Chicago Auto Show – Chevrolet – Cruze – Corvette

For the past 2 days I was the Chicago Auto Show. It was a lot of ground to cover but I somehow did it! I have some VERY sore muscles and I think I walked about 27 miles. Next year I am going to wear a pedometer!  There are quite a few new cars that we debuted this year but number 1 on my list would have to be the 2014 Chevy Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel. With the 42 estimated mpg I know the saving on fuel are going to be great! I currently have a 50 mile commute each day and the thought of getting to and from work for less than $5.00 a day is great!

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Next on my list of chart toppers is the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray! Now this car has every component  Power, Luxury and Style. I was very honored to be able to sit and enjoy the beauty from the driver seat!

Corvette Stingray 2014

Corvette Stingray 2014

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I can not wait to drive them both!

Chevy Spark – Week long adventure!

Hey everyone as many of you know I had a Chevy Spark for a week long adventure! In the time that I had the car some of my friends and family convinced me to name it. We finally settled on Sparkle!

Fiesta Red!

Sparkle was a joy to drive for a week. I took it into Chicago and went to Shedd Aquarium, and may I say parking was a breeze! I also decided to see how many groceries I could fit into the trunk and back seat of the car. I was impressed!

Does Walmart have anything left?

Sparkle also went to the park!

After having the car for a week something that I was monitoring was the gas mileage. 30.1 was the highest average I was able to see. I tend to do more city driving vs. highways. The car is said to get 33 mpg.

One of my other favorite features was the screen in the dashboard!

I’m a country fan!

A few features I would have liked to have seen with the car are navigation and better gas mileage. I did talk to a friend of mine that works for a Chevy dealer and he said there will be an app available soon to provide navigation in the car for a one time $50.00 fee.

Overall the car is a great value. The model that I was driving was a 2LT automatic. $15,970 is the listed price. Power locks and windows along with remote entry. And my personal favorite part of the car was the heated seats!

Thanks again to Chevy for letting me drive the car!

As always Peace, Love and Tweeting – tOr

Acura Ride and Drive the new ILX

This weekend I was invited to an event hosted by Acura to showcase the all new Acura ILX. I have to admit before we arrived at the event I had no idea this car existed or if I would even like it. It was a pleasant surprise. The car was a joy to drive and it has a great price point for someone who wants luxury and can’t afford a BMW.

I have to see how I look in it!

This was the view from the back seat.

Looks good to me!

I have to say this was a fun event to attend and I liked the closed course. It really gives you an opportunity to see what the car can do in a safe controlled environment.

Here is a video I shot in the car while driving the closed course.

Autobahn Country Club – Lady’s Day

Safety first!

It’s Lady’s Day at the Autobahn! This is the second time I have been in attendance and it was a great experience again!

On the track I got to drive a Cadillac and a BMW. The handling of the BMW was a lot better around the turns and it seemed to have more acceleration.

My BMW the 335i

There are lots of things to do out at the Autobahn from the Auto Cross course to Go Karts and always the track holds a lot more fun! Hot laps to me are the best!

I survived! The Hot Laps that is!

And my Mom did too!

What a great day to spend with lots of speed and a little burning rubber too! And you come back to the club house to enjoy a wonderful drink before dinner!

Yummy!

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As always Peace, Love and Tweeting – tOr