2018 VW Passat
As I type this review of the 2018 VW Passat, almost 400,000 of its fellows sit baking in the California desert - punishment for having "cheated" on federal exhaust emissions tests....
2018 Ford Expedition
Sometimes, splitting the difference hits the sweet spot.
The Ford Expedition is bigger - and roomier - than a Chevy Tahoe. But it's not as yuge as a Suburban.
It's also unusual in...
2018 Cadillac Escalade
The Cadillac Escalade is ridiculous - but then, so is my orange 1976 Trans Am.
Both are over-engined, exuberant, garish - and so, glorious.
Both also annoy the right people. Rev engine at the...
2018 VW GTI
The VW GTI hatchback sedan doesn't look like a Corvette, but it reminds me of one.
Not a new one.
My high school buddy’s 1978 L-82 coupe
The GTI has a 220 hp engine....
2018 Mini Countryman Plug-in Hybrid
One of the reasons the Germans lost the Battle of Britain almost 80 years ago ties into the problem with plug-in hybrids today.
Range on the batteries.
The Lutwaffe’s fighters could only remain...
2018 BMW M550i
What’s better than a BMW 5 Series with an M on the trunk lid and a twin-turbo V8 under its hood?
How about two 5 Series Ms?
There’s the 600 hp M5 -...
2018 Hyundai Sante Fe
Unlike other crossover SUVs, the Hyundai Sante Fe comes more than one way.
Shorter - or longer.
Two rows - or three.
It also comes with more than one engine - your pic of...
2018 BMW X3
Two things are getting hard to find in a compact crossover - in new cars, generally: six cylinder engines - and a rear-drive-based layout.
The BMW X3 still has both.
It hasn't gone...
2018 Toyota 86
It’s an interesting thing about the Toyota 86 - and the Subaru BRZ.
Not that they are basically the same car sold two different ways. The curious thing about both - and...
2018 Mercedes C 350e Hybrid
Don’t buy the hybrid version of the Mercedes C Class for the money it’ll save you. Tell that to your wife.
Buy it for the speed it will give you.
Tell your friends...
