Automotive Trends

     It’s not easy to say goodbye to an old friend. When that old friend is as good as the Acura Integra, the event can leave a grown man in tears. But Acura would like to introduce you to a new friend. One they claim is better than the old friend in everyway. Its name is RSX and it’s ready to make you forget the Integra ever existed. Read more…

     Refinement isn’t something trucks are known for. They’re meant for hauling, towing and getting dirty, not for impressing executives with frilly features and tight-fitting interior panels. Read more…

       If you drive the new S60 sedan, expect to hear this from your buddies: “That’s a Volvo?” Read more…

     It’s hard to imagine a luxury Volkswagen, but get used to it. VeeDub is getting a bigger ego.
     The company has come a long way since its days of producing the old, super-simple Beetle, a car that was wildly popular but never had many amenities. You can forget about finding an old Bug with power windows, leather trim, air conditioning and cruise control.

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   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.

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     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.

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     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…