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I think it’s been forgotten with time that American automakers in the ’50s and ’60s were impressively quick to develop cars that followed trends, with many brands revising their vehicles every single model year.

Motorcycle companies love boasting about their heritage.

Despite hybrids being so hot right now and compact luxury crossovers being so hot right now, the overlap in the resulting Venn diagram has historically been small enough for but one vehicle: The Lexus NX.

The great thing about doing this job is that it’s something I was doing anyway, looking at classified ads for crappy old cars and annoying people (usually my wife) by babbling about them.

The cars of today are all hot rods.

My wife, a longtime Lexus fan, wants a bigger, newer car that’s electric, but there’s a problem: There are no 3-row EVs available from Toyota.

Why is the SUV/crossover the dominant form of car in the world right now?

CarGurus is a popular car shopping platform that allows users to find and research cars across the country.

BMW drew the ire of many autojournalists and, presumably, some car owners when it put what was essentially an advertisement for the new Spider-Man movie in its new electric cars.

Oh boy.

I can say with near certainty that we’ve all raced 1/64 die-cast cars at some point.

“Ugly” is a dangerous word.

Mark has been on vacation for barely a day, but WOW do I miss him.

I’m here in LA, helping to get things together for the Galpin Car Show, and that also means I’m on West Coast time, which means I have to do Cold Start the night before, but I was traveling all day and haven’t had much sleep and here I am up way too late,…

There’s a saying that, sometimes, life imitates art.

If the past decade of digital used car sales has taught us anything, it’s that there are more unlikely survivors lurking in garages than any of us bargained for.

“Heck yeah, I want to review a premium electric scooter!”

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The car business is ruthless, and no amount of love for a brand matters if it can’t justify its existence.

It’s easy to lament the loss of the modern crapcan car, but it’s difficult to ignore the role consumer preference plays in the current landscape of car affordability challenges.

I have had my 2013 Chevrolet Caprice PPV since September of 2021, and in that time I have taken it many places.

The old Ford Festiva was a humble little car.

You know what’s coming up soon?

For those in the market for a cheap-and-cheerful new crossover, few machines fulfil both sides of that equation quite as well as the Chevrolet Trax.

Historically, car buyers have been less sensitive to swings in fuel prices than you might guess.

Finally.

The 2021 Galvanic Gold BMW i3 Rex is the perfect version of what I considered the perfect car for me.

I know the taillight community tends to come under fire a lot for a perceived culture of stagnation.

Back in 2010, music superstar Lady Gaga appeared at the year’s MTV Video Music Awards event wearing a dress designed by Franc Fernandez that consisted entirely of raw beef.

If you’re an American and you’re asked to picture a diesel car, you will probably imagine a Volkswagen, or maybe a Chevrolet, if you’re weird.

Believe it or not, there is a small subset of the population who believe their steak is too juicy and their lobster tails too buttery.

Remember the 1991 Capcom video game Street Fighter II?

In a typical year, around 140 brand new cars debut around the world.

I think there’s a story in one of the major Holy Books that recounts a certain messianic figure transmogrifying water into another, more precious liquid, like, say, wine or possibly Yoo-Hoo.

You might have heard the story about the museum owner who the hatchet that young George Washington used to chop down his Dad’s prized cherry tree before famously confessing to the deed.

A handful of years ago, motorcycle manufacturers discovered a hot little corner of the market that was ripe for growth.

Remember when driving at night used to be fun?

You know how most things suck now?

Imagine American Motors selling a futuristic minivan at its 1980s dealerships.

Good morning!

A couple of years ago, Jaguar seemingly turned the Internet upside down when it revealed a bold plan to reinvigorate itself.

As we near the end of 2026, I’ve been reflecting on how many once-in-a-lifetime, extremely nerdy car enthusiast experiences I’ve had in the span of about a year.

This past weekend I visited Staunton, Virginia, where my older brother got married.

This Sunday, October 11th, we will once again be a part of the absolutely enormous Galpin Car Show at Galpin Square in Van Nuys, California.

Some of the coolest pickup trucks in American automotive history are the ones that are sort of bad at being a truck.

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“In a comparison test, an Avenger SXT equipped with the 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine finished in last place behind a Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Altima, and Toyota Camry,” wrote Car and Driver about the heavily-cr…

Yesterday, The Bishop asked, “You Can Spend Up To $100,000 On One Car.

Next to Tesla, Rivian is the most popular all-electric brand in the United States, which is somewhat remarkable given that up until recently the company has only sold a midsize-ish truck and its SUV twin.

Oh, Citroën, you tease!