Category: Auto

  • ON THE ROAD 2-21: 2020 Land Rover Range Rover HSE

    ON THE ROAD 2-21: 2020 Land Rover Range Rover HSE

    By Peter Perrotta Like certain charismatic people who seem to be able to walk into a room full of people and exude an “air “ about them, some automobiles have that same effect when spotted gliding down the road. This theory is even more solidified when you enter the interior cabin of some of these…

  • ON THE ROAD 2/14: 2020 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury AWD

    ON THE ROAD 2/14: 2020 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury AWD

    By Peter Perrotta In Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar winning Once Upon A Time in Hollywood flick, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character – washed up actor Rick Dalton – is chauffeured around by his stunt man, played by Brad Pitt, in a bright yellow 1966 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. The “Caddy” , like a number of other famous sets…

  • ON THE ROAD 2/7: 2020 Kia Telluride SX V6 AWD

    ON THE ROAD 2/7: 2020 Kia Telluride SX V6 AWD

    By Peter Perrotta “What’s the buzz? Tell me what’s happening.” Noted musical composer Andrew Lloyd Webber penned those lyrics many years ago for the hit musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar.” While Kia Motors and Mercedes Benz aren’t creating any religious experiences – that we know of – these days, both these foreign car importers are certainly…

  • On The Road 1/31: A look at the 2020 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e Hybrid

    On The Road 1/31: A look at the 2020 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e Hybrid

    By Peter Perrotta This weekly auto review column has a way of spoiling a person – namely me. I get to drive all different makes and models of some of the most expensive vehicles on the market. These vehicles are all usually top-of-the-line models crammed with all of the latest technologies and options available. I…

  • On The Road 1/24: 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD

    On The Road 1/24: 2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD

    By Peter Perrotta If the folks at Mazda were making out a lineup card – as if it fielded a baseball team – no doubt that the 2019 CX-5 Signature AWD would be the cleanup hitter. The attractive CX-5 crossover is Mazda’s best selling vehicle in the United States. In 2018, Mazda sold more than…

  • ON THE ROAD 1/17: 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium AWD

    ON THE ROAD 1/17: 2020 Toyota Sienna SE Premium AWD

    By Peter Perrotta In the 1995 Hollywood classic comedy film “Get Shorty”, John Travolta’s character, Chili Palmer, repeatedly passes off his Oldsmobile Silhouette as the “Cadillac of minvans”. When he went to rent a car the only choice left was the minivan. So, Palmer tries to make amends to all of his friends he is…

  • On The Road 1/10: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Premier AWD

    On The Road 1/10: 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Premier AWD

    By Peter Perrotta I am old enough to remember Chevy’s iconic ad jingle from the mid-70’s: “baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet, they go together in the good ol’ USA.” And, being the truly American boy I was raised to be,  I am happy to admit that I owned four Chevrolets in my lifetime:…

  • On The Road 1/3: 2019 Subaru Crosstek Hybrid

    On The Road 1/3: 2019 Subaru Crosstek Hybrid

    By: Peter Perrotta Most good football or baseball teams always have a talented utility player – a performer who is versatile and can play more than one position on the field well. Managers love these type of players because they are multi-skilled and can be plugged in anywhere and at anytime and still perform well.…

  • On the Road 12/27: 2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i

    On the Road 12/27: 2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i

    By Peter Perrotta In his American classic breakthrough novel “On The Road”, Jack Kerouac begins chapter four with: “The greatest ride in my life was about to come up, a truck with a flatboard at the back…”. Kerouac was hitchhiking across the country. His adventures are descriptively chronicled in the book. While I don’t pretend…