2016 was a big year for Honda in part due to the launch of the all-new, 10th generation Civic. How new is all-new? Seeking to reset the bar in the segment, engineers started with a clean sheet. A new chassis architecture, new rear suspension, and a new 1.5L […]
If you’ve been reading this website over our past five years, you’ve come to realize that we’re car enthusiasts. While we appreciate, and even embrace, some of the modern conveniences found in most cars today, they are by no means on the top of our list of requirements. […]
We don’t often do photo posts, but there was just so much going on at the 2017 North American International Auto Show. There are so many stellar cars we didn’t cover in our Debut Day news or in the 5 Best/5 Worst recap. We couldn’t let some of […]
Over 700,000 square feet of automotive exhibition at the Cobo Center in Detroit is now open to the pubic. The free food has been eaten, free coffee and booze has been drunk, and the sweaty vultures that call themselves journalists have moved onto their next free meal. Ok, […]
Greetings from Detroit! Day 1 of the 2017 North American International Auto Show is a wrap. Without a single OEM press conference scheduled for Day 2, this was officially debut day! That meant a marathon of rapid-fire debuts. We did our best to give each its due. Here’s […]
In a world dominated by crossovers, manufacturers are struggling to make their own stand out from the crowd. If you’re passively driving down the road, you’d be hard pressed to remember which one you’ve just passed. Lexus basically invented the luxury crossover segment with the RX in the […]
It’s been a little under a year since our first drive in the all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra. In sunny southern California, the Elantra’s new looks were supported by numerous chassis, suspension, and engine improvements. A host of available technologies once reserved for luxury cars have begun tricking down […]
Something a little different this week, a video segment! Our friend, neighbor, and fellow auto critic Steve Hammes invited us to join him for a year in review. We’ll often get together with Steve and talk cars over dinner. This time, he set up his camera and we […]
A few years ago, we got behind the wheel of the all-new Infiniti Q50. The design, chassis and comfort were great, but the direct adaptive steering and strange two screen infotainment unit were a little off-putting. Now though, Infiniti has made some tweaks to the Q50 and learned […]
The wait, enthusiasts, is over. We watched helplessly as Ford’s European division launched the first Focus RS in 2002 and greedily kept it to themselves. Again, we were spurned with the launch of the European-only second generation Focus RS in 2009. Ford’s return to a single, all-new Focus […]
