On the Road Review: Buick Regal TourX
This Regal TourX is a world car. It is assembled in Germany by a French-owned automaker, using an eight-speed transmission from Japan, with an American-made 2.0-liter turbocharged engine.
Articles by: Tim Plouff
Tim Plouff
Columnist at The Ellsworth American
Tim Plouff has been reviewing automobiles in the pages of The Ellsworth American weekly for nearly two decades.
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On the Road Review: Touring Yellowstone and the Wild West with a Chrysler Pacifica gallery
The Chrysler Pacifica is impressively stable, sure-footed and relaxing to drive no matter what the pace.
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On the Road Review: VW Atlas 2.0T gallery
The VW Atlas joins a hotly contested segment, which has been led by Ford’s Explorer for several years.
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On the Road Review: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat gallery
In June 2015, an early production Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat made its debut in New England. Painted a retina-grabbing lime green, this supercharged pony car quickly became legendary throughout the region. Packing 707 horsepower that produced both a guttural howl under throttle and a high-pitched whine from its belt-driven supercharger, the Hellcat redefined bodacious performance. …
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On the Road Review: Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring gallery
Currently, the CX-5 accounts for over 50 percent of Mazda’s new car sales — overshadowing every other model in its limited lineup.
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On the Road Review: Nissan 370Z Roadster gallery
There is no mistaking the fact that two-seater sports cars are personal choice vehicles espousing driving fun, frequently with top-down exuberance, with few concerns for function or practicality. Despite the best offerings ever, sports car sales have plummeted — bringing into question the future of the whole segment. Buyers still have multiple options, however. Nissan, …
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On the Road Review: Toyota Yaris SE Liftback
This front-drive Yaris SE — the new liftback model — typifies Toyota’s vast success with small cars, yet one can only wonder how much of a market is left for small, entry-level cars that use an internal combustion powertrain.
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On the Road Review: Honda Accord Hybrid Touring gallery
Are cars like this Honda Accord Hybrid what will soon be left for family cars, digitized, hybrid-ized, computer-controlled conveyances that collect immense streams of data to share, sell and be used by others?
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On the Road Review: Kia Stinger GT gallery
This Kia Stinger GT blows up everything you knew about Kia.
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On the Road Review: VW Jetta SEL gallery
The best part of the new Jetta is that it still drives like a Jetta.