Smart Car Fades to Black
Mercedes is giving up on the not-so-Smart Car, citing "declining micro-car market" in the U.S. and Canada.
U.S. Smart sales in 2018 plunged 58 percent from a year earlier to 1,276 cars.
What's...
2019 Mini Countryman Hybrid
There’s an old Motorhead saying: Speed is just a question of money. How fast do you want to go?
That’s been updated for our time. How far do you want to go...
2019 Mercedes E-Sedan
Given that almost every car - including $25,000 cars - either has or offers climate control AC, seat heaters and an LCD touchscreen, is there any sound reason to spend $53,000...
A Look-See: Automated Driving Tech
Here's a look at some of the almost-automated driving tech you'll find in many new cars, not just high-end cars like the 2019 Mercedes E-Class sedan which I'm using to show...
Old Still Sells
I've often wondered whether people would buy a new vehicle available without all the new stuff - especially the over-the-top electronic nannying stuff but also just over-the-top stuff generally, including such...
2019 Mazda CX-5
Mazda is one of the few remaining car companies that hasn't slurped up the EV Kool Aid. It is upping the IC ante in the new CX-5 - which gets a...
2020 Toyota Corolla
Only two cars rival the success of the Toyota Corolla. They do not exceed it.
The Model T Ford - and the VW Beetle. The original Beetle (the one made from the...
2019 Lexus LS500
Lexus did something daring when it redesigned the LS - its top-of-the-line luxury sedan.
It gave it an engine the same size as a Camry’s - Toyota’s mid-sized family sedan. And no...
2019 Hyundai Sante Fe
Some crossovers have two rows and room for five; others have three rows and room for seven or more.
The Hyundai Sante Fe goes both ways.
Regular - or XL.
It's also available with...
2019 Toyota C-HR
In the first of the new Star Trek movie reboots, we are introduced to a very young and not-yet Captain Kirk, played by Chris Pine. He is a diamond in the...