Category Archives: Gas

Guest Post: Enthusiast Trends in SoCal

What separates a simple car owner from a true car enthusiast is the amount of money, time and energy that they spend on their vehicle post purchase. To the true enthusiast, having a car that just moves does not meet … Continue reading

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Fusion Energi Titanium – quick road test

The video gives you all the tech goodies and take on the car from the Marketing folks. Sorry I couldn’t get the information on MyFord mobile for iPhone but YouTube does limit the length of the videos.  Suffice it to … Continue reading

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2013 Fabulous Fords Forever recapped

What a great show this one was. Absolutely loved that the  older A’s and T’s had a bigger presence than years past.  Found it interesting that more Pinto/Bobcats showed up than in years past as well. My personal favorite, “Best … Continue reading

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Drive 2 years Carbon Free with the help of Simi Valley Ford

Yes, its possible to be carbon neutral in a gasser. How? Simply purchase your new Ford from Simi Valley Ford and they will purchase the carbon offsets to make you carbon neutral for the first 2 years of driving.  The … Continue reading

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Fisker Karma quick drive impression

This I must say is an interesting car and I’m not so sure how I feel about it.  I’m a fan of big cars, but this car is a bit too cozy for its size.  I certainly appreciated all the … Continue reading

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Quick Drive 2013 Honda Accord in 2 flavors V6 and a Plug in Hybrid

One of the fun parts of the L.A. Auto Show is the Press Days Green Car Ride and Drive.  Having a 2013 Honda Accord Plug-in Hybrid there was a no brainer given the 115 MPGe rating.  The big surprise there … Continue reading

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L.A. Auto show reveal of 2014 Ford Fiesta ST and Fiesta Titanium

Probably the most dramatic Press Reveal was by Ford for its new for 2014 Fiesta Titanium and Fiesta ST, the latter being the one I am most excited about.  As a spoiler if you want to skip all the marketing … Continue reading

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Jaguar F Type and Range Rover launched at private Hollywood Party

And what a party it was.  The stage was huge with a giant picture of London’s skyline broadcast on a huge stage wall. They built a pond a couple of feet deep and it was pretty amazing with the broadcast … Continue reading

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2013 Ford Fusion, multiple flavors for multiple drivers

I’ll focus on the gassers in this post, but do be aware there will be a review of the Hybrid (and hopefully the +Engeri even later) in the coming days. For 2013 Ford took some very bold moves with the Fusion. … Continue reading

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Ford Focus ST: yowsa talk about street racer fun

Yet another reason to love the Focus Let me gush and wax poetic on this incredible little machine.  Start with the already handsome Ford Focus and add in a nearly 250Hp turbocharged direct injected 2 liter engine and you have … Continue reading

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