Motorcycles Can’t be Automated
What happens to motorcycles in a world of automated - not autonomous - cars?
Don't you hate that slippery shuck and jive? "Autonomy" means independent; free from external control. We are talking...
2018 Nissan Armada
Well, they all do it.
Sell lesser - and nicer - versions of their big SUVs.
For less - and more - money.
GM has the Chevy Tahoe and the GMC Yukon.
There's the Cadillac...
“No Scheduled Maintenance Needed!” . . and Other Vile Lies
One way that car companies attract business is by advertising that their vehicles are low-maintenace and - sometimes - no maintenance. This sounds too good to be true and - as...
Time Bomb
In just seven years’ time - unless Trump does something before his four years are up - the average fuel efficiency of the average car will have to almost double. From...
Where’s Ralph?
Ralph Nader made his name “exposing” the design defects (as he styled them) of the Chevy Corvair.
Leaving aside the fact that what he styled a “defect” was really more a difference...
The Best Reviews Money Can Buy
Car journalists aren’t supposed to be car salesmen. Or at least - if they are - they have an obligation to tell you they are.
Else you might think their reviews aren’t...
Raising the Jolly Roger
Most people don't know that the term, politically correct, has its origins in Stalin's Soviet Union. Back then, it meant more than just excommunication from the Party. It often meant excommunication...
2018 Ford Edge
What makes the Ford Edge not just another crossover SUV?
Two things.
One, its size. It falls in between mid-sized and super-sized. Two unusually generous rows of seats for a vehicle of its...
Trannies . . .
Well, no - it’s not what you thought. This column isn’t about Caitlyn (nee Bruce) Jenner. It is about your car’s transmission. About pros - and cons. And about how to...
Electric Car Putsch
It’s not just the government that’s pushing electric cars. The media is equally complicit. Both are engaged in what has to be described as nothing less than a concerted propaganda onslaught...