Test Drives, Trends & Events

The 2009 Infiniti M45x stopping in western Long Island for the first leg of the trip.

Flying across the country to attend a wedding can be a trying task at times. Hotels, rentals cars, and the chance that you don’t really want to spend hours with people you don’t know. This wedding was taking place in Long Island and my wife and I have family and friends spread throughout New England so we decided to turn it into a week long road trip. The hotels were lined up, and we really like the people whose wedding we were attending so all that was left was transportation. Enter the 2009 Infiniti M45x as our chariot of choice. Hotels check, good friends and family check, and a comfortable cruiser checkmate? More...

The 2009 Audi A5 is a good looking car from all angles, making BMWs self-conscious everywhere it goes.

Heading back east for the weekend, I made a call/email/drastic plea to a friend to try and line up a car for me during my time in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Boston. The voice on the other end asked if the 2009 Audi A5 3.2 Quattro with manual transmission would be acceptable. Hmm… a $54,715 (as tested) fully-loaded luxury coupe for free or a $20/day rental car with cigarette burn holes in the seat. This was less a choice and more a great way to start a long weekend. More...