2016 Kia K900
Sometimes, a good idea doesn’t work twice.
The Hyundia-Kia conglomerate looked at the success Toyota has had with its Lexus luxury line - and in particular, the original (1989) Lexus LS 400...
2016 Toyota RAV4
Slow cars are back.
More precisely, slow crossover SUVs are here - and people seem to be okay with it.
Maybe because they are only slow in relative terms, relative to the performance...
2017 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
I was suspicious, too.
"Trail-rated" rated Jeeps have - up to now - always been real-deal Jeeps. Longitudinal engine (front to back, not transverse/sideways-mounted) and (most important of all) rear-wheel-drive-based, with a real-deal...
2016 VW Jetta
Since VW can no longer sell a diesel-powered Jetta (or any other diesel-powered car) it looks like hybrids - and high cost - are in our future.
The TDI engine is gone...
2016 Mini Convertible… vs. Fiat 500 Convertible
Really small convertibles are really rare.
There are just two.
They are the Mini Cooper convertible and the even smaller Fiat 500 convertible.
Both are retro-cute, very fun and not (if you're careful about...
2016 Lexus NX200t
The original Lexus RX was an automotive rogue wave when it appeared way back in ’98. At that time, there was nothing else like it: A luxury crossover SUV.
Not a pick-up...
2017 Beetle Dune
Beetles - the original ones - were great in the snow.
This was decades before all-wheel-drive cars became common, when most cars were still rear-drive (and not great in the snow).
The original...
2016 Nissan Titan XD
Straddling the middle is no easy thing - but that's what Nissan hopes to do with its new Titan XD.
It is tougher - in terms of the beefiness of its frame, the...
2016 VW Golf R
Here’s an irony for you:
When VW launched the hot hatch Golf R last year, it came only only with an automatic transmission. This year, Ford has launched the even hotter hatch...
2016 BMW X5 eDrive
BMW is going electric in a big way. The company honchos say so, openly. They see the IC engine as doomed - not because of scarce gas but omnipresent Uncle. Emissions...