2021 Mazda Miata Review
It’s easy to forget there are still cars that are about driving rather than transportation. Cars that make the trip more appealing than the destination. Such a car is the Mazda Miata. It makes you want to go for a drive even when you don’t need to and makes you want to not get where […]
2021 BMW M440i Review
A few years ago, BMW stopped selling two-door versions of its 3-Series by calling the two-door version of the 3-Series, the 4-Series. When you add an M to 4, you get a high-performance two-door version of BMW’s 3-Series sedan, which isn’t an M4, the much more expensive but fairly similar-otherwise two-door ultra-high-performance two-door version of the 3 Series BMW […]
2021 Ford Bronco Sport Review
The resurrected Ford Bronco gets all the press. But there’s another Bronco that may warrant your attention, if you’d like something a bit less aggressive and significantly less expensive—the Bronco Sport. What It Is The Bronco Sport is not a “sporty” version of Ford’s resurrected 4×4 icon. It is a modified version of the Ford Escape, styled to […]
2021 Lincoln Corsair Review
The Ford Escape is a very popular little crossover SUV, but what if you want more engine or a plug? And AWD? Maybe a 14 speaker Revel ultra-premium audio rig, too? Head on over to a Lincoln store. There you’ll find the Corsair, which is based on the Escape but more than a Ford. It offers a […]
2021 Mazda CX-30 Review
Sometimes, too close is not far enough. It is why Mazda will stop selling the CX-3, its smallest crossover SUV, after next year in favor of the new CX-30, its next-smallest crossover SUV. The CX-30 came out last year as a new model, ostensibly slotting between the smallest CX-3 and the mid-sized CX-5. People had […]
2021 Mercedes-Benz E450 Review
V6 engines are disappearing even from luxury sedans like the Mercedes E-Class, which used to come standard with one. It now comes standard with a four-cylinder engine, a very small engine given the size and prestige of the E. It’s been made stronger via turbocharging, something practically every company making luxury cars has resorted to as a […]
2021 Genesis G80 Review
Small things now come in big packages. The Genesis G80, a big sedan, used to be available with a big V8. It now comes standard with a small four. The same is true of its main rivals, the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes E-Class sedans. Also, the Audi A6 and Cadillac CT5. Cars in this class […]
2021 Toyota Camry Review
There are fewer family sedans on the market than ever. In addition, many major brands including GM and Ford, no longer make them at all. Toyota still makes one, and you can even get it with a keyed door (and ignition) lock. Not a fob and a button, though those are available if you want them. So […]
2021 Mazda CX-9 Review
In the 1970s, there was something called the Universal Japanese Motorcycle or UJM. Whether you bought a Honda or a Kawasaki, or a Yamaha, the motorcycle was essentially the same. The air-cooled, in-line four-cylinder engine, spoked wheels, five-speed transmission, and (usually) the same general “stance.” The same is so today concerning crossovers, which are also […]
2021 Hyundai Veloster Review
Sedans are more practical than coupes. The people riding up front don’t have to get out to let people riding in the back get out or get in the car. But coupes look sexier than sedans. How to split the difference? How about a coupe on the driver’s side and a sedan on the other side? Plus crossover room for cargo […]