2011 Hyundai Tucson
Hyundai routinely pulls the rug out from under the wheels of the established players - especially the name-brand Japanese competition - by offering more car for less money.
Or in the case...
2011 Chevy Cruze
From the Vega to the Chevette to the Cavalier to the Cobalt - GM's economy cars have had their ups and downs.
Some (like Cobalt) were decent; others (like Cavalier) were disasters.
Mostly,...
2011 Buick Regal
Buick is now the best-selling American car... in China.
But in America, Buick is struggling to regain its footing. The traditional (read: older) Buick buyer can't support the brand's future. In a...
2010 Dodge Journey
Minivans started out as utilitarian, family-intended vehicles. They were clunky-looking, pretty slow - and swathed in hard plastics.
But on the upside, they were inexpensive, easy to clean - and so perfect...
2010 Porsche Boxster
Why do Porsches continue to sell?
You can get exotic car performance in a modern car for much less than exotic car money. A slightly tweaked Mitsubishu EVO will do 12 second...
2011 Chevy Malibu
Things have gotten easier on GM-inclined, mid-sized family sedan buyers since the recent "retirement" of Pontiac and Saturn. Where once there were at least three separate GM models to look at,...
2011 Hyundai Sonata
When the 2011 Sonata appeared in my driveway, shiny black and handsome-looking - I initially thought it was the Genesis, Hyundai's top-of-the-line sedan.
It's that easy to mistake the $19k (to start)...
2011 Lexus GX460
Why would anyone spend fifty grand on a 4WD luxury SUV?
It seems nutty to some of us. After all, you might scratch the paint or get dirt on those nice thick-piled...
2011 Ford Fiesta
Since at least the late 1970s, most people came to accept that if you wanted a really good small car, you had to shop for a Japanese small car. The stuff...
2010 Toyota Yaris Sport… uh… ok!
Can there be such a thing as a sporty economy car? And if it's doable, is it sensible?
Toyota says the answer to both questions is the '10 Yaris Sport.
WHAT IT IS
The...