Published by Jason June 6th, 2007
in 5 stars and Volvo.
Volvo makes one of those beautiful, elegant SUVs that you see driving along, happily, without a care in the world. It isn’t getting hell from the environmentalists like a Hummer would, and it isn’t anemic and underpowered like a Hyundai or other small SUV. Finally, it’s not “fancy” like a BMW X5 or an Mercedes-Benz R Class. It’s just right in that sweet zone, where all of its attention seems to be positive, and nobody really has anything but praise for it. Even in road tests it just keeps getting the thumbs up from those that review it.
And that’s pretty much exactly what driving it is like. People aren’t staring at you with a glare as you roll past in a mighty dominator, they smile and wave, and let you into traffic. You, in return, smile back as you turn up the radio from the steering wheel mounted controls. You use the extremely well designed dash controls to dial in that perfect temperature, and swing past slower motorists in the fast lane with a swiftness that would keep your grandmother from guessing you were driving faster than you should. The pedal is ready to take you into ‘ticket-land’, but it’ll do it so gently that you have to watch that creeping speedometer or you’ll be explaining to the officer how it’s really not your fault that Volvo makes such a smooth ride.
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Published by Jason August 20th, 2005
in 5 stars and Honda.
From the outside I won�t argue with people that think this car is ugly. I like it, but I can understand how many people would feel that is a big, ugly box. In a way it kind of is, but that�s part of what I like about it. When I first read about this car, months before it came out, I got all tingly and excited. I loved the idea of a car actually being made with true usability in mind. It was one of the first cars that had an auxiliary audio input built into the dash. I thought that was one of those, �duh, why didn�t they think of that before� type of moments. Also, you can hose out the interior, for someone who snowboards and mountain bikes, I was in love.
I looked at the car and I just really, really hoped that it would hold up to my expectations.
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Published by Jason August 15th, 2005
in 5 stars and Audi.
My opinions on cars can be a little utilitarian sometimes. While I love really fast and sexy cars, it is hard to truly imagine some of them actually being useful on a day-to-day basis. In the back of my mind, I always am comparing sporting performance with what would it really be like to drive this car in traffic on a Friday afternoon in the summertime at 99 degrees, or in the snow the four times a year we get any. Could this be my only car?
This is exactly why the Audi S4 is so dreamy.
From the outside, it is a fairly unassuming car. If you are not familiar with Audis you wouldn’t know that the ‘S’ made this car anything special. It doesn’t scream mid-life crisis, and it isn’t bright red with a wing or mesh grill. It just has a nice, well-balanced exterior with a little sport tucked away. When you get in, it’s very comfortable, and you feel a little pampered. I definitely see a similarity between this interior and BMW’s, which is a nice, elegant aesthetic with very clean instrument panel (I’m speaking of the 3 series, not the iDrive of the 5 and 7).
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