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May 2017

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Cadillac Connects to the World Around It

by Carolyn Briggs May 31, 2017

No matter how much you love to drive, you’ve had that moment. You’re six hours into a long road trip, with all of your driving companions asleep. Your back is…

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Driven: 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country Wagon, The Quintessential Volvo

by Harvey Briggs May 30, 2017

The Arizona desert was alive. The unusually heavy spring rains brought forth bright yellow flowers, lush green sedge grasses, and – much to my enjoyment – mud. You don’t come…

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New Car Friday: BMW and Jaguar give us something special

by Carolyn Briggs May 26, 2017

BMW Concept 8 Series Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is Italy’s answer to Pebble Beach. It’s an amazing gathering of vintage, luxury, and high performance cars – and thus car enthusiasts…

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Thursday CarTune: This Year by The Mountain Goats

by Carolyn Briggs May 25, 2017

The Band The Mountain Goats proudly list 21 members and collaborators over their 26 years producing music, but this band is really all about one man: John Darnielle. He founded…

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Travel Tuesday: Which Vintage Car Makes Your Dream Road Trip?

by Carolyn Briggs May 23, 2017

If you were going to take a road trip in a classic car, which would you choose? If you’re like most Americans, it would either be a Ford or a…

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Monday Musings: Ford Makes a Driver Change

by Harvey Briggs May 22, 2017

We live in interesting times. Last year Ford sold over 6.6 million cars globally, generating $4.6 billion in earnings and had its second best pre-tax profit year ever. Yes, sales…

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New Car Friday: A Thoroughly Modern Motorhome

by Harvey Briggs May 19, 2017

Ford Transit and Winnebago reenvision the motorhome. Back in the early ’80s when I was a young man, I had a van. It was a Ford Econoline with a hand-crafted…

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Thursday CarTune: Getaway Car by Audioslave

by Harvey Briggs May 18, 2017

The Song I woke up this morning to the sad news that Chris Cornell of the bands Soundgarden and Audioslave died suddenly last night. Throughout his career as a pioneer…

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Driven: Hyundai goes electric. Isn’t it Ioniq?

by Harvey Briggs May 18, 2017

Americans have a love/hate relationship with electric cars. Actually, if we’re being honest, it’s mostly hate. In survey after survey car shoppers say they love the idea of the efficiency,…

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Lincoln doesn’t want you to drive your Continental.

by Carolyn Briggs May 16, 2017

As the differences between cars become fewer and further between, car companies are developing new services and experiences to help differentiate their brand from the competition. One of the more…

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