrival of a 2009 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 T quattro the day of my departure for Vermont for the Christmas holiday. My assignment as uncle had me responsible for shuttling the gifts for my sister’s four ankle biters, 6 cases of Belgian beer for my brother-in-law (PALM – you should try it!), plus the luggage for two gay men that despite millions of miles of travel, can’t seem to pack lightly. [...]