Jim Prueter

2023 Genesis G90 — Taking premium luxury sedans to a new level



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(November 13, 2022) One’s expectations of which premium-luxury sedan reigns as the automotive crown jewel ranges from established German brands selling in price from $100,000 to $250,00 including Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and Porsche Panamera. Most would agree the winner is Mercedes from the auto Barons of Stuttgart with an admirable job at great expense delivering the pampered wealthy elite the most over-the-top, best luxury sedan in the World. 

2022 Toyota Sienna Limited — Hybrid-only minivan sheds negative stigma



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(November 10, 2022) Forget about frumpy minivan styling and any negative thoughts you’ve had about minivans that’s scared the hell out of you because the freshly restyled, redesigned Sienna sheds all the stigmas and stress you’ve braced yourself for with ownership and leaves you with nothing short of amazement.

2022 Audi A3 — Audi’s entry-level sedan gets complete makeover



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(October 25, 2022) After skipping the 2021 model year, Audi introduced its fourth generation A3 in America for 2022. The A3 is the entry-level vehicle for the brand and while somewhat popular in Europe only sells about 10,000 a year here in America. Part of that reason is sedans are deeply out of fashion for the U.S. car buyer favoring trucks and utility vehicles.

2023 Acura Integra A-Spec — A dressed-up Honda Civic



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmrica.com

(October 23, 2022) Yet another auto manufacturer is resurrecting a bygone nameplate to capitalize on nostalgia like Chevrolet Blazer, Ford Bronco and Ranger, Jeep Gladiator and Grand Wagoneer, Toyota Supra and others. And now it’s Acura’s turn with the remake of the Integra that recalls some of the best driving Honda and Acura cars from 1986 to 2001. Acura made a few Type Rs and since that time the Integra has garnered a much-loved cult following that’s still a living, breathing thing.

2023 Cadillac Lyriq — First Cadillac EV is superb to behold and drive



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(October 18, 2022) To suggest that Cadillac’s first attempt at an all-electric SUV named Lyriq is akin to opera-comique first developed out of the comedies de vaudeville, is to libel the French form of opera. Both boast a higher sophistication to their disciplines however, absent inconsistently spelled namesakes it would require eccentric judgment to consider them comparatively analogous.

2023 Cadillac XT5 — Generally fine, but nothing really stands out from crowd



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(October 9, 2022) In recent years, luxury crossovers have gotten wildly popular, with the segment featuring excellent vehicles like the Mercedes GLE, BMW X3, Audi Q5, Lincoln and others. As the luxury marquee for General Motors, Cadillac is aiming for a large slice of the pie with its two-row, five-passenger XT5 that slots above the subcompact XT4 and below the larger three-row XT6 and Escalade.

2022 Kia Niro PHEV EX — Easing pain at the pump



By Jim Prueter
Motorway America.com

(October 6, 2022) The Kia Niro PHEV isn’t especially engaging to drive, its looks are on the generic side, it’s classified as a sport utility vehicle but to be honest it falls quite short of sport and utility. It also isn’t a massively interesting or beguiling styled vehicle. What it is, however, is every bit a clever piece of automotive engineering that’s loaded with advanced technology presented to those who want the benefits of it without necessarily wanting  to engage in it.

2023 Ford F-150 Lightning — Electric version of America’s favorite truck



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(October 4, 2022) The Ford F-150 is not only been the best-selling truck in the U.S. for most of its 45-year history, but also the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. and has been for decades. But just over a year ago Ford announced it would build an all-electric F-150 named the Lightning and shortly thereafter put it into production.

Phoenix Coyotes Zamboni — We drive the coolest ride on four wheels



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(September 30, 2022) PHOENIX — Snoopy drove one in the Peanuts comic strip, The Gear Daddies had a minor hit song “I Want to Drive the Zamboni,” on the television sitcom “Cheers,” Carla’s hockey-playing husband, Eddie LeBec, died when he was run over by a Zamboni, and even former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin told People magazine she thought it would be a great name for a son.

2022 Ford Bronco Raptor — A magnificent beast



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(September 21, 2022) While it isn’t quite the Rubicon Trail located in California’s historic gold rush territory in the Sierra Nevada, the 27,000-acre Butcher Jones OHV, UTV, ATV and Off-Road Trail system Recreation Site in Arizona was the perfect location to test the limits of Ford’s new and nearly unstoppable Bronco Raptor. It’s the most capable production off-road vehicle ever built snatching that title from its Jeep Wrangler competitor.