2022 VW Tiguan Review
The stiffest competition for VW’s Tiguan (affectionately known by many as ‘Tiggy’) may be another VW, which is the Taos introduced last year as the newest VW. It is smaller than the Tiggy–by about ten inches in length. But it has almost the same inches in terms of first and second-row legroom. It’s also got about […]
Doomed: VW Phaeton (2003-2006)
Editor’s Note: This post is an excerpt from Eric Peters forthcoming book called Doomed: If you could get a really good ribeye at McDonald’s, would you be willing to pay a Peter Luger steakhouse price for it? Probably not. Especially if you had to eat it at McDonald’s. If it seems obvious to you, it wasn’t to […]
2022 Genesis G70 Review
Lexus understood the importance of value to people who bought luxury cars such as those made by Mercedes and BMW–back when Mercedes and BMW pretty much owned the luxury car market. Lexus acquired a large chunk of what had been their market by offering luxury cars that were better values (and arguably, better cars) than those […]
Old Bike Asterisk
Ever try finding a firing pin for an Iowa Class battleship’s 16-inch guns? They probably didn’t make very many and the ones they did make were last made probably 50 years ago. My problem is similar, though on a smaller scale. Needing some relief from sickness psychosis, I decided to roll out the ’83 Honda […]
2022 BMW 4-Series Convertible Review
Retractable hardtops have their virtues. The chief one is that when the top isn’t retracted, you have a solid roof over your head and what else is in your car. It is harder to slice open a hardtop than a top made of cloth. But, retractable hardtops are heavy. And they take up even more […]
What May Really Kill the Electric Car
Electric vehicles are just the ticket for short trips in between long recharge times. Assuming you can afford one. The new electric version of Ford’s F-150, for instance, can go up to 230 miles on a full charge. That’s a bit less than half as far as the base version of the gas engined F-150 can go […]
2022 Fiat 500X Review
Can a car company continue to be a car company when it has only one car in its inventory? That is the current situation with Fiat, which no longer sells the 500 coupe, the slightly larger 500L wagon or the 124 Spider sports car, either. That leaves the 500X as the last new Fiat. Is […]
The Off-Grid Car
The interest in tiny homes and off-grid living reflects a growing weariness with being carried along, unwillingly, by the rip-tide of “technology” as it makes life superficially easier but also alienating. Cars are a good example. You can start the engine without a key, but when the engine won’t start, what do you do? Most […]
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness Review
There are two versions of the Wilderness version of two Subaru models–the Forester and the Outback. Each are similar in that they both come standard with additional features that make them more capable of operating in rough conditions both on and off-road than the other versions of these models. These upgrades include a raised suspension […]
2022 Lexus RX350 Review
Mad Max drove the last of the V8 Interceptors. This may be your last chance to drive the last V6-powered crossover, which also happens to be the first crossover. The Lexus RX. What It Is Way back in 1998, Lexus introduced the RX300. It was a big introduction because back in ’98, there weren’t any other luxury crossover SUVs. […]