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Ace Performance – performance shop with something for everyone
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I have mentioned Ace Performance many times on these pages. It is the performance shop that was started by my good friend Baer Connard almost ten years ago. I frequent it often. Sometimes I just go there to have lunch with an old friend. Sometimes Baer calls me to come over and check out some weird/interesting…
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Review: 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback SE
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Most of us yawn upon hearing the Corolla name. For years the North American version of the Corolla has been a rather dreadful economy box. It is driven mostly by people who just want a cheap and reliable mobility appliance and by Uber drivers who want a cheap and reliable work appliance. No one ever…
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Quick Spin: 2018 Nissan Titan PRO-4X King Cab
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The full-size pickup truck market is the highest grossing and most competitive of all North American vehicle segments. The big three have been competing against each for almost a century. To show just how competitive this market is and how much brand loyalty there is in, Toyota and Nissan have been offering their versions of…
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Podcast: Episode 259 – Baja Before and After
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Josh Ostrander and I head on off to Baja to drive the Wide Open Buggy down in the Mexican desert. This podcast is recorded in two parts; the first part is on the way down to Mexico and the second is in the car on the way home from the border. What do we talk…
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Roger Sets the Bar High on Velocity’s “Chasing Classic Cars”
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This article was written by my friend Bill Griffith for another outlet and is posted here with permission. Bill is a freelance automotive journalist in the Boston area. You should follow him on Twitter @MrAutoWriter. -KK PORTLAND, CT—You know him as “Roger,” the sometimes funny, sometimes curmudgeonly (and often both) 82-year-old ace mechanic on Velocity’s “Chasing Classic Cars.” He…
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Driving Matt Farah’s #MillionMileLexus
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There used to be a time when a 100,000 mile vehicle was past its useful life. 100,000 miles meant that the oil rings wore away and the transmission was one gear short of a picnic basket. 100,000 miles meant that the floor boards were as solid as paper. 100,000 miles meant that your malaise mobile…
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Podcast: Episode 258 – Old Benzes and Adi Desai
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Friend of Hooniverse Adi Desai joins me on this episode of the Hooniverse Podcast. Adi is in town visiting from Canada, where he is part of the team that runs http://doubleclutch.ca/. Adi happens to enjoy big old Benzes like I do, so we chat about his 560SEL. We also happen to have stopped at the Mercedes-Benz…
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2018 Audi Q5: Right Tool For The Right Job
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Automakers love luxury crossovers. For many manufacturers, a platform is shared across one or more brands so the costs can be spread out. Add to the reduced unit costs, the price premium the consumer is willing to pay for a “premium” brand and you start printing money hand over fist. Or, you print enough money…
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Review: 2017 VW Alltrack SE 6MT – Dog-hauler deluxe, enthusiast’s fantasy, not so much
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When my brother’s Chevy Avalanche looked like it was on its way to the great Car Lot in the Sky, therein lain a decision: what to take its place? His list of wants and needs yielded something seemingly impossible to find. Among those many qualities were: all-wheel-drive, a manual transmission, an interior of good quality,…
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Review: 2019 Hyundai Veloster R-Spec
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Some years ago Hyundai launched a quirky little vehicle called the Veloster. Its claim to fame was its asymmetrical design. The driver’s side had coupe-like single door and passenger’s side had a sedan-like two door design, while the whole vehicle was a small hatchback. There was also a sporty turbo version but it never really…
