The Isuzu Rodeo: A Proven Winner

In case you haven’t noticed, everybody and their brother has an SUV today.  Okay, that might be somewhat of an exaggeration, but still, pretty close.  However, as hard as it might be to believe, it hasn’t always been that way.  Back in the early 90’s, owning an SUV was a novelty, and the competition was…

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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

If you have a spare $120,000 to spend, you might like to take a look at the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, and most notably the GLK350, which has been one of our favorites for a few years now.  There are some rather notable updates this year for the GLK; the V6 engine is more powerful AND…

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2013 Nissan Altima

What is the best-selling model for Nissan?  If you said the Altima you would be absolutely correct.  Now, having said that, is there any advantage to redesigning that which leads you in sales?  Well, one only has to look at the story of the Toyota Matrix to answer that question.  Once the darling of the…

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The Honda B-Series Engine at All Import Auto Parts

Since Honda has been around for so long (like 100 years and counting) we thought today we would take a look at the engines that run those fine machines.  Actually, Honda began as an engine manufacturer and eventually became a carmaker, so these fine folks understand what the internal combustion engine is all about. Today…

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The History of Infiniti

When in Rome, do as the Romans do!  When in Japan, do as the other Japanese automakers do.  Thus we have the story of the Infiniti brand, Nissan’s answer to the highly successful Lexus brand by Toyota and the Acura brand by Honda. Introduced in 1989, a couple years behind their competitors, Infiniti was aimed…

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