“2020 BMW X5 M Competition SAV” An Exercise in Glorious Excess OVERVIEW What happens when you take an outstanding SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle) and add the manufacturer’s legendary performance package and then factor in a competition version that goes a step further in terms of performance? The answer is simple – you get the BMW…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Eagle, Idaho – When the 2020 model BMW X5 M Performance arrived in our driveway it looked like the typical white BMW X5 SAV (BMW calls their SUVs Sports Activity Vehicles) we see so often on the streets in our area. On closer examination the wheels, tires and brakes screamed…
Photos by “NWAPA/Armin Ausejo” By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Snoqualmie, Wash. ? After driving the 23 SUV/Crossover vehicles, with a combined worth of nearly $1.2 million, the 31 automotive journalists that made up the jury for the 18th annual Mudfest have picked their favorites. Below, we will give our impressions of the Luxury Class and…
Photos by “NWAPA/Armin Ausejo” By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Snoqualmie, Wash. — Take 23 new SUV/Crossover vehicles; add 31 automotive journalists, 14 automotive manufacturer representatives and a dozen or so event support staff. Then add a hundred or so breakfasts, lunches and dinners, a cocktail party or two, a hotel sitting at the top of…
By Bill and Barbara Schaffer After two full days of driving briskly between hundreds of traffic cones, cruising along wooded back roads and wallowing through mud in 25 different SUVs, we marked our ballots for the Northwest Automotive Press Associations SUV of the Year Competition. Here?s a list of the Luxury and Off-Road SUVs with…
Ford has created a new action sports TV program debuting on FUEL TV early in 2012. The Octane Academy, which is FUEL TV?s first-ever motorsports show, will feature 32 ultimate fans competing in the camps of four Ford actionsports drivers in a 13-week competition.?…
