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
Image: Fiat If you hadn’t realized, the 2024 Fiat 500e is already arriving at dealers here in the United States, with the first ones all being painted bright red. Keeping in the brands plans to release special editions like shoe drops, the brand has “dropped” a new special edition. The latest 500e is called the … Read more
Image: Classic Auto Mall Do you enjoy early bird specials, crossword puzzles, and the occasional Bengay rub? Or do you just like out of production American cars from the 1990s? If you’re either of those types of people we may have found the perfect car for you. My (Mom’s) First Car: W. Kamau Bell and … Read more
If you’ve ever looked at a Toyota SUV and wished it could imbue a little more luxury in your life, but you’ve simultaneously felt like Lexus was simply too luxurious for you, then I’ve got absolutely fantastic news: the luxury-adjacent 2025 Toyota Crown Signia might just fill that hyperspecific niche! Full disclosure: Toyota invited me … 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
Despite being what the company has become best known for, it’s been decades since Lancia last produced a true hot hatch — not exactly surprising given it’s only sold one car for the past decade anyway. That’s finally changing next year with the roadgoing Ypsilon HF, a fully electric performance version of Lancia’s funky new … Read more
Modern cars are full of automated features ranging from massaging seats to power doors to summon modes that allow cars to drive autonomously in parking lots, but back in 1985 things were a lot different. MotorWeek said the base price of this particular Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC was about $57,000 back in 1985, which equates to … Read more
Image: BMW Once, there was a time where convertibles existed across the automotive spectrum. From sub-compact to full-size, there used to be a convertible for many different price points. Then the SUV/crossover was created and buyers couldn’t get enough of them , to the detriment of other segments. Today, convertibles still exist, but the segment … Read more
If you want a two-liter Honda with a turbo, a six-speed manual, and a chassis that’s an absolute riot to whip around, you have two real options: The Honda Civic Type R and the Acura Integra Type S. Deciding between them can be difficult, though. With less than $10,000 separating the two — and that’s … Read more
Even when you get a deal on something at a dealer, they’ll still find a way to try and get some more money out of you to make up for the fact that you got said deal. Take how Hyundai covered an engine replacement for my car, but the dealer still said I needed to … Read more
