When the Nissan Leaf appeared on the scene in late 2010, it was the first mass-market, all-electric vehicle on sale in the United States. Its relatively low price, however, came…
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Destination Rosemont, Illinois: Only in America in the Lincoln Navigator
Some people claim it’s baseball, others football (not the European style currently on display on a world stage with all its kicking and flopping). No, the sport that best reflects…
Greenville, South Carolina was once known as the Textile Capital of the World back when cotton mills and clothing factories were the economic engines of the South. When production moved…
When you mention Nashville to most people images of The Opry, rhinestone suits, hot chicken, and Baptists come to mind. But if you’ve visited the city recently you’ll see a…
The beauty of the desert is not immediately apparent. It is a stark, dry, hot, punishing place with a landscape shaped by the wind, scorched by the sun, and nourished…
Driven: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Running Circles Around All Other SUVs
Launch control was engaged and I could see the pressure gauge indicating the Jeep Grand Cherokee was ready to leap forward at maximum thrust. I had the entire track at…
The hurricane that had battered Miami the week before was long gone, its only remnants a few blue-tarped roofs and fallen palm trees. Otherwise, Miami in early June was as…
History runs deep here. Road America is one of the oldest and most storied road courses in the country. As a boy, I traveled to the kettled hills just west…
When it comes to towns that live up to their name, it would be hard to beat Wondervu, Colorado. I’ll even forgive its non-standard spelling because it’s so damn pretty…
Destination: Marseilles, Illinois in the 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
I am now a One-Percenter. No, I didn’t win the lottery or sell Rides & Drives for the billions of dollars I’m sure it’s worth. I’m a member of an…