2012 Nissan Rogue
In 2008, when the Rogue was launched, it was a kind of poor-man's BMW X3. It had more power and better performance - especially...
The CAFE Catch-22
The pending (2016) 35.5 MPG CAFE requirements – which for the first time apply to trucks as well as passenger cars – are going...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Eight
There is light at the end of the tunnel - in fact, I can almost hear the spitting and popping of my soon-to-be operational...
No More Compact Trucks… For US
Here's the first known victim of the latest CAFE (government fuel efficiency) increase to 35.5 MPG: The compact pick-up truck. And the American truck...
Girlie Cars of the Recent Past
There are manly cars and there are not-so-manly cars. And then there are cars that Liberace would have loved. Back in the '80s, such...
Newtie and Mitt and the Obama Re-set
Let's hope Obama wins a second term.
Because otherwise, we'll have merely hit the "re-set" button again - and can expect a much worse...
The Used Car Checklist
It's always a good idea to have a used car you're thinking about buying checked out by a mechanic before you buy it. But...
2012 Cadillac Escalade ESV
It stands alone, unchallenged ... the master of all it surveys.
Not merely surviving but thriving. The Hummer came - and went. So also the...
Tyranny is Stupid, too
Among other things, tyranny is stupid.
The other day, a clearly dangerous Enemy of Freedom - a pregnant 17-year-old white American teenage girl named...
Some Car Q &A
Lots of questions come up when the subject turns to cars. Here are a few that come up often - along with some answers...