2011 Ford Flex Ecoboost
Hey fool!
Custom vans were popular once - a long time ago. They combined coolness, power and utility in the same package. But they disappeared because of the Rise of the Minivan...
2021 Toyota Venza
Well, it’s back. Most people probably didn’t know it was gone.
The Toyota Venza.
It’s been absent from Toyota’s roster of models since the 2015 model year, probably because Americans, for whatever reason,...
2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan
CAFE - the government's "fleet average" fuel efficiency requirements - have finally put the arm on BMW, too.
Up to now, BMW just built the cars - and the engines - its...
2011 Scion xD
The '60s had muscle cars; the '70s had disco cars. The '80s and '90s had SUVs and crossovers.
So what's the new in thing?
Punchy, boxy little "attitude cars" like the 2011 Scion...
2011 Toyota Sienna
It's interesting to note that while all-wheel-drive is spreading to virtually every type of car on the road, it's becoming a rarity among minivans. As of 2011, only the Toyota Sienna...
2015 BMW 740Ld
Our time seems to be one of role reversal. Bruce Jenner, for instance.
Also diesel engines.
They are work truck - and economy car - engines no longer.
In the U.S., they are primarily...
2012 Kia Soul
Cars are by most objective measures better appliances than they've ever been. But as reliable as they are, as durable as they are, as safe as they are - many are...
2016 Fiat 500 X
Four legs good, two legs bad! was the cry of the rebellious animals in Orwell's other classic, Animal Farm.
This applies to cars as much as politics.
Two "legs" (doors) are generally bad...
2015 Lincoln Navigator
How the mighty have fallen.
Lincoln's Navigator pretty much invented the bling-bling SUV as a cultural archetype and automotive industry phenom that changed everything almost overnight.
Including Cadillac's position as the country's number...
America’s Exotic Car
The Corvette used to be America’s sports car. It will soon be America’s exotic car.
Something gained - maybe something lost.
The next one - on deck for 2019 - will apparently be...