2015 Audi A3
Mercedes started it with the sub-$30k (just barely) CLA sedan - putting the three-pointed star within reach of an entirely new demographic.
Now Audi's joined the fray with the 2015 A3.
Like the...
2014 Mercedes S550
We live in a world defined, alas, by compromises - even in the ethereal realm of high-end luxury cars.
Except for one gloriously no-compromises car.
The 2014 S Class Mercedes.
Behold....
While its rivals - the...
2014 Mercedes-Benz E250
Small engines can do big things . . . in not-little cars.
If they're turbo-diesels.
And if the car is a new Mercedes E-Class sedan.
The 2014 E250 sedan, to be precise.
It's a 4,200 pound luxury...
2014 Chrysler 300
2014 is the final year for the "Luca Brasi" version of the Chrysler 300 sedan. Next year - this fall, actually - Chrysler will debut a redesigned 300 that will be...
2014 Toyota Highlander
They've made it bigger on the outside - and the just-redesigned 2014 Toyota Highlander is more spacious inside than it used to be. It seats up to eight now vs. seven previously -...
2014 Audi Q5 TDI
Slowly - finally - diesel engines are becoming available in the kinds of vehicles that really could use 'em : crossover SUVs.
These vehicles are bought because they're roomy, versatile and useful. But...
2014 Porsche Cayman
The perfect car exists.
Well, the perfect sports car: The Porsche Cayman.
Yes, the 911 is quicker - and faster. But mere acceleration is not what a sports car is all about. The mid-engined Cayman is...
2015 Volvo V60
For the past several years, Volvo has been trying hard to sell American buyers other-than-wagons . . . models like the snarky C30 hatchback, the C70 convertible and the S80 lux...
2014 Mazda3
Some small cars are bigger than others.
Sexier and roomier - and quicker - too.
One of them also gets better gas mileage than its rivals.
Which small car, specifically?
The new Mazda3. It's what Mark Twain...
2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid
The first mass-production car - Ford's Model T - had many virtues, but variety wasn't one of them. Not even when it came to color (Henry Ford decreed buyers could have...