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Quickies: From the 45th Twin Cities Auto Show

March 18, 2018 by Randy Stern
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Tweet All Photos by Randy Stern So, the 45th Twin Cities Auto Show…how was it? In my opinion, it is much better than before. Perhaps the best that I attended since 2005. I saw more engagement with two interactive ride-along events from Jeep and Mitsubishi, the new Luxury Ballroom and Acceleration Alley, and other expanded …

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#VOTY09: …And The Winner Is…

July 14, 2021 by Randy Stern
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TweetWhen #VOTY09 was awarded, it went through the ringer with another close victory. For the third straight year, it just seems that the #VOTY process got more interesting with winners decided on a mere fraction of a score. #VOTY07 was won by the Hyundai Sonata, as it squeaked out its award over the Toyota Prius …

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Throwback Review: Another One Bites The Dust

April 7, 2020 by Randy Stern
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TweetA Victory & Reseda Throwback Review of the 2009 Saturn Outlook How could I discuss another automotive nameplate being euthanized? How should I honor it? It would depend if there were any of said nameplate’s products around to drive. Well, I found one. It's not a Pontiac, but rather a Saturn. You remember Saturn? You …

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Throwback Review: The Screaming Yellow Zonker

March 16, 2020 by Randy Stern
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Tweet 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT Coupe – All Photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda Throwback Review of the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt You know, YouTube is a good place to get material for my writing. For example, I watched a clip from the BBC's "Top Gear" featuring a celebrity interview from Jeremy Clarkson with …

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Thowback Review: That First LaCrosse

July 13, 2017 by Randy Stern
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Tweet 2005 Buick LaCrosse at the 2004 Chicago Auto Show. Photo by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda Throwback Review of the 2005 Buick LaCrosse When you hear someone talk about the "near-luxury market," which brands do you think of? That will depend on the type of buyer you are. Foreign-oriented buyers will tout the …

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Throwback Review: The Impala Phase

June 15, 2022 by Randy Stern
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Why the reference to the Ford Taurus? With the exception of the reconstituted Chicago-built Five Hundred, the Taurus was the automotive equivalent to comfort food. Maybe not the last couple of examples of fleet-only afterthoughts, but every Taurus I drove like a comfy old friend bound for adventure.

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Historiography: The Automobile in Canada

June 30, 2017 by Randy Stern
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Tweet 1956 Meteor – All Photos by Randy Stern July is a patriotic month for many countries. In particular, the United States of America and Canada. We know about the USA's contribution to the automobile. This country set the bar for mass production, parts standardization, performance and emissions control policy. It also has developed and …

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Throwback Review: That Old Chestnut Called the Pontiac G6

March 27, 2020 by Randy Stern
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I had a habit of renting cars in lieu of actual car ownership. They were expensive forms of therapy that enabled me to explore the place I call home. In the first several years of my life in the Twin Cities, General Motors provided a particular car that would be a staple of anything I attempted to do to explore and be social.

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Throwback Review: Rethinking the Mid-Size American Sedan

March 31, 2020 by Randy Stern
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When I get behind the wheel of a car I would consider buying, I let nothing get by me. Details are just the beginning. From there, I have no qualms about making this a game of inches. Fuel economy, driving position, rear seat room, ergonomics…wheel travel.

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Throwback Review: Call It What You Will…

March 24, 2020 by Randy Stern
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Perhaps it needs a mask. Nissan created a new preview site for their upcoming GT-R coupe as a play on the multitude of videos posted of their prototypes in action at the Nurburgring. Each one of these testers had a black mask obscuring the front end of each vehicle. Therefore, Nissan dubbed their preview site after the "black mask." This gives the upcoming supercar a bit of mystery before its official unveiling at the upcoming Tokyo Auto Show.

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