Remember when Lexus had artificial intelligence write an entire car commercial for them, and it was exactly as boring as everyone thought it would be? This wasn’t during the recent (ridiculous) AI explosion, either, it was all the way back in 2018, using IBM’s Watson. This is a great example of a bad ad, and … Read more
If you don’t know much about Sterling’s flop of a four-year presence in the American car market, you’re not alone. British carmaker Rover tried and failed to permeate the car market in the U.S. twice prior to masquerading as the fresh new brand called Sterling. Rover partnered with Honda to develop the Sterling models based … Read more
Those infamous Takata airbags—the ones with the accelerator that can send shrapnel flying towards the faces of folks sitting in the front of them—are still a massive problem on U.S. roads. Worse yet, some of the most humid and therefore dangerous states are home to nearly half of all unfixed vehicles Max Burkholder’s First Car … Read more
Image: Bring A Trailer I try to keep a close eye on Bring A Trailer. It may seem like the era of cars going for wild prices is at an end, but that’s not true — things just calmed down a bit. Wild auctions are still happening on the site, be it a flip or … Read more
Vintage 1965 Chevrolet Corvair convertible at Belmont ParkPhoto: Dünzl\ullstein bild (Getty Images) There are a lot of things dividing us as Americans right now, but cars don’t have to be one of them. Let politics, “lifestyles” and whether to call fizzy sugar water pop verses soda divide us. Cars can (and should) always bring us back … Read more
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Photo: Hyundai When you’re shopping for a new car, price and practicality are important, but so is fuel economy. The Environmental Protection Agency provides fuel economy ratings for almost every vehicle currently on sale, but how does that translate to real life? Our friends over at Consumer Reports independently test new cars to see what … Read more
Photo: Mazda Scott’s teenage daughter will be driving soon and she will take his Volvo, which means he can finally get a manual transmission car after years of automatics. He has a modest budget, but is open to options that are sporty with reasonable mpgs. What car should he buy? – Tom McParland Read More … Read more
Photo: Jalopnik / Elizabeth Blackstock The Toyota Camry has always been a lot of good things — reliable, efficient, comfortable — but it’s never exactly been thrilling to drive. That has changed with the introduction of the ninth-generation Camry. For 2025, Toyota’s trusty midsize sedan has been pared down to just one powertrain option, a … Read more
Photo: Alfa Romeo The current Alfa Romeo Giulia certainly has its flaws, but it’s also gorgeous and an absolute delight to drive. So when the electric version finally lands (now in 2026), we’re really hoping it gets a nicer interior and better reliability without losing its excellent driving character. Unfortunately for us it’ll be a … Read more
I’m a big fan of the Kia Stinger, so much so that I think it’s one of the best vehicle introductions of the last decade. It was wonderful: a four-door sedan with GT-like proportions and a liftback powered by a twin-turbocharged V6 engine — and you could have it with all-wheel drive. Unless you spent … Read more
