Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Volkswagen , New Car Reviews Boiled Down, But Still Delectable It is nearly impossible to avoid reminiscing about the 1983 Volkswagen GTI while driving the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R . As you may recall, “the... 

Filed under: Sedan , Buick , GM , New Car Reviews Baby Buick Makes Quiet Case As An Almost-Luxury Car It’s no secret that Buick is one of the most prominent automakers in China , but the vehicle that’s leading the charge in the People’s... 

Filed under: Performance , Hatchback , Porsche , New Car Reviews , Luxury A Small-Scripted S Delivers Power, Performance And Pomposity Porsche offers its Panamera to North American buyers in no fewer than eight models with six different engine choices,... 

Filed under: Sedan , Toyota , New Car Reviews Prognosis Negative How do doctors do it? How do they tell people that their loved ones are sick, afflicted, or even terminal? Sure, it’s one thing to deliver bad news like a mechanic: “Your transmission’s... 

Filed under: Wagon , Crossover , Hatchback , Infiniti , New Car Reviews , Luxury A G hatchback By Any Other Name… In the past, many of us have been guilty of approaching the crossover segment with the same zeal a toddler typically reserves for... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Ford , New Car Reviews The Most Fun You Can Have In A Full-Size, All-Weather American The American full-size segment isn’t an overly welcoming place for those of us who worship at the altar of skinny-pedal antics.... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , BMW , New Car Reviews , Luxury For The Enthusiast Who Isn’t Ready To Embrace The Future The 328i is better than the 335i. We are not the only ones claiming that the entry-level BMW 3 Series , fitted with a clamorous... 

Of the remaining General Motors nameplates, Buick is the one that’s most difficult to wrap your mind around. On the one hand, it’s supposed to be a premium brand, but on the other, it’s selling vehicles with sticker prices that tend... 

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , New Car Reviews , Luxury Sport, Compact, Light? Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad Sportlich, Leicht, Kompakt. If your German is as spotty as ours, that stands for ” Sporty, Light,... 

Filed under: Crossover , Mazda , New Car Reviews Aging Three-Row Still Light On Its Feet All of the auto industry’s big-time players are making large three-row crossovers these days, so the segment has become extremely competitive. With stalwarts... 

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ford , New Car Reviews Cylinder-Envy No More My first car was a used 1981 Ford Mustang . It was a complete piece of garbage, but it was the best I could do with $900 worth of hard-earned busboy tips. It only had one... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , New Car Reviews , Luxury The Ultimate Passenger Vessel For Travel To Infinity And Beyond Sometime before the end of this century, humans will travel to Mars. The longest manned journey ever attempted... 

Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Nissan , New Car Reviews What Are You Willing To Sacrifice For A Low Price? The compact car market is white-hot. The new Ford Focus , Chevrolet Cruze and Hyundai Elantra have lifted the segment to new levels of refinement... 

Filed under: Sedan , Volkswagen , New Car Reviews Ich bin ein Mainstreamer Volkswagen tried building cars in the U.S. once before, and it didn’t end well for the Rabbits assembled in Westmoreland, PA. “In Vietnam, ‘Westmoreland’... 

Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Lexus , New Car Reviews New Updates Soften Japan’s Super Sedan Mid-course corrections are a common occurrence when speaking about high-flying commercial aircraft and oceangoing freighters – both are often... 

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ford , New Car Reviews The Pony Car’s Best Ambassador Despite extolling their many carnal virtues for years, we know that there’s still a sizable group of enthusiasts who have never managed to wrap their... 

Filed under: Minivan/Van , Chrysler , New Car Reviews Meaningful Updates Rekindle A Once Top Competitor If you woke up today hoping to read a minivan review, then it’s your lucky day. We know that sliding doors and third-row seating aren’t... 

Filed under: Minivan/Van , Chrysler , New Car Reviews Meaningful Updates Rekindle A Once Top Competitor If you woke up today hoping to read a minivan review, then it’s your lucky day. We know that sliding doors and third-row seating aren’t... 

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hyundai , New Car Reviews Decent Fuel Economy, Better Looks, Solid Value The auto show transition seemed to happen in a flash. One year, automakers were jockeying for dealer traffic with high horsepower, rear-wheel-drive... 

Filed under: Hatchback , Subaru , New Car Reviews All-Wheel-Drive Stalwart Stays The Course It was a welcome change of pace to sit through a new car product presentation and not have to listen to company pitchmen repeat the adjective “best-in-class”...