Photo: Facebook Marketplace If you could assemble the perfect car from parts, what would you put together? A cargo-hauling wagon body maybe, with a stout inline-six that loves boost and a manual transmission. If that sounds like your ideal enthusiast car, then you’d be well served by this absolutely gorgeous manual-swapped IS300 SportCross. What Car … Read more
The Focus was the small car that took Ford into the 21st century. Ford wanted to replicate the success of the Escort, which sold well around the world throughout the ’80s and ’90s. A few years before Ford settled on making the Focus its world car, the name graced a concept car in 1992. The Ford … Read more
We can all agree that a station wagon is basically the ultimate enthusiast’s vehicle. There’s just something about those long-roof machines that do everything. When you throw on things like turbocharged engines and all-wheel drive, it’s just icing on the cake. Unfortunately, not many wagons exist in the U.S. anymore. Volvo is one of the … Read more
The BMW M5 taught the world that a big, heavy sedan can be a true performance monster while still safely toting around the kids and most of your mistress’s luggage, as long as your bank account has enough zeros in it to cut the check. This new M5 is bigger, heavier, more powerful, and likely … Read more
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen’s Jetta GLI is among the few sporty sedans remaining on the market with a manual transmission, and with an update for the 2025 model year Volkswagen is giving the GLI buyer even more. Jetta continues to prove its worth in the VW lineup, outselling the Taos and Atlas Cross Sport. Perhaps this … Read more
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen is solidifying the Golf R’s place as the ultimate hot hatch for 2025. For the coming model year, VW has given the hatch a refresh, but the biggest news isn’t the updated styling, though. It’s the extra power you get, as well. A Volkswagen Golf GTI Is A Great First Car | … Read more
Rob had a BMW 135 as a weekend fun car, but it was recently totaled. He is looking for another rear-drive replacement that he can take to some track days, but it does need to be somewhat practical. With a budget of up to $30,000, what car should he buy? Andy Got a Brand-New Porsche … Read more
The Porsche Taycan may get most of the attention, but you really shouldn’t sleep on its platform-mate, the Audi E-Tron GT, either. In our first drive, we found it surprisingly sporty while still plenty comfortable for four people. Considering how similar it is to the Taycan, that was probably to be expected. And now, just … Read more
A woman in Knoxville, Tennessee had to turn to a local news station’s “Help Me” consumer affairs guy after a used car dealership sold her Ford Taurus out from under her after she brought it in for repairs. If that wasn’t bad enough, months later, the car was still registered in her name. For just … Read more
If you’re like me, you may be still mourning the end of production of the Ford Focus RS. It was legitimately one of the best hot hatches ever made. Its short 2016–2018 run meant not many people got a chance to get their hands on one, and high dealer markups didn’t help. Now, over five … Read more
