As I approach middle-age, I’m starting to wander from my typical daily driver fare of too-stiff hot hatches and sports cars. I recently bought a big SUV and unfortunately like it more than I expected to. I’ve had a few American luxobarges in my teen years, because they were cheap and easy, but as I … Read more
For the next five days, I’m in possession of a 2024 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic, the tenth generation of E-Class (but the sixth generation to actually use the E-Class moniker). The W214 E-Class is just now starting to hit U.S. dealerships, though I won’t be able to talk driving impressions until March 28th. Until then, I … Read more
A buy-one-get-one-free deal at an auto dealership is rare, and it’s essentially unheard of when it comes to six-figure and multi-million dollar cars. One high-end dealership in Florida is doing just that in what’s probably the car deal of the decade. Rutledge Wood Isn’t The Biggest Corvette Fan, But Loved His C6 Naples Motorsports in Naples, … Read more
The upcoming Polestar 3 hasn’t gone into production yet, but parent company Geely has already decided to give it a discount that slashes the EV’s price by nearly $10,000. Carmakers are usually timid with pricing forecasts for their latest models because final MSRPs are (supposedly) subject to things like volatile supply chains and the ever-increasing … Read more
Full-size SUVs seem to be more massive than they’ve ever been, and it’s not just a single automaker that’s guilty of it — they basically all are. From Jeep’s Wagoneer models to Toyota’s Sequoia and GM’s full-size SUVs, if you get into an accident with one of these things, you’re cooked. What’s remarkable about these … Read more
Automobile introductions can be a star-studded affair. From beautiful venues, and fancy dinners, to celebrities, automakers put millions int introducing a brand new model. Some automakers though have been known to take things to otherworldly levels. Take the introduction of the Maybach luxury sedans in 2002. This Is The New Mercedes-Maybach Night Series When Mercedes-Benz … Read more
Illustration: Porsche For a long time licensing issues held Porsche back from being available in most video games, with the German brand being mostly relegated to the Need For Speed series. Thankfully in recent years Porsche has returned to games like Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo in a big way, and the company has expanded … Read more
Image: Cadillac The Allanté only gets an honorable mention here because of how wild its production process was. In late 1985, GM signed a $100-million air cargo deal with Alitalia and Lufthansa Airlines. The reason? So the company could embark on one of the most complex and inefficient assembly processes ever imagined. The whole process … Read more
The Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are the largest and some of the most expensive vehicles Jeep has ever produced. These big and luxurious vehicles came with equally big and luxurious promises in both the sales and customer service departments — but the sub-brand experiment looks like it’s over. Jeep is bringing the Wagoneer name … Read more
Photo: Cars & Bids Normally when we recommend you make a wildly financially irresponsible purchase, we’re talking about a car that you could probably afford by, say, liquidating a well-stocked college fund. Should you actually sabotage your kid’s future to buy a car, even if it’s rare and awesome? Of course not. It’s just something … Read more
