2026 Mazda CX-5
What's the difference between a Mazda CX-5 and a Mazda CX-50?
Both are almost exactly the same size, come standard with exactly the same drivetrain...
Turning It All Off
The first thing I did the other day after I sat down in the all-new (just updated for 2026) Mazda CX-5 that was dropped...
Red Hatters and Maskers
At this point, it is reasonable to regard anyone you see who is still wearing a red hat as psychologically similar to the people...
The Last V8 Powered Oldsmobile
GM used to have more than one luxury division and one of them was Oldsmobile. It was a kind of stepping stone to Cadillac...
Get Rid of All Traffic Laws?
Almost everyone agrees the other guy is a terrible driver; he's either too fast or too slow. He wanders across the double yellow. He...
What Comes After the Blue Douching?
Unless the polls are entirely wrong - and unless the situation with regard to gas/diesel prices changes dramatically in a favorable direction very soon...
Why The 1983-1988 Monte Carlo SS Was Great
There's a species of car that once flourished but which is now entirely extinct - the personal luxury coupe. These were big American-brand two-door,...
Why We Can’t Buy Strippers Anymore
Well, you probably can buy strippers - just not the vehicular iteration. For those who don't remember, a stripper - in vehicular parlance -...
The Occasional Payment vs. the Regular and Certain One
Many people are leery about buying (or keeping) an older, out-of-warranty car because they are afraid of being hit with an unexpected big bill...
It’s Worse Than Just the Stupid Party
I have always had an ambivalent relationship with "conservatives," because I could never divine their principles. They want to "conserve" . . . what,...