Photo: Subaru Rothmans. Marlboro. John Player Special. The best liveries in motorsports come from cigarette companies, and that holds true even for distinctive paint jobs on street cars. Next time you see a World Rally Blue WRX or STI on gold wheels, you can thank State Express 555 cigarettes. Is The Subaru WRX The Most … Read more
Photo: VinFast When we first drove the VinFast VF8, we weren’t impressed. Our headline said it was “simply not ready for America,” and the criticism only got worse from there. VinFast clearly rushed the development process and didn’t have a remotely competitive product to offer. Supposedly, the Vietnamese automaker planned to improve the VF8 over … Read more
When we first drove the VinFast VF8, we weren’t impressed. Our headline said it was “simply not ready for America,” and the criticism only got worse from there. VinFast clearly rushed the development process and didn’t have a remotely competitive product to offer. Supposedly, the Vietnamese automaker planned to improve the VF8 over time, so … Read more
Craig lives in Georgia and wants to swap his Outback for a truck that can haul some lumber but still be manageable with a kid in a car seat. With a budget of up to $25,000 what car should he buy? – Tom McParland Read More Read more… Read original article here Denial of responsibility! … Read more
Remember when some Wall Street bozos thought VinFast, maker of one of the worst-reviewed cars, was worth more than America’s Big Three automakers combined? It wasn’t all that long ago and the brand had some pretty lofty goals for selling in the American market. Let’s see how things are progressing. The 2024 Volkswagen Passat Shows … Read more
Image: Toyota Dylan just bought a house in the San Francisco metro, the downside is that the garage is a bit too small for his 2019 RAV4. Since his girlfriend will be driving a more practical car, he wants something fun that can fit in the garage. With a budget up to $30,000 what car … Read more
Genesis G70Image: Genesis I was recently driving a sleek Genesis G70 sedan and noticed that the 19” wheels on it looked like a stick-tortoise trying to escape from a starfish caught in a giant whirling asterisk. Compelled, I Googled the designs of other Genesis wheels and discovered that they were similarly complex, fractalized, and animal-inspired, … Read more
The Volkswagen Passat W8 was a weird car when it was first introduced, and it’s even weirder now that most of the W8 Passats have either grenaded themselves or became too expensive to maintain and ended up getting lost. This one, however, is an impossibly well-kept and low-mileage example of one of Volkswagen’s most peculiar decisions, … Read more
The front trunk, otherwise known as the frunk, has been around so long, it’s old enough to have great-grandchildren. Frunks were just never very popular because they were reserved for mid- and rear-engine cars. With the advent of the electric vehicle, though, there’s no big engine taking up a ton of space, so it’s common … Read more
Not all that long ago, Volkswagen attempted to eschew the whole “people’s car” schtick and move its product line up-market. The result was cars like today’s Nice Price or No Dice W8 Passat: the fanciest Passat ever. Let’s see if its price now makes it one for the people. The 2024 Volkswagen Passat Shows Why … Read more
