On today’s episode, we put the original Bug-Eye Subaru WRX to the test on an epic winter road trip for a Colorado Christmas vacation.
The first-generation (G1) Honda Insight was one of the greatest cars ever made. Built in the same factory, and derived from some of the same technology as the original Acura NSX, it was the first mass-produced hybrid released to the U.S. market. Available with a proper manual gearbox, and boasting the best drag coefficient and highest fuel economy of any production car for over a decade, the mass market misunderstood the G1 Insight—it was too much too soon.
We put our 1992 Suzuki Carry Mini Kei truck to the test to see if it could four-wheel with the big boys on the Alpine Loop in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Give a watch to see if the Mini Truck can answer the challenge.
We put the BMW E39 M5 to the ultimate test on a desert road trip that takes the fastest saloon in the world across the Colorado Rockies and through the Utah Desert on some of the best driving roads in the west, with some unexpected places along the way.
We find out by outfitting our 2002 911 C4S with some light Safari kit and driving it 1,000 miles to the four corners of the Colorado Rockies to capture the four elements of winter: steam, dirt, ice, and snow.
Alex McCulloch explores the unlikely origins of his enthusiast automotive business, Glen Shelly, through the lens of his M Coupe and a winter desert road trip.