I'm going to take an odd tactic in this review. Instead of comparing the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT to other cars in the compact class (and model year), I'm going to compare it to my 2007 MINI Cooper S (yes, they capitalize all 4 letters). Why? Mostly … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT
By Clever Dude Car enthusiasts have been raving for decades about how awesome and perfect the Mazda MX-5 (otherwise known as Miata) is as a sports car. But then you get so many others complaining about its size, lack of power and "less than … [Read more...] about Clever Dude reviews the 2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring PRHT
By Clever Dude When the Hyundai Genesis first debuted as a 2009 model, it was a big risk for a Korean automaker to try to compete in the Japanese and even German markets with a Rear-Wheel Drive luxury sedan. Whereas Honda, Nissan and Toyota opted … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2015 Hyundai Genesis RWD 3.8 Sedan
When the last generation's redesigned Hyundai Sonata hit the scene here in 2010, the media (including myself) were blown away by the exterior design. It took the "four door coupe" design from the Mercedes CLS and applied it to a 5-seat, mainstream … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2015 Hyundai Sonata Limited
by Clever Dude I drove Kia's prior generation's gas model 2013 Kia Soul and loved it, so I was really intrigued when asked me if I wanted to test a 2015 Kia Soul EV. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to both drive my first … [Read more...] about Clever Dude Reviews the 2015 Kia Soul EV (Electric Vehicle)
For our five-day vacation this week, we rented a 2007 Nissan Sentra. Base price on the 2.0 liter, 4 cylinder, manual transmission model is $15,365 after destination & handling. Our model had an automatic transmission and was a nice "Sonoma … [Read more...] about Car Review: 2007 Nissan Sentra
This weekend, my wife and I chose to rent a car on our trip from D.C. to Pittsburgh for a wedding reception (the couple were married in Greece). Although we have 3 cars of our own (2 of them new), we like to mix things up on long trips (and save the … [Read more...] about Clever Auto Review: 2006 Dodge Charger SE
