Automotive Trends

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

Sunny Side Up

     “Lets take the Bonneville to Florida,” somebody says. “OK” came the unanimous response. Who wouldn’t take the opportunity to get out of the office for a few days? Of course, the rest of us didn’t know what Executive Editor Dye had up his sleeve. “We’ll make it a working holiday!” he exclaimed. Some low mumbling followed. So we packed up Assistant Editor Vloet, which in itself is no small task, and readied for the journey. Then, at the last moment, there was a problem with availability. The Bonneville had decided it needed to be at the other side of the state. Being the flexible people we are, we readied the next best of our armada of vehicles, a 2003 Ford Expedition XLT. 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…

     Why mess with a winning formula? Read more…

     It may be pretentious to compare a truck to fine wine, but the Chevy Suburban just gets better with age.

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    For a Renegade, this Jeep is wonderfully civilized. 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…