Cars and Car Reviews

I've always had a soft spot for minivans since a few decades ago when I traded in my Toyota Supra convertible for a Chrysler Town & Country. Okay, maybe that particular event didn't make me fall in love with the extraordinary flexibility and room of a minivan, but...

Mitsubishi has been making automobiles far longer than you realize. Over 100 years, actually, starting with (and I'm not making this up) the Mitsubishi Model A in 1917. It wasn't until 60 years ago that Mitsubishi first sold a car in the United States, and that was...

Of all the different vehicle types on the road today, I most like compact SUVs. The overall size, the interior dimensions, the high seating, and the space for passengers and cargo, all add up to a great form factor for solo drivers, couples, and smaller families. It's...

It's been an interesting fortnight of Toyota vehicles, starting with the 2022 Toyota Tundra, the big brother, followed by the rare 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4x4 Double Cab. Since they're at different points in the Toyota design cycle, it's been very informative to...

I've been reviewing a lot of pickup trucks lately, which is great because it really lets me see how different manufacturers tackle some pretty basic requirements for a vehicle that ends up possessing both a work and play identity. Pickup trucks have this dual identity...

I had a vehicular epiphany many years ago when I went to school to pick up my three kids and their musical instruments - including a 3/4-size cello - in a Toyota Prius. There was no way to deny the fact that we just didn't have enough room for everyone and everything...

Honda sells a lot of Civics, around 300,000 annual in the United States alone. Get into one and it's immediately obvious why they're so popular; it's a solid combination of sleek design, very good fuel efficiency, a zippy drive, and an entirely reasonable price tag,...

I drove the 2022 RAM 1500 with the "Big Horn" trim package a few months ago and enjoyed it quite a bit. These big luxury trucks are great to drive with wide, luxurious seats, powerful engines, and a great sound system. When RAM offered me the chance to also drive the...

Okay, so I didn't really cross the Serengeti, though it's Africa where the fabled Land Rover gained its reputation as being unstoppable, even through the toughest terrain on Earth. Heck, I didn't even go over a curb or hit a mud puddle in my suburban and mountain road...

True story, the 2022 BMW M240i xDrive Coupe is the first vehicle I've driven from Bayerische Motoren Werke that I feel really embodies their "driving experience" motto. It's a really fun drive, fast, nimble, responsive, and luxuriously comfortable. Even its curb...

Acura has grown to be a quite successful luxury brand of the Honda Motor Company and I was enthused when the company reached out and offered me a 2022 MDX SH-AWD Advance to drive for a week. Their naming scheme is somewhat opaque, however, so it wasn't until I looked...

From a 10,000 foot view, I definitely live in 4x4 truck country here in Colorado, but zoom in closer on that map and I'm in the 'burbs in Boulder, Colorado. A few of my neighbors have big trucks but I'm more in SUV land - with a healthy sprinkling of Subarus - than...

It's not often that a completely new car company comes into the market. A lot of that is because it's so darn expensive to design, test, manufacturer and distribute vehicles to a single market, let alone worldwide. And yet, that's exactly what INEOS is doing with the...

It used to be that American cars were made in America, and foreign cars were made overseas and imported. In that environment, it wasn't a surprise that many people tried their best to "buy American" to support the local economy, American workers, etc. That simple...

Prior to the mid 1980s, Japanese cars were defined by the pedestrian brands of Datsun, Toyota, and Honda. All huge manufacturing keiretsu, all producing construction equipment, heavy machinery, even lawnmowers and motorcycles. When Honda introduced its luxury brand...