Sentences with phrase «editor andrew»

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Given that the Sierra is a Chevrolet Silverado with perhaps some bushing changes and maybe a touch more sound insulation, it should come as no surprise that this Sierra SLT drives exactly like our long - term Silverado LTZ.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Really, really outstanding — The CTS Vsport is the «everyman's» high - performance sedan in the Cadillac lineup, and it carries itself just fine, even with big - brother...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: It's almost shocking when a sub - $ 20,000 car lands in the fleet; really, they're increasingly a rare breed with only entry level C - segment models and the current crop of...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: As a Jetta diesel owner, I'm not going to mince words: The TDI is a better driver.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Nissan and Infiniti have been turning out some impressive cars and crossovers lately, but the new 2013 Sentra completely misses the mark.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I love a big, comfortable American performance sedan — the old Ford Crown Victoria was a favorite of mine, particularly in console - shift LX Sport guise.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I don't know why they do it, but every time Dodge updates the Charger, they throw a police pursuit model into the Detroit press fleet, complete with working lights, siren,...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: An AWD turbo Volvo S60 R - Design, four snow tires and a foot of the white stuff made for a far more entertaining weekend than I'd anticipated.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The mini-minivan niche is small enough I'm kind of surprised Ford bothered to field a competitor.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: With all due respect toward the fine engineers at SRT, the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT should come with a helmet and a diaper for its proud new owner, and said owner should have to produce a certificate of racing - school completion to claim the keys.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: It's impossible to look at the Mercedes - Benz CLA without comparing it to the Audi A3 sedan I drove just a few weeks ago.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I thoroughly enjoy the regular Mini Cooper S, so I had high hopes for this 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4, thinking that it would better serve the needs of folks like me with little kids and big dogs.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Full confession: I've never been a Jeep guy.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Still a solid driver, the Chevy Equinox manages to hide its age relatively well — this generation has been on sale for over five years now, an eternity in the competitive...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've been hard on Acura lately over their wasted opportunities in the American market — nonsensical naming, good engineering let down by drab styling, etc. — but I really enjoyed this new RDX, helped in large part because it represents good value for the money, something that hasn't generally been true of Acura products in the past decade.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I don't know why it's so hard to get excited about what's fundamentally a really good 300 - hp rear - drive sports sedan, but here we are.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Who'd a thunk my favorite Prius would be the diminutive little C?

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Dear Acura: Put the buttons back.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The battle is definitely on.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: As fate would have it, I was handed the keys to the 2012 Mercedes - Benz S63 AMG immediately after I spent the evening in a disappointingly over-automated CL550.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The Avalon is part of a dying breed — the full - size sedan; it's kind of a shame, because some of the best mass - market examples of this traditional body style are on...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Our faithful readers don't see it when these notes are published, but there's a line at the top of the file in which we write our daily vehicle summaries that says simply, «Reason why this vehicle is here:» And in the case of the Toyota Highlander hybrid, I'm completely at a loss.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The 2015 Subaru Forester 2.5 i Premium looks a bit tall on the outside, but get in and you'll think you're in the Popemobile.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Our faithful readers don't see it when these notes are published, but there's a line at the top of the file in which we write our daily vehicle summaries that says simply,...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I don't think I can ever fall in love with a front - drive performance car — the dynamics just never feel quite right to me.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Following the Corolla, Toyota has another very solid core vehicle redesign on its hands with the Highlander.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Sigh.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The Avalon is part of a dying breed — the full - size sedan; it's kind of a shame, because some of the best mass - market examples of this traditional body style are on sale...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: This latest 2015 Expedition feels like a half - hearted effort on the part of Ford — it's like they decided not to abandon the full - size SUV market, but they also didn't...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: «Shoemaker, stick to thy last,» said no one in 70 years.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Bear with me — I have to get a bit existential here.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: «This car smells like Ikea!»

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Switching cars as often as we do, you could be excused for assuming it would take a really spectacular piece of machinery to cause feelings of loss — mourning, really — when the keys were returned to the communal box.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: One of my favorite auto show moments in recent memory was from New York, 2012, where I sat in on the reveal of the 2013 Toyota Avalon.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I often think we're living in the Malaise Era of transmission programming.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: If you need further proof that a turbodiesel is the ideal powerplant for a big luxury car, look no further than the E350 Bluetec.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: My takeaway after two days of driving the new Mercedes - Benz C - class at the launch event a few months ago was that the four - cylinder C300 is the athlete while the V6 C400 is...

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I'm a big fan of the current - generation Jeep Grand Cherokee package, finding it a nicely equipped, well - mannered SUV in every iteration I've experienced.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: On paper, the 2013 Ford Focus ST is a no - brainer.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The effects of Volkswagen's decontenting are on full display in this 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SE, an otherwise very nice compact crossover.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Wow, I didn't realize I worked at Cosmo.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Chevy engineers and designers have to be incessantly cursing the Ford Fusion right now.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I'm wracking my brain, yet I can't come up with another car that has this Spartan an interior for $ 48.5 K. Hell, I'm having trouble thinking of any this bleak at $ 38K, as a matter of fact.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I came out of our long - term Infiniti QX56 into the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged, and the first thing that struck me was how (relatively) small the Range Rover Sport was.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: It's almost shocking when a sub - $ 20,000 car lands in the fleet; really, they're increasingly a rare breed with only entry level C - segment models and the current crop of B - segment rides like this Fiesta left.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've liked the Touareg since my first experience with one, and this TDI Lux is a lovely example of a luxury five - passenger crossover on par with anything Audi, Mercedes or BMW offer.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: This is a damn fine small sedan, and I can honestly say it's the first new Cadillac I could visualize myself owning in... well, ever.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Back when I was a kid (we're talking early»80s here, not the Neolithic era), the few people I knew who had a Mercedes - Benz had owned their car for eons — in a few cases, longer than I'd been alive.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: This 2013 BMW 135is is what a BMW sports sedan / coupe is supposed to feel like.

DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've had the chance to drive each of the heavy - hitters in the mid-luxury sedan category lately, and while the A6 isn't perfect, it's my new favorite overall.