Tweet All photos by Randy Stern The question was asked on Lavender magazine in reference to my review of the 2012 Ram 1500 Tradesman: "Um, wait, why is there a pickup truck appearing in Lavender this week?" It is legitimate question. The risk of putting something that may fit only a small pocket of the …
Tweet 2012 Toyota Camry XLE. All photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2012 Toyota Camry This is the best selling passenger car in the U.S.A. If you are looking for a way to describe the Toyota Camry, this phrase is the most apt. It first took the title in 1997 …
TweetYou always remember your first convertible. All photos by Randy Stern There are days when it is a shame to call myself a native Californian. The most typical scene in classic California iconography has been the convertible. Always with the top down to bring in the sun and the air (air quality varies on location …
Tweet Video courtesy of Volkswagen of America via YouTube I did not watch television just to watch it. In my childhood, there was great television to watch. Imagine there was a six-year old with a deep imagination and a brain that could absorb random trivial crap. Imagine said six-year old in front of the family's …
TweetA Victory & Reseda review of the Lexus RX 350 No one likes to be the target of the competition. Say that you created a product that began an entire market segment. The product in question was innovative enough to break several rules and spawn all comers to create their interpretation of the original. Then, …
Tweet 2012 Toyota Yaris SE 5-door. All photos by Randy Stern A Victory & Reseda review of the 2012 Toyota Yaris A few years ago, the subcompact market received a boost in the North American market. That boost came from the skyrocketing price of crude oil, a global financial crisis, and an overall lack of …
TweetThere are times when I truly enjoy stepping back and consider the possibilities. Our universe is one where it can be done – even if you're asleep in your own comfortable home. During the summer of 2010, I did a series of Five Favorite pieces that explored these themes. In my mind, two pieces stood …
Looking back at my youth, I would imagine that a few of my friends took up this first step in motorsport. I would have loved to partake, but I was a fat kid and we don't fit in those things.
Tweet Ralph Gilles kissing another "baby." Photo courtesy of Chrysler Group LLC Watching Twitter during an auto show is like a whirling dervish. As intoxicating the tweets, impressions and links of posting and photos, it is all dizzying. That was my feeling after reviewing a day's tweets and Facebook updates from the New York International …
Tweet Photo courtesy of Mercedes-Benz USA Not all auto shows this year will be cause for celebration. As Palexpo opens up for the annual auto show in Geneva, a pall of uncertainly looms across Europe. Debt crises, currency concerns, political gamesmanship and higher than allowable unemployment are not making things easier across the Atlantic. Some …