Tests and Features

PORTLAND, Maine – I reckon some may be tired of reading it in my stories, but I’ve been a diehard fan of AWD for decades. I’ve always advocated and recommended its purchase as an element of safety, exactly like stability control. Unlike the latter, AWD was never made mandatory on …

I’ve never been one to be convinced that AWD is useful. My last three “daily” drivers have all had all four wheels working for them and I promise you that my regular car (i.e., not a Miata, or MK1 Scirocco, or even a 1949 Ford F-1) will always be motivated …

I absolutely love the Dodge Challenger. I was at the Detroit Auto Show in January of 2006 when the first concept was revealed and I was immediately smitten. The Challenger is what it is and as far as I’m concerned, it’s above and beyond criticism, well, for the most part…

In the long list of performance machines that is the Dodge Charger/Challenger lineup, somewhat lost between the relatively affordable Scat Pack and the headline-grabbing Hellcat is the SRT 392. I had the opportunity to test both the Charger and Challenger on back-to-back weeks, which was helpful for comparison reasons. The …

Modern-day musclecars from the big three domestic automakers might not be volume sellers, but they do garnish quite a bit of attention. People either admire them for their raw power and sexy retro looks, or loathe them for their environmentally unfriendly personality, especially when they’re stuffed with big honkin’ V8 …

I felt like a scene from ‘The Matrix’ was playing out in my head as I stepped out the front door. The Morpheus side of my brain was offering the Neo side a choice, only instead of a blue pill or a red pill it was a black key or …

The 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack Shaker is the answer to the question 'what if I want to drive a car like the Hellcat, but I also don't want to die?' If you've been put off by the awesome responsibility that comes with the Challenger SRT Hellcat's 707 horsepower, …

Car enthusiasts don’t want toys. Sure, they may look happy unwrapping a snowbrush or a Mopar clock, but what they really want is an actual car. Fortunately, tastes differ widely, so loved ones have a lot of latitude when choosing the ideal gift. During a meeting of utmost importance held …

Flexing muscles is a top priority when you’re in the muscle car business, but instead of measuring muscle mass, it’s the horsepower numbers that dictate who’s got the biggest biceps. Chevy ruffled a few feathers when it introduced the Camaro ZL1 with 580 horsepower, and it wasn’t long before Ford …