2012 Kia Optima: Try to Find Something Bad to Say About it….
Here's the thing:
Everyone makes good cars now, so "reliability" and "safety" aren't the selling points they used to be.
They're givens.
That puts the name-brand Japanese brands - Honda and Toyota - in...
What Cadillac Should Have Done… and Still Could
As Cadillac’s market share continues to wilt, it’s worth considering what Cadillac once was - and could be again.
If, that is, it could take off the Me Too blinders it has...
2014 Toyota Tacoma
Have you noticed? Mid-sized trucks are getting pretty scarce.
Dodge dropped the Dakota. GM has put the kibosh - for the moment, at least - on the Chevy Colorado (and its GMC...
The Me Too Corvette
Where should a Corvette’s engine be?
Historically, it has always been up front and usually under a rear-opening hood - which made it easier to see the Corvette’s engine - a very...
2014 VW Jetta TDI
There are more diesel-powered cars available now than ever. Unfortunately, almost all of them are expensive cars.
One of the few - one of the two - that's not is VW's Jetta...
2016 Subaru Forester XT
I don't look at the Subaru Forester XT as (god help us) another crossover SUV. I look at it as what it is...
A stealth WRX.
An M80 in a ladyfinger wrapper.
Did you...
2019 VW eGolf: Electric Boogaloo II
I made it home - without a flatbed!
And without having to plug the eGolf in - and wait - before I could get home.
But the most interesting thing I discovered about...
2013 Scion FR-S (the other twin)
I've already road-tested the new Subaru BR-Z (see here) so is there any point in reviewing its twin - the Scion FR-S?
Well, here's the thing. They are twins - but fraternal,...
2014 VW Touareg TDI
There are three mid-sized (and real-deal, with significant off-road capability) German-brand crossover SUVs that consume not much more fuel than many current economy cars.
The fuel, of course, is diesel.
And the three...
2013 – or 2014 – Lexus IS?
The 2013 Lexus IS (250 and 350) is still for sale as a new model, but the 2014 - heavily updated - is just now becoming available, too. This presents buyers...