Volkswagen’s Golf is a master of disguise.
It’s a hatchback, but it doesn’t feel like the little economy cars that dotted America’s roadways through the 1980s. Those were — I’ll try to say this nicely — noisy, ugly rust buckets that felt like driving wheeled cigar boxes. Read more…
How’s this for a no-nonsense name: the Mazda Truck.
Mazda stopped naming its pickups the B-series this year, instead opting for the strangely simple “Truck” moniker. It’s a straightforward, surprisingly plain and almost cool approach — just like the truck itself.
Judging from the new LS sedan, Lincoln learned something simple but profound.
A new generation of Americans wants to buy American luxury cars that don’t feel American. Rather than the stereotypical marshmallowy, boat-like feel of big Lincolns and Cadillacs, they want cars that feel European — tight, fast and precise.
Harley-Davidson motorcycles are about power, style and freedom. So are pickup trucks. Read more…
Walking past an enormous tailgate that looks like it came from a military shipyard, you begin to scratch your head in consternation.
Just what is this thing? Read more…
How can an awful vehicle be so cool?
That’s the question I constantly asked myself while driving the Hummer H1, a civilian version of the U.S. military’s supertruck designed to travel through swamps, deserts and jungles — anything but city streets. Read more…
Only Mercedes-Benz can mix Star Trek with U-Haul, then charge $73,000 for the result. Read more…
