Automotive Trends

       It’s hard to imagine a vehicle less practical than the original Hummer. Read more…

       While sport-utility vehicles line the driveways of style-conscious suburban moms and dads across the country, the unabashed practicality of minivans makes them the best type of family vehicle on the road. Read more…

       It’s hard to believe it’s been half a century since Chevrolet unveiled its fabulous fiberglass-bodied Corvette, America’s only mass-produced sports car. Read more…

      In the automotive schoolyard, Kia is the kid who has the lowliest reputation, the one who is the butt of jokes, isn’t too popular, wears worn-out clothes, and occasionally gets roughed up by bullies simply because it hasn’t been aggressive enough to scare the competition. Read more…

      How’s this for a novel idea: an SUV that acts like an SUV. Read more…

       Imagine, if you will, stepping back to 1982 — the year when headbands became high fashion, “E.T.” was a box-office hit and “Bette Davis Eyes” won a Grammy — when someone proclaims, “Cadillac will build a pickup truck in 20 years, and people will love it!” Read more…

     Mix two quarts of chrome with a cup of luxury and a pinch of performance, and what do you get? The Buick Park Avenue Ultra. Read more…

       Every car company has a reputation — like Volkswagen’s for building economy cars and Mercedes-Benz’s for making expensive luxury sedans — but they sometimes stray from the expected. Read more…

     As companies around the world scramble to create so-called crossover vehicles, it’s refreshing to see a truck that doesn’t pretend to be something else. Read more…

       Driving down Highway 259 in rural East Texas, it’s hard not to giggle at the juxtaposition of a tiny, cute-looking Mini Cooper on a road chock full of giant SUVs and pickup trucks. Read more…