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On the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise

FERNDALE, Michigan – The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance transformed from a classic car show full of trailer queens into America’s fifth international auto show some 12 or 15 years ago.

Among others, we saw the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, 2019 BMW Z4, and Acura ARX-05 DPi at Pebble this year, plus Volkswagen’s announcement about the 2022 production I.D. Buzz electric microbus and a McLaren MSO 720S in fuschia.

New and different cars attend the Woodward Dream Cruise every year, though most tend to be at least 40 years old already. But steeped in tradition (read, “oldies”) as the Dream Cruise is, it is moving along.

This year, there were more bicyclists riding along the parade route of the southern Cruise, roughly 9 Mile Road to Big Beaver (17 Mile), especially Friday and Saturday evenings.

They stand out in the evening because like many of the bicyclists who participate in Detroit’s Slow Roll on Monday nights, they’re wearing the LED bike lights around their wheels and around the frames, making the mostly young bikers stand out in this heavy traffic.

Many astute Dream Cruisers have long parked their cars Saturday in favor of biking up and down Woodward, including my Motor Trend colleague Frank Markus, but the fact that more and more observers are biking instead of driving might start to mitigate the problem of regular traffic—new SUVs and minivans—clogging up the classic cruisers to the detriment of their cars’ radiators.

Other recent trends:

The Changing Role of the Detroit Three

General Motors withdrew its sponsorship of the Dream Cruise this year, which is not a good thing. But its Chevrolet division still maintained a display of muscle cars in a lot next to a Jeep dealership, on the northeast corner of 13 Mile and Woodward.

Fiat Chrysler lost its big parking lot on the southwest corner of 13 and Woodward, but only because Beaumont Hospital next door is redeveloping the lot. Fiat Chrysler has bounced back with Roadkill Nights, held in Pontiac, Michigan the week earlier, at the site of the northern Cruise, though unfortunately this year’s event was overshadowed by the tragedy and politics of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Ford has amped up its presence with a Friday and Saturday Cars & Coffee event at the new Kruse & Muir restaurant on Woodward near Catalpa, and wins the billboard award with its “Dream Crews” pickup truck ad. Chevy was once the source of the most clever Dream Cruise ads, but had no billboards this year.

Park Your Car, Leave the Cruising to the Trucks

Though I didn’t quite follow this smart money, because my wife and I didn’t get enough actual cruising up and down Woodward this year, best thing to do Saturday is get an early start (about 9 a.m.), find a parking spot for your classic somewhere between 12 Mile and Maple Road, and roam the various collections of cars—or sit in front of your car and answer questions all day while the engine stays cool. You might want to find a spot a few weeks ahead of the Cruise, probably for some cash. It’s still cheaper than attending the Pebble Beach Concours.

It would be easy to start an argument of whether all the jacked-up 4×4 half-ton and heavy-duty pickups and Jeep Wranglers are legitimate cruisers or simply tourista like the suburban families in SUVs and minivans. To me, Woodward Avenue is not the natural habitat of these trucks, but I’m not going to say that to their faces while driving an Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite.

Speaking of Bugeye Sprites …

Metro Detroit is inarguably American car-centric, and the majority of genuine cruisers still are ‘60s and ‘70s muscle cars. But Detroit long ago shed its Asian-car resentment, and European postwar classics and sports cars have always had their place here. I’d guess that half the crowd was familiar with what I was driving, often having a personal anecdote (“I had one of those,” or “I had to constantly help push the one my best friend had in college”) while the other half had no clue. These might have been the out-of-towners, since Metro Detroiters generally tend to know a lot about cars. Many thought my British Sprite was a Fiat.

Civility is Better than Ever

Various local constabularies are getting along better with the cruisers. It wasn’t that long ago you’d risk a ticket—or worse—if you gave in to the crowds watching along the side of Woodward urging a smoky burnout. Saturday evening in the southbound lanes of tony Birmingham, just north of Maple Road, you could find a staging section for just such activities. The more burnt rubber wafting into the air, the bigger the cheers from the crowds.

My wife noticed more police on foot speaking with civilians in a polite, helpful manner (one of the downsides of the past century’s automobile revolution is that too few cops bother to get out of their patrol cars until too late). There seemed to be fewer traffic stops Saturday and on the days leading to Dream Cruise. After 9 p.m. Saturday, various police departments “sweep” Woodward in order to end the Cruise, though this year, they didn’t close off the Avenue where it crosses over and under I-696 in order to force many of us to find circuitous routes back home.

Meanwhile, the attendees of the Woodward Dream Cruise continue to get more diverse—enthusiasm knows no such lines. Political groups always have their place on Woodward. A group of President Trump’s supporters had a motor home display in one parking lot, no more than two blocks north of a Democrat running for the nomination for his party in the next Michigan gubernatorial race, handing out bottles of water. I saw no one getting upset about either.

Unlike previous years, I saw no Confederate flags, yet plenty of American flags on the backs of pickup trucks and Jeeps. Before you get all up in arms over this observation, keep in mind we’re a good 275 miles northwest of the Maxon-Dixon line. It’s not part of the Great Lakes’ heritage.

There’s Always Next Year

Next year’s Woodward Dream Cruise will be August 18, the 58th birthday of our Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite, according to the British Heritage Trust. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be on August 26, the fourth weekend this one year only, moving to make room for a golf tournament.

For this one year, you can attend both automotive extravaganzas. Be warned, though, if you’re a Concours habitué and you make it to Woodward next year, you may never go back to the Monterey Peninsula for the third weekend of August.

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On the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise

FERNDALE, Michigan – The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance transformed from a classic car show full of trailer queens into America’s fifth international auto show some 12 or 15 years ago.

Among others, we saw the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, 2019 BMW Z4, and Acura ARX-05 DPi at Pebble this year, plus Volkswagen’s announcement about the 2022 production I.D. Buzz electric microbus and a McLaren MSO 720S in fuschia.

New and different cars attend the Woodward Dream Cruise every year, though most tend to be at least 40 years old already. But steeped in tradition (read, “oldies”) as the Dream Cruise is, it is moving along.

This year, there were more bicyclists riding along the parade route of the southern Cruise, roughly 9 Mile Road to Big Beaver (17 Mile), especially Friday and Saturday evenings.

They stand out in the evening because like many of the bicyclists who participate in Detroit’s Slow Roll on Monday nights, they’re wearing the LED bike lights around their wheels and around the frames, making the mostly young bikers stand out in this heavy traffic.

Many astute Dream Cruisers have long parked their cars Saturday in favor of biking up and down Woodward, including my Motor Trend colleague Frank Markus, but the fact that more and more observers are biking instead of driving might start to mitigate the problem of regular traffic—new SUVs and minivans—clogging up the classic cruisers to the detriment of their cars’ radiators.

Other recent trends:

The Changing Role of the Detroit Three

General Motors withdrew its sponsorship of the Dream Cruise this year, which is not a good thing. But its Chevrolet division still maintained a display of muscle cars in a lot next to a Jeep dealership, on the northeast corner of 13 Mile and Woodward.

Fiat Chrysler lost its big parking lot on the southwest corner of 13 and Woodward, but only because Beaumont Hospital next door is redeveloping the lot. Fiat Chrysler has bounced back with Roadkill Nights, held in Pontiac, Michigan the week earlier, at the site of the northern Cruise, though unfortunately this year’s event was overshadowed by the tragedy and politics of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Ford has amped up its presence with a Friday and Saturday Cars & Coffee event at the new Kruse & Muir restaurant on Woodward near Catalpa, and wins the billboard award with its “Dream Crews” pickup truck ad. Chevy was once the source of the most clever Dream Cruise ads, but had no billboards this year.

Park Your Car, Leave the Cruising to the Trucks

Though I didn’t quite follow this smart money, because my wife and I didn’t get enough actual cruising up and down Woodward this year, best thing to do Saturday is get an early start (about 9 a.m.), find a parking spot for your classic somewhere between 12 Mile and Maple Road, and roam the various collections of cars—or sit in front of your car and answer questions all day while the engine stays cool. You might want to find a spot a few weeks ahead of the Cruise, probably for some cash. It’s still cheaper than attending the Pebble Beach Concours.

It would be easy to start an argument of whether all the jacked-up 4×4 half-ton and heavy-duty pickups and Jeep Wranglers are legitimate cruisers or simply tourista like the suburban families in SUVs and minivans. To me, Woodward Avenue is not the natural habitat of these trucks, but I’m not going to say that to their faces while driving an Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite.

Speaking of Bugeye Sprites …

Metro Detroit is inarguably American car-centric, and the majority of genuine cruisers still are ‘60s and ‘70s muscle cars. But Detroit long ago shed its Asian-car resentment, and European postwar classics and sports cars have always had their place here. I’d guess that half the crowd was familiar with what I was driving, often having a personal anecdote (“I had one of those,” or “I had to constantly help push the one my best friend had in college”) while the other half had no clue. These might have been the out-of-towners, since Metro Detroiters generally tend to know a lot about cars. Many thought my British Sprite was a Fiat.

Civility is Better than Ever

Various local constabularies are getting along better with the cruisers. It wasn’t that long ago you’d risk a ticket—or worse—if you gave in to the crowds watching along the side of Woodward urging a smoky burnout. Saturday evening in the southbound lanes of tony Birmingham, just north of Maple Road, you could find a staging section for just such activities. The more burnt rubber wafting into the air, the bigger the cheers from the crowds.

My wife noticed more police on foot speaking with civilians in a polite, helpful manner (one of the downsides of the past century’s automobile revolution is that too few cops bother to get out of their patrol cars until too late). There seemed to be fewer traffic stops Saturday and on the days leading to Dream Cruise. After 9 p.m. Saturday, various police departments “sweep” Woodward in order to end the Cruise, though this year, they didn’t close off the Avenue where it crosses over and under I-696 in order to force many of us to find circuitous routes back home.

Meanwhile, the attendees of the Woodward Dream Cruise continue to get more diverse—enthusiasm knows no such lines. Political groups always have their place on Woodward. A group of President Trump’s supporters had a motor home display in one parking lot, no more than two blocks north of a Democrat running for the nomination for his party in the next Michigan gubernatorial race, handing out bottles of water. I saw no one getting upset about either.

Unlike previous years, I saw no Confederate flags, yet plenty of American flags on the backs of pickup trucks and Jeeps. Before you get all up in arms over this observation, keep in mind we’re a good 275 miles northwest of the Maxon-Dixon line. It’s not part of the Great Lakes’ heritage.

There’s Always Next Year

Next year’s Woodward Dream Cruise will be August 18, the 58th birthday of our Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite, according to the British Heritage Trust. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be on August 26, the fourth weekend this one year only, moving to make room for a golf tournament.

For this one year, you can attend both automotive extravaganzas. Be warned, though, if you’re a Concours habitué and you make it to Woodward next year, you may never go back to the Monterey Peninsula for the third weekend of August.

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On the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise

FERNDALE, Michigan – The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance transformed from a classic car show full of trailer queens into America’s fifth international auto show some 12 or 15 years ago.

Among others, we saw the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, 2019 BMW Z4, and Acura ARX-05 DPi at Pebble this year, plus Volkswagen’s announcement about the 2022 production I.D. Buzz electric microbus and a McLaren MSO 720S in fuschia.

New and different cars attend the Woodward Dream Cruise every year, though most tend to be at least 40 years old already. But steeped in tradition (read, “oldies”) as the Dream Cruise is, it is moving along.

This year, there were more bicyclists riding along the parade route of the southern Cruise, roughly 9 Mile Road to Big Beaver (17 Mile), especially Friday and Saturday evenings.

They stand out in the evening because like many of the bicyclists who participate in Detroit’s Slow Roll on Monday nights, they’re wearing the LED bike lights around their wheels and around the frames, making the mostly young bikers stand out in this heavy traffic.

Many astute Dream Cruisers have long parked their cars Saturday in favor of biking up and down Woodward, including my Motor Trend colleague Frank Markus, but the fact that more and more observers are biking instead of driving might start to mitigate the problem of regular traffic—new SUVs and minivans—clogging up the classic cruisers to the detriment of their cars’ radiators.

Other recent trends:

The Changing Role of the Detroit Three

General Motors withdrew its sponsorship of the Dream Cruise this year, which is not a good thing. But its Chevrolet division still maintained a display of muscle cars in a lot next to a Jeep dealership, on the northeast corner of 13 Mile and Woodward.

Fiat Chrysler lost its big parking lot on the southwest corner of 13 and Woodward, but only because Beaumont Hospital next door is redeveloping the lot. Fiat Chrysler has bounced back with Roadkill Nights, held in Pontiac, Michigan the week earlier, at the site of the northern Cruise, though unfortunately this year’s event was overshadowed by the tragedy and politics of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Ford has amped up its presence with a Friday and Saturday Cars & Coffee event at the new Kruse & Muir restaurant on Woodward near Catalpa, and wins the billboard award with its “Dream Crews” pickup truck ad. Chevy was once the source of the most clever Dream Cruise ads, but had no billboards this year.

Park Your Car, Leave the Cruising to the Trucks

Though I didn’t quite follow this smart money, because my wife and I didn’t get enough actual cruising up and down Woodward this year, best thing to do Saturday is get an early start (about 9 a.m.), find a parking spot for your classic somewhere between 12 Mile and Maple Road, and roam the various collections of cars—or sit in front of your car and answer questions all day while the engine stays cool. You might want to find a spot a few weeks ahead of the Cruise, probably for some cash. It’s still cheaper than attending the Pebble Beach Concours.

It would be easy to start an argument of whether all the jacked-up 4×4 half-ton and heavy-duty pickups and Jeep Wranglers are legitimate cruisers or simply tourista like the suburban families in SUVs and minivans. To me, Woodward Avenue is not the natural habitat of these trucks, but I’m not going to say that to their faces while driving an Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite.

Speaking of Bugeye Sprites …

Metro Detroit is inarguably American car-centric, and the majority of genuine cruisers still are ‘60s and ‘70s muscle cars. But Detroit long ago shed its Asian-car resentment, and European postwar classics and sports cars have always had their place here. I’d guess that half the crowd was familiar with what I was driving, often having a personal anecdote (“I had one of those,” or “I had to constantly help push the one my best friend had in college”) while the other half had no clue. These might have been the out-of-towners, since Metro Detroiters generally tend to know a lot about cars. Many thought my British Sprite was a Fiat.

Civility is Better than Ever

Various local constabularies are getting along better with the cruisers. It wasn’t that long ago you’d risk a ticket—or worse—if you gave in to the crowds watching along the side of Woodward urging a smoky burnout. Saturday evening in the southbound lanes of tony Birmingham, just north of Maple Road, you could find a staging section for just such activities. The more burnt rubber wafting into the air, the bigger the cheers from the crowds.

My wife noticed more police on foot speaking with civilians in a polite, helpful manner (one of the downsides of the past century’s automobile revolution is that too few cops bother to get out of their patrol cars until too late). There seemed to be fewer traffic stops Saturday and on the days leading to Dream Cruise. After 9 p.m. Saturday, various police departments “sweep” Woodward in order to end the Cruise, though this year, they didn’t close off the Avenue where it crosses over and under I-696 in order to force many of us to find circuitous routes back home.

Meanwhile, the attendees of the Woodward Dream Cruise continue to get more diverse—enthusiasm knows no such lines. Political groups always have their place on Woodward. A group of President Trump’s supporters had a motor home display in one parking lot, no more than two blocks north of a Democrat running for the nomination for his party in the next Michigan gubernatorial race, handing out bottles of water. I saw no one getting upset about either.

Unlike previous years, I saw no Confederate flags, yet plenty of American flags on the backs of pickup trucks and Jeeps. Before you get all up in arms over this observation, keep in mind we’re a good 275 miles northwest of the Maxon-Dixon line. It’s not part of the Great Lakes’ heritage.

There’s Always Next Year

Next year’s Woodward Dream Cruise will be August 18, the 58th birthday of our Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite, according to the British Heritage Trust. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be on August 26, the fourth weekend this one year only, moving to make room for a golf tournament.

For this one year, you can attend both automotive extravaganzas. Be warned, though, if you’re a Concours habitué and you make it to Woodward next year, you may never go back to the Monterey Peninsula for the third weekend of August.

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On the 2017 Woodward Dream Cruise

FERNDALE, Michigan – The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance transformed from a classic car show full of trailer queens into America’s fifth international auto show some 12 or 15 years ago.

Among others, we saw the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet, 2019 BMW Z4, and Acura ARX-05 DPi at Pebble this year, plus Volkswagen’s announcement about the 2022 production I.D. Buzz electric microbus and a McLaren MSO 720S in fuschia.

New and different cars attend the Woodward Dream Cruise every year, though most tend to be at least 40 years old already. But steeped in tradition (read, “oldies”) as the Dream Cruise is, it is moving along.

This year, there were more bicyclists riding along the parade route of the southern Cruise, roughly 9 Mile Road to Big Beaver (17 Mile), especially Friday and Saturday evenings.

They stand out in the evening because like many of the bicyclists who participate in Detroit’s Slow Roll on Monday nights, they’re wearing the LED bike lights around their wheels and around the frames, making the mostly young bikers stand out in this heavy traffic.

Many astute Dream Cruisers have long parked their cars Saturday in favor of biking up and down Woodward, including my Motor Trend colleague Frank Markus, but the fact that more and more observers are biking instead of driving might start to mitigate the problem of regular traffic—new SUVs and minivans—clogging up the classic cruisers to the detriment of their cars’ radiators.

Other recent trends:

The Changing Role of the Detroit Three

General Motors withdrew its sponsorship of the Dream Cruise this year, which is not a good thing. But its Chevrolet division still maintained a display of muscle cars in a lot next to a Jeep dealership, on the northeast corner of 13 Mile and Woodward.

Fiat Chrysler lost its big parking lot on the southwest corner of 13 and Woodward, but only because Beaumont Hospital next door is redeveloping the lot. Fiat Chrysler has bounced back with Roadkill Nights, held in Pontiac, Michigan the week earlier, at the site of the northern Cruise, though unfortunately this year’s event was overshadowed by the tragedy and politics of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Ford has amped up its presence with a Friday and Saturday Cars & Coffee event at the new Kruse & Muir restaurant on Woodward near Catalpa, and wins the billboard award with its “Dream Crews” pickup truck ad. Chevy was once the source of the most clever Dream Cruise ads, but had no billboards this year.

Park Your Car, Leave the Cruising to the Trucks

Though I didn’t quite follow this smart money, because my wife and I didn’t get enough actual cruising up and down Woodward this year, best thing to do Saturday is get an early start (about 9 a.m.), find a parking spot for your classic somewhere between 12 Mile and Maple Road, and roam the various collections of cars—or sit in front of your car and answer questions all day while the engine stays cool. You might want to find a spot a few weeks ahead of the Cruise, probably for some cash. It’s still cheaper than attending the Pebble Beach Concours.

It would be easy to start an argument of whether all the jacked-up 4×4 half-ton and heavy-duty pickups and Jeep Wranglers are legitimate cruisers or simply tourista like the suburban families in SUVs and minivans. To me, Woodward Avenue is not the natural habitat of these trucks, but I’m not going to say that to their faces while driving an Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite.

Speaking of Bugeye Sprites …

Metro Detroit is inarguably American car-centric, and the majority of genuine cruisers still are ‘60s and ‘70s muscle cars. But Detroit long ago shed its Asian-car resentment, and European postwar classics and sports cars have always had their place here. I’d guess that half the crowd was familiar with what I was driving, often having a personal anecdote (“I had one of those,” or “I had to constantly help push the one my best friend had in college”) while the other half had no clue. These might have been the out-of-towners, since Metro Detroiters generally tend to know a lot about cars. Many thought my British Sprite was a Fiat.

Civility is Better than Ever

Various local constabularies are getting along better with the cruisers. It wasn’t that long ago you’d risk a ticket—or worse—if you gave in to the crowds watching along the side of Woodward urging a smoky burnout. Saturday evening in the southbound lanes of tony Birmingham, just north of Maple Road, you could find a staging section for just such activities. The more burnt rubber wafting into the air, the bigger the cheers from the crowds.

My wife noticed more police on foot speaking with civilians in a polite, helpful manner (one of the downsides of the past century’s automobile revolution is that too few cops bother to get out of their patrol cars until too late). There seemed to be fewer traffic stops Saturday and on the days leading to Dream Cruise. After 9 p.m. Saturday, various police departments “sweep” Woodward in order to end the Cruise, though this year, they didn’t close off the Avenue where it crosses over and under I-696 in order to force many of us to find circuitous routes back home.

Meanwhile, the attendees of the Woodward Dream Cruise continue to get more diverse—enthusiasm knows no such lines. Political groups always have their place on Woodward. A group of President Trump’s supporters had a motor home display in one parking lot, no more than two blocks north of a Democrat running for the nomination for his party in the next Michigan gubernatorial race, handing out bottles of water. I saw no one getting upset about either.

Unlike previous years, I saw no Confederate flags, yet plenty of American flags on the backs of pickup trucks and Jeeps. Before you get all up in arms over this observation, keep in mind we’re a good 275 miles northwest of the Maxon-Dixon line. It’s not part of the Great Lakes’ heritage.

There’s Always Next Year

Next year’s Woodward Dream Cruise will be August 18, the 58th birthday of our Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite, according to the British Heritage Trust. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will be on August 26, the fourth weekend this one year only, moving to make room for a golf tournament.

For this one year, you can attend both automotive extravaganzas. Be warned, though, if you’re a Concours habitué and you make it to Woodward next year, you may never go back to the Monterey Peninsula for the third weekend of August.

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Super-Sport Utility Vehicles

It used to be that “Sport” in SUV was a reference to an active lifestyle. SUV’s that could be taken off-road on camping trips, fishing, beach getaways, etc. They were never meant to go fast because they were top heavy and infamous for rollovers under extreme maneuvers. Then Porsche introduced the Cayenne to North American roads in 2003. An SUV that, when first released, could keep up with just about anything on the road while still being a utility vehicle. In 2006, Jeep decided to slap an SRT8 badge to their Grand Cherokee and created an SUV that could do 4WD burnouts at drag strips. Over the years manufactures have slowly been developing a new subculture in the SUV market. Mid-size crossovers that can perform like sports cars. Fast, sleek, with a place to fit a car-seat, and cargo space in the back.

I got a chance to test drive 2 of the latest Super Sport Utility Vehicles last week. The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace and the 2017 Maserati Levante. The good people at Barrett Jaguar and Maserati were generous enough to let me get behind the wheel of these two machines that try to do it all. Be stylish, fast, comfortable, luxurious, and carry the whole family.

2017 Jaguar F-pace Test Drive

Released in 2016, the F-Pace has been the new It-girl for Jaguar with units selling like hot cakes at a maple syrup convention. The dealership where I tested these vehicles mentioned that the F-Pace accounted for 85% of its sales. That’s a lot of inventory, but is the F-Pace as good as it looks or is it merely a trending accessory for people who are tired of Range Rovers?

Starting with looks, the F-Pace shares its design queues from its siblings. The front end from the XK and the rear taillights from the F-Type coupe. Smooth body lines makeup the aluminum made body to create a design that looks great compared to the Range Rover Discovery which in my opinion doesn’t look good at all. Inside you get a clean fit and finish that you would expect in a British luxury vehicle of the 21st century. What I liked about the F-Pace was the infotainment center because it was simple and very attractive. When the screen is on it makes you feel like you’re looking at a smart tablet. Easy to understand and navigate.

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How Does the Jaguar F-Pace Drive?

I was only allowed to do a brief test drive since these were dealer inventory vehicles with less than a hundred miles each. But first impressions, the Jaguar F-Pace is agile when you turn the wheel briskly. It darts to change lanes while allowing just a hint of sway which I liked because it made the F-Pace feel more alive. The top of the line spec provides the F-Pace with Jaguar’s 3.0 liter supercharged V6 with 380 horsepower at your disposal. Paddles shifters allow you to row through the 8-speed automatic transmission. Don’t expect a vicious growl from this Jaguar however. Even with my foot to the floor the most I could get was an angry purr. Not to say that it is a bad thing, because the F-Pace was never meant to be a hardcore driver. This is a proper British vehicle with sensible manners and a smooth ride that made me want to drive across Texas, for fun.

The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is available in 6 different trim levels:

Standard

Premium

Prestige

R-Sport

S

Portfolio

These trim level range in price from $43K all the way up to $70K once you start looking at options. New engines including a 4 cylinder turbo, and diesel, are expected for 2018 which will allow for even more selection when choosing an F-Pace that’s right for you.

2017 Maserati Levante Test Drive

All new territory for Maserati with their first mid-size crossover, the Levante. It’s an Italian luxury vehicle so that means it needs to be able to do 2 things. Excite you, and look gorgeous while doing so. Did Maserati achieve this with the Levante, yes! Like with all sports car based SUV’s the Levante looks like its sedan sibling the Ghibli, only with more bulk. It looks good, and sounds even better thanks to its twin-turbo charged 3.0 V6 engine that is designed by Maserati and built by Ferrari.

Inside you get an interior designed by Ermenegildo Zegna, and comes in a wide array of color options. In the past, Maserati has always taken flack for building cars with complicated interiors. Too much buttons, with unclear functions and difficult to navigate. Thankfully, the Levante doesn’t share that problem. The dash is simplistic and clean. AC controls at the bottom are easy to understand and the massive touch screen follows a smartphone layout with an “app” for everything like media, Bluetooth and GPS.

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How Does the Levante Drive?

This was my first Maserati, so I tried not to let my excitement cloud my judgement. Driving the Levante made me wish San Antonio had tunnels so I could downshift and listen to that V6 baritone bounce off the walls. It also made me dislike speed limits more than usual. The Levante accelerates like an Italian sports car should which means all you want to do is keep going. The paddle shifters on the Levante make a satisfying click when you change gear and you feel the SUV grunt and pull harder with each change. It can be so intoxicating that its easy to forget that there is a 45 mph limit as you charge the Levante through the 8-speed automatic.

Pricing for the Levante starts at around $73k and can border the $100k mark with options. There are two trim levels with the Levante, standard Q4 with 345 horsepower, and the S sport with 424 horsepower. No super high performance versions are available but if SUV’s are the growing trend I suspect there will be in the future.

Jaguar F-Pace vs. Maserati Levante

Having driven both these vehicles back to back do I have a personal favorite? Yes, the Levante, but only because it is more exciting to drive. However, that does not mean the F-Pace is boring. It’s just a matter of personal preference. Not every luxury SUV is supposed to sound like a sports car. Some buyers prefer elegance and luxury over 0-60 times and angry exhaust notes. That’s where these vehicles differ. The Jaguar F-Pace is British elegance to the Maserati Levante’s Italian Flair. Regardless of which side you prefer you can trust that both these vehicles will live up to your expectations.

I would like to thank Jaguar, Maserati and Barrett Jaguar for allowing me to test drive these vehicles off their lot. Special thanks to Rafael Garza, sales consultant, for riding shotgun and talking me through the features on both these luxury machines.

San Antonio Auto & Truck Show 2017

The San Antonio Auto Show, later on this year, will be the perfect opportunity to check out the F-Pace and Levante in person. A chance to see the latest and greatest from all auto manufactures without feeling pressured by a sales staff or spend all day traveling from one dealership to another. At the SA auto show people can look, touch, sit in, and talk with representatives over options and features to get a better idea of what vehicle fits their needs. Plus it’s fun for the whole family. Check out SA Auto Show for more information about the show.

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