We used to be a proper country. A country where performance pickups like the Chevy 454 SS, Toyota Tacoma X-Runner and GMC Syclone roamed the streets. Performance pickups still exist today like the Ram TRX and Ford F-150 and Ranger Raptor models, but they’re off-road focused. Things might have been different had Ford been first … Read more
You know Volvo: The safety company, the sustainability company, the company that makes gorgeous crossovers and wagons for whisking young urban professionals to their business meetings and Vermont ski trips. Driving the new EX30 through Swedish city streets, I thought I knew Volvo too — but I’d forgotten another side to the Swedes. What Car … Read more
Image: Manufacturer Provided The state of affordable new automobiles right now is bleak, y’all. Back in 2020, I did a rundown of all the cars left in the U.S. market under $20,000, and there were seventeen. I did another one last fall, and there were six. Now, because the Kia Soul has crept above the … Read more
Image: Pagani Twenty-five years. It’s been 25 years since 1999. As an elder millennial, I just can’t fathom that kind of time passage. It feels like it was a thousand years ago, but also last week. There was something of a sea change in automotive design in the late 1990s, and that produced a few … Read more
Photo: Mini Pandemic-induced supply chain shortages are finally working themselves out, so there’s a good chance that 2024 will be a much better year for new car buyers. Still, an abundance of cars on dealer lots isn’t going to magically turn a $60,000 car into a $30,000 car. The good news is, though, you can … Read more
