Google’s Lies . . .
Google once-upon-a-time claimed it would abide by the dictum, Don't Be Evil - riffing off the Dr. Evil character played by Mike Meyers in the Austin Powers movies.
It might try not...
2024 Subaru Outback
Subaru used to have its market niche mostly to itself - because (for many years) almost no other car manufacturer made cars (sedans and wagons) with all-wheel-drive and enough ground clearance...
How Long is a “Lifetime”?
How long does "lifetime" transmission fluid last? As long as the life of your transmission. It's just likely to be a shorter life, if you never change the fluid.
If that seems...
2012 Kia Sorento
There are almost as many crossover SUVs on the market as there are types of toothpaste down at the drugstore.
Which one to choose?
Kia has tried to make the Sorento a...
The Return of the Rabbit Pickup… Kinda Sorta
The mini-truck is back - it’s just not really a truck. And it’s not a new concept, either.
But that doesn't mean it's not a good idea.
Some less-than-spring-chickens will recall the Volkswagen...
The Plunge Begins?
You have probably seen Titanic, the movie about the sinking of the White Star liner starring Leonardo DiCaprio. When the ship first strikes the iceberg, few onboard appreciate what it means....
Going Limp
I've read that it's an effective defense tactic to go limp - become deadweight - in the event someone's trying to force you to go with them. It's advice directed mainly...
Fewer VWs . . . More EVs
VW will - apparently - stop selling the mainstream, affordable version of the Golf hatchback next year, leaving only the high-performance GTI and Golf R versions on the roster. This represents...
The CAFE Catch-22
The pending (2016) 35.5 MPG CAFE requirements – which for the first time apply to trucks as well as passenger cars – are going to make it very difficult for any...
2015 Nissan Altima
I've written before about the fact that federal fuel-economy mandates are subtly but significantly eroding away the choices available to consumers - and increasing the cost of the diminishing choices that...