2013 Volkswagen CC
Where does bread and butter end - and entry luxury start?
It's a tough question, because there's no longer a clear line in the sand - in terms of equipment and features...
2013 Ford Transit Connect
I just finished spending a week in another $40,000 minivan (2013 Toyota Sienna; see here) so it was kind of nice to spend some time in one that cost half as...
2013 Toyota Sienna
Here's something that bucks the trend: Toyota just announced the 2013 Sienna minivan will no longer be offered with a four-cylinder engine.
The formerly optional V-6 is now standard in all trims.
It's...
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
I think I know how they felt.
You know - guys like me, reviewing the final cadre of muscle cars some 40 years ago, back in the early 70s. They could...
2013 Fiat 500 Abarth
The Fiat 500 is a nifty little thing - but how about if you want one that's also zippy?
Enter the Abarth - the hot-shoe (and high-pressure turbocharged) version of the...
2013 Chevy Malibu “Eco”
The new Chevy Malibu was one of the earliest 2013 models to become available during early 2012 (I drove one back in April). It's new in another way, too: It's no...
2013 Plug-in Prius
"Car guys" hate the Prius. I am a car guy. Therefore, I ought to hate the Prius, too.
But it is winning me over. God help me.
It all began the day...
2013 GMC Terrain
GM's GMC division is an interesting animal in that it's one of the small handful of "middle" brands still left on its feet. You remember middle brands: A notch above the...
2013 Toyota Corolla
More Toyota Corollas have been sold so far than VW Beetles ever (the old one and the New one).
How many? 37.5 million of them - to date.
VW only sold 23.5...
2013 Cadillac Escalade
The battleship Iowa and her three sisters managed to survive not only World War II but a post-war world in which they'd long since become anachronisms. Amazingly, these massive gunboats lingered...