TweetV&R is trying to forge some traditions. Vehicle of The Year, Speculators, auto shows…the works! There is one that I always find fun to do and solace when it is posted. If you read the title right, it is time for My Favorite Vehicles of the Year. Unlike the strict rules of VOTY, this encompasses …
TweetA Victory & Reseda review of the 2014 Mazda6 This could be something worthy of a superlative. Cars that could elicit superlatives are ones that evoke fuzzy warm feelings. It sends all of the qualitative scores through the roof. These feelings are usually scrutinized for bias – whether present or not. Nonetheless, we have to …
Tweet 2014 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Grand Touring AWD. All photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2014 Mazda CX-5 There was that feeling of deja vu. Back in October, I attended the Midwest Automotive Media Association Fall Rally outside of Chicago. As my return vehicle from the event, I drove back …
Tweet2013 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring AWD. All photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2013 Mazda CX-9 The idea of choice can be a very good thing. It starts with a basic idea of what you want. Once you decide that you want something that fits your needs and satisfies your …
TweetThe problem with not attending the big auto shows is you never know what you will miss. Attending the 2013 North American International Auto Show was a dream come true. Detroit’s Cobo Hall always brings the drama to the stage with major debuts designed to provoke debate and applause from the faithful. It is a …
Tweet Photo by Randy Stern The data has been crunched. The panel of jurors has spoken. Out of 39 vehicles considered for the Victory & Reseda 2012 Vehicle of The Year, the following ten have made the Short List:
Tweet 2013 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD. All photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2013 Mazda CX-5 Over twenty-five years ago when my brother took delivery of a pre-owned 1979 Mazda 626 coupe – it spelled the end of a family tradition. In the early-to-mid 1980s, the Japanese import was …
Tweet All photos by Randy Stern The Dodge Dart has just about reached its final destination – the showroom. It is a cause for celebration. The transition of Fiat's C-EVO architecture to become Chrysler's CUSW platform has now been framed into production form. Fiat and Chrysler's CEO Sergio Marchionne reiterated once again that the Dart …
If you've seen the commercials and advertisements for Mazda's vehicles, then you know what "zoom-zoom" is. It is the tag-line of an automobile company that always had an enthusiast bent. Whether it was economy cars, pickup trucks, crossovers and roadsters, the notion of "zoom-zoom" is felt when you find the most mundane feature had an aggressive feel to it. It is as there's a bit of a sports car in everything Mazda sells.
Tweet All photos by Randy Stern There was once a time when luxury came in large packages. When we wanted luxury, we often went for the most ostentatious item on the showroom floor. Normally, that would mean something that dwarfed anything even remotely close to its scale. Cadillacs had fins that told the world "you …