2014 BMW 4 Series
Two things separate the men from the boys when it comes to sport coupes.
One, a rear-drive layout.
Two, a unique layout.
Many sporty coupes are FWD - and "spun off" sedans. They're not...
Good Cops?
All cops are bad – by definition.
Harsh statement? Certainly. It does not make it less true - like an accurate terminal cancer diagnosis. Pretending otherwise doesn't alter the reality.
Whether the cops...
Today’s Thoughts, December 22, 2013
This is ugly, but like a cancer diagnosis, hiding the truth isn't going to help:
Donations are way down.
After a very encouraging November, we've had (so far) a very discouraging December. Dom...
The Price of Saaaaaafety
One of the very real negatives of modern car design is that even very minor impacts can cause major damage to the car.
Hit something in a late-model car at 10-20 MPH...
2014 Acura MDX
Acura has performed a Jenny Craig miracle with the new MDX. The just-updated 2014 is bigger - and quicker. But it's also much lighter (by more than 500 lbs.) and a...
Americans Don’t Drive
Americans are a passive people - much as they like to imagine themselves vigorous, decisive and independent. They like to watch football. And they certainly don't do much more than that...
2014 Ford Fusion Energi
You'd think plug-in hybrids would be an easy sell.
Unlike a regular hybrid, which has to burn gas at least some of the time to remain operational, a plug-in hybrid has the...
Today’s Thoughts . . . Dec. 17, 2013
A couple of things.
First, wheat.
I stumbled onto an interesting correlation. For some time, I have been snoring like the proverbial freight train at night - driving my wife to kick...
Bug Out Buggies
If things get bad, you will probably want to stay put - if where you are when things go bad is a relatively safe area. But what if you need to...
2014 Jeep Compass
The Jeep Compass was launched way back in '07 as a slightly manlier alternative to car-in-drag metrosexual FWD/AWD compact crossovers like the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. It offered a notch...