The Tour de France has an official water company (Vittel), an official time-keeping company (Festina) and an official bank (LCL. ) But likely the best most visible official product of the Tour de France is Skoda.
Ford to Ferrari, Honda to Hyundai, TheWeeklyDriver.com offers new car reviews, videos and all the pertinent automotive content fit for the road
Auto Industry News and New Car Reviews
Category Archives: The Weekly Driver (On The Road)
Toyota is suspending worldwide sales of the Lexus GX 460 and testing all of it sports utility vehicles, according to a report on CNN. Consumer Reports magazine on April 12 warned readers on not to buy the SUV because it could turn over in hard turns. Shortly after the magazine issued its warning, Toyota announced [...]
A couple of years ago, I passed a quarter-century milestone. I reported on my first bicycle race in 1981, the Nevada City Classic. Greg LeMond won the race for the third straight year. I didn’t know much about cycling, but I liked LeMond, I liked what I watched. I’ve stayed with the sport.
There’s nothing like the Waffle House. You want a stick-to-your-ribs breakfast at anytime of day or night? This is the place. Anyone who lives in the South can easily take ‘em for granted. Perhaps it’s not too dissimilar from other parts of the country where Denny’s or Starbucks rule highway exits and small and large [...]
Five days into the Tour de Georgia, I’ve finally driven the roads that remind me why I appreciate bicycle racing. The route for stage 5 took the field from Suwanee to Dahlonega, and at 133 miles, it was the longest day of the weeklong race. The alternate route from Lake Lanier Island (where the entourage [...]
One of my favorite car review testing routes is the estimated 200-mile drive from Sacramento to the Monterey Peninsula.
I’ve mentioned the high-speed trek along the congested city stretches, open agricultural farmlands and rolling fields along Interstate 5 . And I’ve written about how in Gilroy, the road changes for a short stretch onto highway 101 [...]
The Mercury Mariner is among several nearly interchangeable compact sport utility vehicles. In fact, the Ford Escape, Mazda Tribune are remarkably similar vehicles, but the Mariner gains an advantage with its luxury-trimmed, hybrid edition for 2006.
