Tag: On the Road
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On the Road 10/16: 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti Sport AWD
By Peter Perrotta When you walk into a good Italian restaurant, no one needs to tell you where you are. In fact, if you were blindfolded, you would still be able to have a good sense or where you were. First off, the smells emanating from the kitchen would be a dead giveaway. If that…
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On the Road 10/9: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe
By Peter Perrotta You never get a second chance to make a first impression. That was the mantra of one of my old bosses in the car selling business. What he meant, more specifically, was when someone comes into the showroom, greet them with some sort of happiness or exuberance, not a cold, stiff handshake…
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On The Road 10/2: 2020 Nissan Sentra SV
By Peter Perrotta Nissan has been making Sentras for 38 years. That’s a nice run for this compact entry level model. Ever wonder where these car makers come up with the names for these models? Wikipedia says “the word Sentra sounds like central as well as sentry, which evokes images of safety.” Another internet posting…
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On The Road 9/25: 2021 Kia K5 EX
By Peter Perrotta It’s September. Fall is upon us. Time for new beginnings, right? So, we here at On The Road have an all new car to review for you this week – our first 2021 model, as well. South Korean auto maker Kia – a fast growing brand in the United States – has…
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On The Road 9/18: 2020 Chevrolet Silverado Crew LTZ 4WD
By Peter Perrotta One of the most iconic pieces of Americana is the Chevy Pickup truck. Chevrolet has been selling factory produced pickup trucks for almost nine decades – 89 years. Of course, the various shapes and sizes of Chevy’s modern day pickups are nothing compared to the very simple models that first hit the…
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On The Road 9/11: 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
By Peter Perrotta If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck … guess what? It’s a duck. Why try to disguise it? When I see those television commercials for minivans that try and make it seem cool for the average soccer mom or dad to be driving a minivan, I just shake…
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On The Road 9/4: 2020 Mercedes Benz CLS450 4matic Coupe
By Peter Perrotta When you work selling Mercedes Benz automobiles for a living, it’s akin to being a kid in a candy store. Everywhere you look there’s plenty of luxuriously expensive cars to look at, feel and drive. More than 10 years ago, I exclusively sold Mercedes, working at one of the more prestigious dealerships…
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On The Road 8/28: 2020 BMW X3 xdrive 30e
By Peter Perrotta There was a time – before cell phones and the internet – when making choices in life was a whole lot simpler. When it came to car shopping and available models, there weren’t three different versions of the same model. And, more specifically, there weren’t even that many models to chose from…
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On the Road 8/21: 2020 Buick Encore GX
By Peter Perrotta If legendary song writer and Nobel laureate Bob Dylan were setting out to write the songs for his critically acclaimed “Highway 61 Revisited” album today, he might be a bit stumped when it comes to one of the songs on that album. “From a Buick 6” a raucous blues tune included on…
