By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Peripheral to the throng of high-horsepower vehicles now on the market producing 400, 500, 600 and 700 horsepower, there is a group of performance models with a more moderate range of horsepower that we think are the sweet spot in the performance car lineup. These cars, mostly by luxury brands,…
By Bill Schaffer Photos by Doug Berger Portland, Oregon ? If you?ve ever had a dream about getting to drive a whole bunch of really cool cars, one after another, you should have been with me a couple of weeks ago. Each year, one of the automotive writer?s groups I belong to, the Northwest Automotive…
By Bill Schaffer Denver, Colo. ? When you start driving at the ?mile-high city? and drive east en route to Beaver Creek, Colo., the roads go over some big mountains.? In fact some of the mountain passes could be called ?two-mile high mountains? and have hundreds of feet left over.? I couldn?t feel the effect…
Everyone seems to have a vehicle type that they are most interested in whether it is a sports car, a big SUV or a hybrid.? For our lifestyle, the midlevel sport sedans or wagons appeal to us most.? These are cars like Cadillac CTS, BMW 3 Series, Infiniti G37, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A5 and a…
