As a Board Member and long-standing contributor to the Texas Auto Writers Association, Michael knows his stuff about cars and trucks. He test drives no less than 50 new vehicles each year and has the inside track to many manufacturers as to what’s hot, what’s new, and what’s fast.
So, if you’re longtime reader, listener, and follower of mine you know I’m a big car and truck guy. For the past 15 years I have been test driving vehicles to give you the inside info on new rides, from big and small. I appreciate everyone sending me your...
Santa Barbara, CA - The last time Mazda invited me to test drive a new vehicle it was for the CX-30, a mid-size SUV. A gaggle of auto journalists gathered in San Diego and we drove the vehicle on a pre-determined route to Palm Springs. I remember many things about the...
Man it has been a looong time since I was behind the wheel of a Toyota for an auto review. I haven't forgotten about Texas-based Toyota USA but maybe they forgot about me. Either way I was not about to turn down a week-long ride in the company's newest Highlander,...
It's been a while since I've been in a Lexus and it's good to be back. It was also a pleasure to drive the 2021 ES 350 F-Sport for a week as I put it through a few tests, not just on the road but inside the cabin. It is luxury sedan with a lot of comfy features...
I really didn’t want to see Trolls World Tour, the recent DreamWorks Animation release skewed more to my young cousins than this ornery auto journalist in his 50’s. But I wanted to do something a bit different for my review of the 2020 Nissan Armada. Since we can’t do...
After test driving the 2019 Jaguar F-Pace for a few days I couldn't help but notice a black wristband sitting in the glove compartment. I thought it was a fitness watch that was left behind by another auto journalist. On closer inspection I saw the word "Jaguar"...
Mont-Tremblant, Canada – If there is one thing I learned from my 28 hours here in the frozen north, it’s that -40 degrees Celsius is the same as -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Though our group did not see that number on the digital thermometers of our vehicles, we got very...
My 15th year of covering CES brought a slew of things I never thought I would see. Let's start with 5G...because I didn't see it! Rumors swirled for weeks that many companies would be touting new 5G services and products that could utilize the highspeed bandwidth. ...
2018 NASCAR Champion Joey Logano stopped in Houston recently during his tour to thank sponsors and share stories of his success. Logano's local pitstop was at Shell's headquarters on the west side of town. He spent a few hours taking photos, signing autographs and...
It’s the middle of June and I’m driving south on I-95 headed for Key Largo, Florida. Temperature 95 degrees with humidity to match. There may be better times of the year to visit this tropical escape but I’m not feeling the heat as I push down the pedal on the...