2012 BMW X5: The “Crossover” With Cojones
BMW's X5 has one thing no other mid-sized luxury-brand crossover's got - an available turbodiesel engine - and another thing very few others -...
Retro review: Honda S2000 CR
Time machines do exist.
If you want to remember what was really quick - and state of the art - circa 1999, take a drive...
Return of the Beetle – Mark I
I've begun to notice a fair number of old (Mark I) Beetles on the road. The original ones. Last sold here (new) in the...
More on the Electric Edsel
Well, here's a surprise - the Chevy Volt electric car isn't selling.
Only 3,200 of these $41,000 "economy" cars have found buyers so far -...
2012 New Truck/SUV Preview, Highlights & Predictions
The 2012 model year is almost here - and could mark a turning point away from traditional (truck-based) SUVs, at least as far as...
SHTF Vehicles
In my last column I wrote about buying land as a hedge against both currency collapse and the very real possibility of roaming mobs...
A Not-Car Column….
Last weekend, we bought some land.
This flies against policy (our policy) of never buying anything except that which can be paid for at the...
Getting into the Old Car Hobby
On warm summer weekends, in neighborhoods all over the country, the sounds of the past burble to life: hemi-head 1950s-era V-8 Chrysler letter cars,...
2012 Range Rover Sport: 33 MPG Turbo Diesel … But Not For US
Well, this is a drag.
The 2012 Range Rover Sport will offer a brand-new 3 liter turbodiesel engine and eight speed automatic capable of 33...
Throw (Clean) Diesels in the Woods?
Diesel engines could deliver us - from high transportation costs.
There is no reason - well, no technical or economic reason - why consumers couldn't...