We miss the Honda Fit. We really do. It was an inexpensive subcompact, sure, but it was also so much better than it had any right to be, and it more or less made the competition irrelevant. There were less-expensive alternatives, but they just didn’t have the level of charm, practicality and refinement of the Fit. … Read more
If you’ve needed to buy a car sometime in the last four years, you understand how rough it’s been out there. Dealers were only stocking the highest trim levels and still adding markup, used car prices were through the roof and availability was limited. Things have been getting better recently, though, with used prices dropping, … Read more
Photo: Lexus Toyota’s been in a bad spot with regulators recently. Its subsidiary Daihatsu rounded out 2023 by admitting to forging 30 years of crash test results, and even the venerable Land Cruiser couldn’t escape an emissions scandal. Yet, it seems the company isn’t quite done dredging up issues: A new internal investigation revealed Toyota … Read more
India’s leading automaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday announced the ‘Dream Series Limited Edition’ models for Alto K10 VXI+, S-Presso VXI+, and Celerio LXI. These limited edition models will be available only in June 2024. These variants will offer model-specific enhancements designed to enhance safety and utility features. The Dream Series edition of the three models … Read more
While the car market has toned down a bit recently, there are still sellers out there who are tacking on “I know what I have”-ass prices to cars. Take a listing I stumbled across on Facebook Marketplace. On Track In The 2023 Honda Civic Type R A seller in Peekskill, New York has this admittedly … Read more
Seeing a blue blooded American pony car prototype hitting the nearly 13 miles of Germany’s most famous race track is a bit incongruous, but the new Mustang GTD is built different. The GTD’s supercharged V8 is targeting uncharted territory for the humble Mustang; over 800 stock horsepower. Aside from the herculean power numbers that Ford’s … Read more
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen is pulling out all the stops ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, including the debut of a new 296 horsepower GTI Clubsport. It’s basically a front-wheel drive Golf R at this point, right? With 55 more horsepower than the standard GTI, this new Clubsport model should really rip. It’ll … Read more
Photo: Toyota When the A90 Toyota Supra finally hit the scene as a production vehicle, detractors immediately crawled out of the woodwork to hate on it for sharing a BMW platform. Never mind that Toyota laid out the specs for its chassis, never mind that engineers in Japan handled final tuning — there’s a BMW … Read more
Today’s Nice Price or No Dice 318i is the cheap-seats model featuring manual windows, transmission, and seats. Let’s see if its wagon booty makes up for that poverty spec and its not-so-poverty price. A Volkswagen Golf GTI Is A Great First Car | WCSYB? The ad for yesterday’s 1990 VW GTI 16V turbo boasted that … Read more
Back when today’s Nice Price or No Dice GTI was introduced, having a 16-valve engine was uncommon in its class and, hence, worth an extra badge. This one has gone way beyond just that performance feature, with a turbo and every cool name in accessory-land. Let’s decide what one might be required to pony up … Read more
