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2012 Mazda3 Skyactiv - "Bah, hybrids"

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After a week spent with the 2012 Mazda3 Skyactiv G [for Gasoline], we could simply rave about how this sporting compact that will deliver 33 glorious miles per gallon of combined city highway fuel economy right out of the box on regular unleaded gasoline. But we are “Drive…He Said”, so we wanted to talk about... Read more »
By George Straton,
Sunday at 11:30 pm
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2012 Buick Regal Turbo - A Princely Rose By Another Name

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Clearly, folks at General Motor’s Buick Division have taken William Shakespeare to heart. For now, the resurgent Buick, darling of the Chinese (dating back to the early last century/ Century),  has added to its North American range that,  which smells as sweet as a “rose”, known elsewhere as the vaunted Opel/ Vauxhall Insignia. And to... Read more »
By George Straton,
Tuesday at 9:57 pm
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RO-RO Your Kia Soul Merrily Across to Crete

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Recently your faithful “Drive…He Said” crew had the stars sufficiently aligned in our favor to be given a KIA’s new SOUL sub compact CUV to play with in of all places, Greece. Despite that country’s public debt service issues, we are still speaking of the glorious Mediterranean islands chock full of well-heeled Western Europeans and... Read more »
By George Straton,
May 14, 2012 at 2:14 pm
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2012 FIAT 500 Sport - 50 years on and no longer a cartoon car (Scusi, Luigi!)

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Upon returning from a late summer European trip, here at “Drive…He Said” we were blessed with a version of automobilia validating our affection for “cartoon cars”.  Whether at the circus, in animated cartoons, or quirky caper flicks (“The Italian Job”), and Britcoms (“Mr Bean”), watching humans or characters wriggling in and out of tiny cars... Read more »
By George Straton,
April 7, 2012 at 4:55 pm
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2012 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design - Parked Near Jets

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If the [just about to be] recently departed SAAB automobile line was “Born of Jets” (as a former ad campaign proclaimed) we at “Drive…Said” thought it was safe to claim the progeny of the single major surviving Swedish car maker, Volvo, are, “Parked Near Jets“.  We tested our theory with Volvo’s new for 2012 S60... Read more »
By George Straton,
March 30, 2012 at 11:07 am
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2012 Chevrolet Volt - Being a Celebrity is Hard Work

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Time recently spent with the 2012 Chevrolet Volt “Extended Range Plug-In Electric” sedan over Chicago’s hot Fourth of July holiday was akin to being the Grand Marshal’s car in an Independence Day Parade.  While behind the wheel making appointed rounds at the supermarket we received many hand gestures,  all “thumbs up.” We fielded a barrage... Read more »
By George Straton,
February 28, 2012 at 9:56 am
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2012 Hyundai Veloster - Delivering "Velo" in the "City"

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Four months ago we at “Drive…He Said” first sampled the all new for 2012 Veloster, Hyundai’s sporty 2+2 compact coupe.  With the  traction control defeat switch staring straight at us on the lower right side of the driver’s center stack we felt tempted by Hyundai engineers to liven things up.  Warm temps (in the 80s... Read more »
By George Straton,
February 19, 2012 at 12:17 am
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2012 Chicago Auto Show - What a Difference a Year Makes

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Well it is Auto Show time, once again,  here in Chicago at McCormick Place. Boy, what a difference a year makes This time last year: - Chicago had just recovered from a 16″ snow storm. - Toyota had replaced either electronic throttle controls, ABS controls, accelerator pedal assemblies and floor mats/  fasteners in more than... Read more »
By George Straton,
February 12, 2012 at 12:49 pm
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2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon - Here's Some Mud In Your Wheel Wells

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We could spend a whole lot of time telling you about how “perty” the 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon’s tan leather interior trim is. Or how the new 3.6 l Pentastar DOHC V6 engine with 280 hp doesn’t make the dieseling noises of the previous pushrod V6 while generating barely better fuel economy ( an... Read more »
By George Straton,
November 25, 2011 at 8:52 pm
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2011 Mazda2 review - Sorry, Mazda, but we didn't break it [the antenna]

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Based on our recent time here at “Drive He Said” spent with Mazda’s new super-mini entry in the U.S., the Mazda2, here is the rough draft of a letter we wanted to address to Mazda: “Dear Mazda, This is simply to set the record straight. We didn’t do it. We are not the guilty ones... Read more »
By George Straton,
March 18, 2011 at 2:33 pm
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