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Recent Posts
- Defense Media Network – The P-8A Poseidon Adventure: Preparing for a First Deployment
- Autoweek – Driving the Edison 2 Very Light Car 4.0
- Defense Media Network – U.S. Army Leaders Embrace Social Media
- Faircount Defense 2012 In Review – “Off The Cliff” Defense Aerospace
- Autoweek – Five Minutes with Edsel Ford II
- WIRED – Underpowered Crossover Lags on Paper, and on Pavement 2013 Nissan Pathfinder
- Defense Media Network – An Important Non-Event, X-47B Testing
- WIRED – The Hook Up, 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency – Defense Solutions
- WIRED – Mr. Bond’s Carbon Fiber Tuxedo, 2013 Aston Martin Vanquish
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Tegler Takes Archive
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Tegler Takes – “Walking Shoe” Neutered of its Hemi, Dodge’s Charger Rallye Plus Ambles
Posted on October 20, 2011 | No CommentsA four door sedan with nearly 300 horsepower ought to be a pretty stout performer, a “charger” if you will. Dodge’s V6-powered Charger Rallye Plus isn’t. Though its 3.6... -
Tegler Takes – The Book of…. The 2012 Genesis Continues Hyundai’s Luxury Sedan “Beginning”
Posted on September 23, 2011 | No CommentsIn the beginning… Hyundai joined the luxury sedan segment back in 2009. And lo, there was much rejoicing when the company sold over 21,000 units that first year. The other... -
Tegler Takes “Ford’s Surging Focus” The 2012 Focus Signals Ford’s Emphasis on Small Car Refinement and a Little Roughness
Posted on August 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe 2012 Focus Signals Ford’s Emphasis on Small Car Refinement and a Little Roughness For the first time in years Ford has a truly winning small car in its lineup.... -
Tegler Takes “R You Hardcore?” Porsche’s Cayman R is Track Ready But Not Rough
Posted on June 23, 2011 | No CommentsThis Porsche is so tough it doesn’t even have air conditioning. The Cayman R is roughly the down-market equivalent of Porsche’s GT3 RS, a lightweight naturally aspirated track weapon that can reasonably... -
Tegler Takes – “Point Nine Four” The 2012 Mazda5 is enough Minivan
Posted on June 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe 2012 Mazda 5 is Enough Minivan Welcome to America. We have children and we have minivans to transport them. For the last couple years Chrysler’s Town & County... -
Tegler Takes – “Couch Living” Ford’s 2011 Explorer XLT Proves That Getting Up is Overrated
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsCouch Living Ford has succeeded by giving Americans what they want. Case in point, its F-Series remains the best-selling vehicle in a society long since divorced from the agrarian... -
Tegler Takes – “Zippy is Good” Modest Size Makes Mistubishi’s Outlander Sport a Good
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsModest Size Makes Mistubishi’s Outlander Sport a Good Enough ‘Round Town Zipper In case you didn’t know, Mitsubishi’s 2011 Outlander Sport crossover looks “cute and zippy”. So says a 20-something... -
Tegler Takes “Hang You Up The Most” Spring at the wheel of Mazda’s Special Edition MX-5
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsSpring at the wheel of Mazda’s Special Edition MX-5 Miata PRHT It was in 1955 that Thomas Wolf wrote the music and Frances Landesman the lyrics to “Spring Can Really... -
Tegler Takes – “Caution Flag” Hyundai’s Genesis R-Spec 3.8 Needs More Track Time
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsHyundai’s Genesis R-Spec 3.8 Coupe Needs More Track Time Hyundai’s Genesis R-Spec is a de-contented, performance version of its personal coupe. You might expect R-Spec means “race-spec” but instead... -
Tegler Takes – “One Never Knows…” Suzuki’s Kizashi Sport SLS Exceeds Expectations
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsOne Never Knows… Fats Waller’s famous one-liner, “One never knows, do one?” crossed my mind while driving the Suzuki Kizashi Sport SLS. The jazz pianist and prolific composer was...