2023 Toyota Tacoma
There is exactly one mid-sized truck you can still get with two things together - a V6 engine and a manual transmission. The others are either four-cylinder only (Ford Ranger) or...
A Look Back for a Company With no Future
For the second year in a row, GM is selling nostalgia about the cars it used to make and hoping that will translate into sales of the cars it makes now.
Last...
What’s in the Box?
Normally, my old bikes start right up - even if I haven't started them in awhile. This latter being a regular thing during the winter months, when riding a motorcycle is...
Affordable, Again . . . If You Can Afford Them
Now is a good time to buy a used car - or soon will be, again. A house, too. Both for the same reason: Rising interest rates are making it more...
The New Bogeyman
The old bogeyman - "COVID" - is getting tired. It's time for a new bogeyman, "climate change."
Does anyone remember the older bogeyman - Islamofascism?
Of course, it's always the same bogeyman -...
The Artificial Apotheosis
Have you ever wondered why new cars don't seem very new anymore? Each new model year brings a new gadget - an app, a larger touchscreen, more colors for the LED...
Diaper Report: 11/22/2022
There are still people walking around - some of them outdoors - wearing Face Diapers. That is not the question.
The question is, will you?
Ever, again?
Many people wore them when they were...
Red Barchetta Glows Orange
Rush - not Limbaugh, the rock band - had it almost right.
The song, Red Barchetta, was about a dystopian future time in which engines - not motors - had been outlawed.
My...
2023 Lexus NX
If you’ve not heard already, the 2023 Lexus RX350 will no longer come standard with - or even offer - the 3.5 liter V6 engine it used to come standard with....
The Exotic V6
It will shortly be the mark of an "exotic" car if it has a V6 engine. As it is, there are just a couple of new cars that still come standard...