2014 “Picks of The Litter”
Going for a test drive is smart policy. The problem for most people is that test-driving all the available cars is not unlike visiting every Starbucks in the country. It's not...
2015 Jeep Cherokee
Ultimately, it's all about balance.
Crossover SUVs have surged in popularity because they bridge the gap between car and truck-based SUV. More capability (and versatility) than the former - but not to...
2014 VW Touareg TDI
There are three mid-sized (and real-deal, with significant off-road capability) German-brand crossover SUVs that consume not much more fuel than many current economy cars.
The fuel, of course, is diesel.
And the three...
2014 Ford Fiesta ST
What made the original, classic-era muscle cars what they were wasn't high-horsepower … as such.
Oh sure, it was a huge factor. But the decisive factor was the accessibility - the affordability...
2014 VW Jetta TDI
There are more diesel-powered cars available now than ever. Unfortunately, almost all of them are expensive cars.
One of the few - one of the two - that's not is VW's Jetta...
2015 Nissan NV200
My buddy the electrician is being eaten alive by the cost of feeding the full-size (and V-8 powered) van he uses to haul his stuff from job to job. Eleven in...
2014 Mercedes E-Wagon
The E-Class Mercedes has - or can be ordered with - just about whatever you could possibly want.
Just not always in the same model.
If you want an E wagon, for example,...
2015 Mazda Miata
McDonalds still sells the Quarter Pounder.
McRibs have come and (thankfully) gone.
Similarly over at Mazda. Since 1989 - the first year for the Miata - many other Mazdas have come ... and...
2015 Scion FR-S
Muscle cars and pony cars and exotic high-performance cars abound.
But there aren't many true sports cars around.
Not for less than $25k to start, at least.
Arguably, the Mazda Miata has been the only...
2015 Hyundai Genesis
Here's some inside baseball. Two of the best luxury sedans on the market are - technically - not luxury sedans.
Well, they're not branded - or priced - as such.
I speak - out of...