2023 Toyota Tacoma
There is exactly one mid-sized truck you can still get with two things together - a V6 engine and a manual transmission. The others...
2023 Lexus NX
If you’ve not heard already, the 2023 Lexus RX350 will no longer come standard with - or even offer - the 3.5 liter V6...
2023 Honda Ridgeline
Honda was the first to sell a mid-sized truck that isn’t one - the Ridgeline. And many people love that about it.
That it has...
2023 Mazda CX-30
As it happens, I was sent another crossover SUV to evaluate this week. And as it happens, this one’s also different in a number...
2023 Toyota RAV4
How do you decide which crossover to buy - given how similar most crossovers look? Well, you have to look under the skin.
If you...
2023 GMC Sierra 1500
Big trucks are bigly popular - probably because big cars are pretty much gone. Even the biggest ones - which are all high-dollar luxury...
Best – and Worst – of Times
Honda just announced the pending availability - for the 2023 model year - of the most powerful production car it has ever offered for...
2023 Audi A3
It’s an interesting fact that while small sedans have largely disappeared from the general market you can still find a number of them in...
2023 Chevy Traverse
There’s something disconnecty about a two-ton SUV powered by a 2.0 liter four cylinder engine.
In fact, there are only a few two-ton SUVs that...
2023 Acura Integra
Certain models define a brand. What would Chevrolet be without Corvette? Ford - without the F150?
Acura once had a model like that. The Integra.
And...
2023 Nissan Titan
A number of new half-ton trucks no longer even offer V8 engines; the rest offer them as optional engines. Only one half-ton truck still...
2023 BMW K1600 GTL
Spend $50k on a new BMW car and you get a four cylinder engine. Spend half as much on a BMW bike and get a...
Classic Cars
A Look Back for a Company With no Future
For the second year in a row, GM is selling nostalgia about the cars it used to make and hoping that will translate into...
What Happened to Pop-Ups?
Before there were pop-up ads, there were pop-up headlights. When they weren't on, you couldn't see them - because when they were off, they...
Re-Fixing It . . .
I sometimes wish I'd gotten the V6 engine that was optional when my 2002 Nissan Frontier pick-up was built, because then I could use...
Memories Made
Over the course of nearly 30 years test-driving new cars, I have driven thousands of cars. Many of them - especially lately - forgotten...
Cars You Used to See a Lot . . .
A very sound rule of thumb way to determine the goodness of a given make/model of car is to look around for them. If...
Elevators and EeeeeVeeeeeees
EeeeeeVeeees - especially Teslas - are very quick. But the experience is detached and anodyne. It quickly gets old. Or rather, nothing particularly exciting.
The...
They Don’t Just Look the Same . . .
It's often said - correctly - that modern cars (mostly crossovers now) all look pretty much the same. But it goes deeper than that.
Modern...
The Nexus of Sominex
The main reason people were more interested in cars, once, was because cars were more interesting, once.
This does not mean they were better -...
Once, We Were Interested
Why is interest in cars waning - among the young, especially? The ones who used to be the most interested in cars?
There are many...
Doomed: Pontiac Fiero (1984-1988)
John Z. DeLorean, the eccentric but indisputably brilliant father of the 1964 GTO, also had a vision for a sexy, low-slung Pontiac two-seater. He...
We Name Things We Love
When someone says they once owned a Corvair - or a Corvette - a story almost invariably ensues, prompted by fond or at least...
Motorcycles
A Meerakuhl!
It’s helpful when your old bike breaks down at a buddy’s garage. Especially when your buddy happens to be an old bike fetishist, too....
2023 BMW K1600 GTL
Spend $50k on a new BMW car and you get a four cylinder engine. Spend half as much on a BMW bike and get a...
This BMW Still Has a Six
Actually, it still comes standard with one - and for about $26k to start. Most BMWs come standard with a four - and for...
A Little Therapy . . .
Owning a motorcycle is about more than just riding it. Caring for it is a big part of it.
There are sound practical reasons for...
The Kz and the EV
Yesterday I did something I doubt anyone will be doing 46 years from now - at least, not with anything that's new right now.
That...
More News You’ve Probably Not Heard
It’s hard to know what’s really going on when it’s not being reported.
Much less explained.
One example of this is the not-reported news - which...
Your First Bike
There is an exception to the rule about not spending money in order to save it. That exception is the two-wheeled alternative to four-wheeled...
Fun Sometimes Costs!
There is a saying about horses for courses. It means: Don’t take a Cyldesdale to the Kentucky Derby. Nonetheless, it’s sometimes fun to do...
Helmets, Again . . .
I've tried several times to make clear my point of view regarding helmets, on both practical as well as philosophical grounds. Do they "work"?...
Air-Cooled vs. Water-Cooled Bikes
Lots of interest in motorcycles now - for practical reasons. They are a way of dealing with the doubling of the price of gas...
Helmet Laws Are Unsafe . . . and Worse
The other night, I went for an evening ride with my girlfriend - neither of us wearing a helmet, which is no longer legal...
Voting Harder
Is there any point to voting when it's unclear whether your vote actually counts?
And - more to the point - whether other "votes" are...
A Look Back for a Company With no Future
For the second year in a row, GM is selling nostalgia about the cars it used to make and hoping that will translate into...
Affordable, Again . . . If You Can Afford Them
Now is a good time to buy a used car - or soon will be, again. A house, too. Both for the same reason:...
Thanksgiving Thanks!
I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone here best wishes for Thanksgiving - and to convey to everyone here how thankful I...
The New Bogeyman
The old bogeyman - "COVID" - is getting tired. It's time for a new bogeyman, "climate change."
Does anyone remember the older bogeyman - Islamofascism?
Of...
The Artificial Apotheosis
Have you ever wondered why new cars don't seem very new anymore? Each new model year brings a new gadget - an app, a...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 11/22/2022
Here's the audio of my weekly conclave with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah. We talked about the...
Diaper Report: 11/22/2022
There are still people walking around - some of them outdoors - wearing Face Diapers. That is not the question.
The question is, will you?
Ever,...
Red Barchetta Glows Orange
Rush - not Limbaugh, the rock band - had it almost right.
The song, Red Barchetta, was about a dystopian future time in which engines...
The Exotic V6
It will shortly be the mark of an "exotic" car if it has a V6 engine. As it is, there are just a couple...
Instead of “Plenty” . . .
Communism has always failed - in terms of delivering the general abundance it once promised. The "proletariat" was told that in a communist society,...
She-Beast AGW Accosts Motorist
If ever there was proof that it is possible for a person to "transition" from female to male - and perhaps be stuck in...
Cycles
What’s in the Box?
Normally, my old bikes start right up - even if I haven't started them in awhile. This latter being a regular thing during the...
A Meerakuhl!
It’s helpful when your old bike breaks down at a buddy’s garage. Especially when your buddy happens to be an old bike fetishist, too....
This BMW Still Has a Six
Actually, it still comes standard with one - and for about $26k to start. Most BMWs come standard with a four - and for...
A Little Therapy . . .
Owning a motorcycle is about more than just riding it. Caring for it is a big part of it.
There are sound practical reasons for...
The Kz and the EV
Yesterday I did something I doubt anyone will be doing 46 years from now - at least, not with anything that's new right now.
That...
More News You’ve Probably Not Heard
It’s hard to know what’s really going on when it’s not being reported.
Much less explained.
One example of this is the not-reported news - which...
Your First Bike
There is an exception to the rule about not spending money in order to save it. That exception is the two-wheeled alternative to four-wheeled...
Fun Sometimes Costs!
There is a saying about horses for courses. It means: Don’t take a Cyldesdale to the Kentucky Derby. Nonetheless, it’s sometimes fun to do...
Air-Cooled vs. Water-Cooled Bikes
Lots of interest in motorcycles now - for practical reasons. They are a way of dealing with the doubling of the price of gas...
Helmet Laws Are Unsafe . . . and Worse
The other night, I went for an evening ride with my girlfriend - neither of us wearing a helmet, which is no longer legal...
Night Riding
Some things are better done in the dark. Riding a motorcycle, for instance.
At night, you do not have the sun in your face. You...
New Car Reviews
2023 Toyota Tacoma
There is exactly one mid-sized truck you can still get with two things together - a V6 engine and a manual transmission. The others...
2023 Lexus NX
If you’ve not heard already, the 2023 Lexus RX350 will no longer come standard with - or even offer - the 3.5 liter V6...
2023 Honda Ridgeline
Honda was the first to sell a mid-sized truck that isn’t one - the Ridgeline. And many people love that about it.
That it has...
2023 Mazda CX-30
As it happens, I was sent another crossover SUV to evaluate this week. And as it happens, this one’s also different in a number...
2023 Toyota RAV4
How do you decide which crossover to buy - given how similar most crossovers look? Well, you have to look under the skin.
If you...
2023 GMC Sierra 1500
Big trucks are bigly popular - probably because big cars are pretty much gone. Even the biggest ones - which are all high-dollar luxury...
Best – and Worst – of Times
Honda just announced the pending availability - for the 2023 model year - of the most powerful production car it has ever offered for...
2023 Audi A3
It’s an interesting fact that while small sedans have largely disappeared from the general market you can still find a number of them in...
2023 Chevy Traverse
There’s something disconnecty about a two-ton SUV powered by a 2.0 liter four cylinder engine.
In fact, there are only a few two-ton SUVs that...
2023 Acura Integra
Certain models define a brand. What would Chevrolet be without Corvette? Ford - without the F150?
Acura once had a model like that. The Integra.
And...
2023 Nissan Titan
A number of new half-ton trucks no longer even offer V8 engines; the rest offer them as optional engines. Only one half-ton truck still...
Voting Harder
Is there any point to voting when it's unclear whether your vote actually counts?
And - more to the point - whether other "votes" are...
A Look Back for a Company With no Future
For the second year in a row, GM is selling nostalgia about the cars it used to make and hoping that will translate into...
What’s in the Box?
Normally, my old bikes start right up - even if I haven't started them in awhile. This latter being a regular thing during the...
