2023 BMW X1
BMW used to offer the X1, the company's smallest (and most affordable) crossover in two versions, one front-wheel-drive and the other all-wheel-drive (which BMW...
2023 Ford Expedition MAX
Occupying the middle ground is sometimes just the right place to be - depending on what you’re looking for.
The 2023 Ford Expedition MAX isn’t...
2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L
There are Kahunas - and then there is the Kahuna. Jeep’s Grand Wagoneer L.
“L” for length - and more.
More than three tons (6,621 lbs.)...
2023 Nissan Leaf
There are now lots of EVs on the market but only two of them can be characterized as affordable alternatives to non-electric cars.
One of...
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Why do most people prefer to drive rather than take the bus? It’s because they don’t have to plan their trip - and so,...
2023 GMC Savanah
Interested in a time capsule? One you can drive right off the dealer's lot?
The 2023 GMC Savana van fits the bill. It hasn't been...
2023 Mini Cooper
There aren’t many new cars that really stand out anymore - in part because there aren’t many new cars for sale anymore. A tsunami...
2023 Nissan Z
What’s the difference between Nissan’s 370Z and the new just-Z?
A smaller engine - and a lot more horsepower. Also about 200 more pounds.
But that...
2023 Volvo S90
Volvo - as everyone knows - is a Swedish brand. What many do not know is that it is owned by the Chinese and...
2023 Lincoln Navigator
Describing any vehicle that stickers for $77,635 to start as a “bargain” sounds a little like describing a 30-45 minute wait for a charge...
2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia
Fiat stopped selling cars in the United States last year - but there’s still an Italian-brand car you can buy here (other than a...
2023 Chrysler 300 C
It is not just the end of the line for the 300 sedan - which Chrysler has just announced will be retired after the...
Classic Cars
Interesting Cars . . .
To see what we're in the process of losing it's helpful to go and see it.
We did exactly that yesterday. By going to see...
What Corvette Was – and Should Be, Again . . .
A 2023 Corvette costs almost twice as much - in real terms - as a 1969 Corvette cost. The latter listed for $4,781 when...
The Entirety of What Once Was
I like carburetors, chiefly because I like mechanical things - which I like because you can see their workings and adjust/fix them, by hand....
A Glance in the Rearview . . .
Here's a story for those under 40 - of what it was like to be seventeen 40 years ago.
We got our licenses at sixteen....
What You Can’t Buy for $2,700 Anymore
I have a model of a '71 Dodge Demon 340 Wedge - which is all I can afford these day. A real '71 Demon...
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...
Motorcycles
The Air Bag You Wear
People ride motorcycles because they aren't cars - and this goes much deeper than the obvious.
Motorcycles are free of almost all of the crap...
Some Therapy
Sometimes brakes stop you - from going.
It happens when the brake calipers clamp onto the rotors and don't let go. This happens, typically, because...
Hardly Able
People who ride motorcycles still care about motorcycles - as opposed to all-too-many-drivers, who view cars as appliances. Who have been conditioned to view...
Waiting for Spring
When the priests sealed the door on King Tut's tomb, the Pharaoh was left to sleep for the next 3,000 years. Spring often feels...
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...
What is “Government”?
Government takes many forms (monarchy, democracy, etc.) but they all come down to the same thing:
Other people you'd rather not have anything to do...
The Air Bag You Wear
People ride motorcycles because they aren't cars - and this goes much deeper than the obvious.
Motorcycles are free of almost all of the crap...
$3 Billion and Counting
It used to be - how much money can we make? It is now how much money can we lose? At least, that appears...
There She Goes . . .
Two big announcements this week and one of them has nothing to do with the pending indictment and frog-marching of the Orange Man.
Here's the...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show 03/23/2023
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED Radio in Oregon. We talked about the salutary stand...
They’re Not All Giving Up
What makes a Ferrari worth Ferrari money?
It isn't a battery.
Chief Technology Officer Michael Hugo Leiters says it's a V12. The engine that makes a...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 03/21/2023
Here's the audio of my weekly talk with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah. We talked about his...
Diaper Report: 03/21/2023
It is almost three years since mental illness was weaponized, with a degree of success that few would have believed possible. The repercussions of...
“Mobility Leadership”
Michigan was once the home of the automobile industry.
It is now the home of "mobility leadership," as it is styled by its current governor,...
“Driving”…
H.G. Wells wrote his novel, War of the Worlds, in 1898 - when a “driver” was someone who drove horses, as in commercially.
In italics ...
Mile-High Bedwalls . . .
Our era is one characterized by distortions and incongruities. Like pick-up trucks with mile-high bedwalls. Well, maybe not quite a mile high. But at...
Latest Radio: Gard Goldsmith 03/17/2023
Here's the audio of my talk last night with Gard Goldsmith! We got into rent-seeking and other fun topics. MY segment starts at around...
Cycles
The Air Bag You Wear
People ride motorcycles because they aren't cars - and this goes much deeper than the obvious.
Motorcycles are free of almost all of the crap...
The Irony of Saaaaaaafety
It is said - we are told (lectured) - that "speeding" is "unsafe." This dictum is regularly enforced by cops who "speed."
Often, they "speed"...
Some Therapy
Sometimes brakes stop you - from going.
It happens when the brake calipers clamp onto the rotors and don't let go. This happens, typically, because...
Zero . . .
Naming an electric scooter a Zero is at least editorially honest.
Of course, Zero - the manufacturer of electric scooters - likes to pretend that...
Waiting for Spring
When the priests sealed the door on King Tut's tomb, the Pharaoh was left to sleep for the next 3,000 years. Spring often feels...
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...
New Car Reviews
2023 BMW X1
BMW used to offer the X1, the company's smallest (and most affordable) crossover in two versions, one front-wheel-drive and the other all-wheel-drive (which BMW...
2023 Ford Expedition MAX
Occupying the middle ground is sometimes just the right place to be - depending on what you’re looking for.
The 2023 Ford Expedition MAX isn’t...
2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L
There are Kahunas - and then there is the Kahuna. Jeep’s Grand Wagoneer L.
“L” for length - and more.
More than three tons (6,621 lbs.)...
2023 Nissan Leaf
There are now lots of EVs on the market but only two of them can be characterized as affordable alternatives to non-electric cars.
One of...
2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV
Why do most people prefer to drive rather than take the bus? It’s because they don’t have to plan their trip - and so,...
2023 GMC Savanah
Interested in a time capsule? One you can drive right off the dealer's lot?
The 2023 GMC Savana van fits the bill. It hasn't been...
2023 Mini Cooper
There aren’t many new cars that really stand out anymore - in part because there aren’t many new cars for sale anymore. A tsunami...
2023 Nissan Z
What’s the difference between Nissan’s 370Z and the new just-Z?
A smaller engine - and a lot more horsepower. Also about 200 more pounds.
But that...
2023 Volvo S90
Volvo - as everyone knows - is a Swedish brand. What many do not know is that it is owned by the Chinese and...
2023 Lincoln Navigator
Describing any vehicle that stickers for $77,635 to start as a “bargain” sounds a little like describing a 30-45 minute wait for a charge...
2023 Alfa Romeo Giulia
Fiat stopped selling cars in the United States last year - but there’s still an Italian-brand car you can buy here (other than a...
What is “Government”?
Government takes many forms (monarchy, democracy, etc.) but they all come down to the same thing:
Other people you'd rather not have anything to do...
The Air Bag You Wear
People ride motorcycles because they aren't cars - and this goes much deeper than the obvious.
Motorcycles are free of almost all of the crap...
$3 Billion and Counting
It used to be - how much money can we make? It is now how much money can we lose? At least, that appears...
