Jim Prueter

2023 Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition — Huge demand, impossible to get



Generates 300 horsepower
from a three-cylinder turbo


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 18, 2023) Hammering out 300 horsepower with 273 lb.-ft of torque to the all-wheel drive system through a six-speed only manual shifter, the all-new for 2023 five-door Toyota Corolla GR hatchback is the newest performance offering from the detail-obsessed TOYOTA GAZOO Racing team, with master driver Akio Toyota, a.k.a. Morizo promising to infuse excitement into the Japanese automakers brand. Few cars for the 2023 model year has generated as much buzz and hype.
 

2023 Ford Maverick XLT Tremor AWD



Sensational Tremor off-road
package is worth the wait


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 13, 2023) The Maverick has been nothing but a blockbuster smash hit since it was introduced by Ford in 2021. It’s won numerous “Best of” awards since including the prestigious 2022 North American Truck of the Year honors. Consumer demand now has Maverick the number two truck seller at Ford behind the F-150 and ahead of the Ranger. 

2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE Sedan — With peak 677 horsepower



Staggering performance
and an impressive Interior


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com
 
(June 7, 2023) All-new to the Mercedes lineup for 2023 the EQE sedan tested here is the electrified version of the brand’s traditional E-class sedan. The EQE, albeit smaller, looks basically like the larger EQS Mercedes sedan with basically similar and equally impressive features and appointments.

2023 Honda Accord Sport Hybrid L



New Accord improved,
sticks to winning formula


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 9, 2023) The Honda Accord is as familiar along the American roadside as Mc Donald’s and Starbucks. It should be as it’s been America’s best-selling car over the last 50 years. Now for 2023 Accord gets redesigned, it’s sleeker outside, has a more high-tech interior yet isn’t the type of car that will turn heads or have anyone follow you home to ask you what it is you’re driving.

2023 Dodge Challenger Shakedown



End of an era — Last Call
Special Edition Challenger


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 7, 2023) Even if you’re not a diehard automotive enthusiast, you’ve most likely heard that Dodge will bid adieu to the current-generation Challenger and Charger after the 2023 model year. In recognition and celebration, Dodge will do what it has always done best and that’s introduce special editions. In the case of the Challenger, it’s seven special new edition Challengers throughout the 2023 model year beginning with “Shakedown.”

2023 Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance AWD



All-new RX high on luxury,
short on driving excitement


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(May 2, 2023) Back in 1998 Lexus introduced its first RX crossover utility vehicle in the United States just two years after Mercedes introduced their first-generation ML SUV. The RX met with immediate sales success climbing right to the top of the sales charts’ much to the surprise of the German auto maker who had a two-year head start. Lexus did a better job making the RX more luxury-like and less truck-like.

All-new Bronco Sport Heritage Editions recall 1960s Ford Bronco



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(April 30, 2023) When Ford resurrected the iconic Bronco brand for 2021 — first with the compact crossover Bronco Sport followed shortly thereafter by the real deal Ford Bronco 4X4 challenger to the Jeep Wrangler — it channeled the historic Bronco that dated back to 1966 when it first launched the rugged off-roader.

2023 Mercedes AMG SL 63 Roadster



Beautifully crafted, sumptuously
provisioned, blistering performance


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(April 26, 2023) Even though I’ve personally never owned one I’ve always fancied myself a “Porsche guy” – as distinct from being a “Mercedes guy.” Although I’ve driven and reviewed plenty of both over the years, there’s something about the image of the cars I could only imagine myself driving — the Benz is a bit, you know, garish. The AMG SL has not changed my mind on this matter, exactly. But man, on man, what a magnificently brutal, heart-pounding thrill ride. 
 

2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 — A shockingly superb luxury SUV



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(April 25, 2023) If you’ve been paying attention, you probably already know that Genesis is building some of the most impressive luxury vehicles in the industry today. It should come as no surprise, then, that the Electrified GV70 driven here is nothing short of excellent. The award-winning and top-of-its-class GV70 — competing against luxury legacy brands like Audi, BMW and Mercedes — is made even better by going all-electric, as indicated by its moniker. 

2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R — Absolutely outrageous



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(April 23, 2023) Desert racing began nearly 50 years ago in the Mexican Baja and in 1967 this crazy, addictive motorsport became known as the Baja 1000. Over the years this epic endurance race has attracted hundreds of racing legends, celebrities, thrill-seeking dare devils and rank amateurs to Northern Mexico just south of San Diego, California and Ensenada, Mexico.  It’s  the longest non-stop point-to-point race in the world.