Paul Borden

Volkswagen Passat SEL Premium fighting tough battle in shrinking segment

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 9, 2018) The midsize family sedan may be a dying breed with the public’s infatuation with crossovers and smaller SUVs at least putting it on life support, but, with the exception of Ford, apparently that doesn’t mean automakers are giving up on the genre.

Getting our Kicks out of a new crossover from Nissan

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 2, 2018) MIAMI — Though the vehicle started arriving in showrooms in May, Nissan last week took time to “introduce” its latest model, a subcompact crossover dubbed Kicks, at a preview for media. It is the second such session company publicists have conducted for automotive journalists, the first being earlier in June in San Diego.

Chevy's number two seller Equinox sheds a few pounds in 2018 redesign

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 28, 2018) Chevrolet has managed to do with the Equinox what I wish someone, or something, would do for me in 2018, which is reduce my weight by 10 percent. Not that I need to shed 400 pounds, which is what Chevy did in getting the Equinox down to just over 3,300 pounds, but 10 percent of that would get me down to my weight in college. (Quit laughing. I’ll accept 5 percent.)

With 603 horsepower, AMG E63 checks in as most powerful E-Class

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 13, 2018) I’m just guessing here, but it must be fun to be an engineer assigned to design AMG versions of Mercedes-Benz vehicles. While many automotive thinkers today are concerned with computers for self-driving vehicles and/or getting extra mile out of a gallon of fuel, the AMG guys keep amping up the horsepower and taking Mercedes-Benz products to a new level in performance, looks, and handling characteristics.

Ford gets it right with Mustang mid-cycle refreshening for 2018

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 9, 2018) Having moved it into its sixth generation with a makeover for 2015 that carried over the retro design theme first revealed a decade earlier, Ford has given the iconic Mustang a mid-cycle refreshing for 2018.

For tops in fun and driving experience, you can't beat AMG S63 Cabriolet

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 29, 2018) If you’re looking for a vehicle that tells the world “I’ve got it made” yet exudes a more carefree air and fun driving experience than you might ordinarily find in the Super Luxury Class, the Mercedes-AMG S63 Cabriolet may be a perfect fit. After bringing the coupe back to the S-Class portfolio from under the CL banner for 2015, Mercedes unveiled its first S-Class convertible since 1971 with the the S-Class Cabriolet a year later as a 2017 model.

Buick Cascada offers top-free driving fun with room for four

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 24, 2018) I have owned only three in my life, and I don’t own one now, but convertibles still remain my favorite kind of car. You can bet that if I ever win the lotto (hard to do when you don’t buy a ticket) one of my first purchases will be a convertible/cabriolet/droptop as a “second” car.

Pickup buyers shouldn't overlook 2018 Ram 1500

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 18, 2018) One afternoon some time back I was sitting in an establishment enjoying an adult beverage and happened to be overhear a couple of guys discussing pickup trucks. For the record, it wasn’t that I was eavesdropping. It’s just that we were the only people there save for the bartender, and it wasn’t a very big bar.

Infiniti QX80 gets new look with exterior refirnements for 2018

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 7, 2018) If you had gone by what was being said about them a decade or so ago, you would have thought that full-size SUVs, like the dinosaurs that provide them the fuel to run on, would be extinct by now. High fuel prices gave even those consumers who had a legitimate need for such a big vehicle reason to pause and rethink their potential purchase.

Hyundai Accent no longer available as hatchback, but new sedan is a gem

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(April 27, 2018) The Hyundai Accent moves into its fifth generation with the introduction of the 2018 model with the big change being the elimination of the hatchback version of this well-equipped and under-appreciated economy car. The Accent is now available only in sedan form, but that should serve the market well.