by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 18, 2020
The conventional wisdom has buried small cars in favor larger crossovers, sport-utilities and trucks; however, a few automakers have remained steadfast in their commitment to passenger cars, including Hyundai. Albeit, the company’s largely been lauded for its moves to...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 18, 2020
Some 55 years ago, Ford revolutionized the automotive market with the launch of the original Bronco, arguably the first truly mainstream sport-utility vehicle. In what was seen as a good idea at the time, Ford killed Bronco in 1996, shifting focus to the more...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 18, 2020
The new 2021 Ford Bronco has gotten a huge build up, and after a ride over a rugged course in metro Detroit’s version of the outback, it’s clear that it deserves it. The new Bronco, judging from my trip in the four-door version, boasts the capability to manage...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 13, 2020
It’s hard for me to imagine that it was nearly half a lifetime ago, 1989 to be exact, that I first took a Mazda Miata for a test drive. Everywhere I went people gathered to check it out. Another driver in an old Spitfire following as I exited I-75, pulled alongside...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 11, 2020
Lexus has not been around as long as say Mercedes-Benz or Cadillac. Nonetheless it is well established in automotive culture as a purveyor of luxury vehicles made with great care. While Lexus seems to have spent more of its time and money building luxury sport-utility...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Aug 10, 2020
Parked in my driveway alongside a compact sport-utility vehicle I was also driving a few weeks back, the sheer mass of the new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe was hard to miss. In fact, the completely updated model is nearly 7 inches longer than the old Tahoe. In today’s...
by Michael Strong | Aug 6, 2020
To say that Tesla’s been turning the industry on its ear for the past 18 months might be an understatement. It’s Model 3 sedan has been nothing short of a success and the new Model Y seems to be following it its footsteps. Of course, this makes sense since the two...
by Joseph Szczesny | Aug 4, 2020
The line between the luxury and mainstream segments is getting as blurry as the lines that define a batter’s box around the seventh inning of a major league baseball game. A case in point is the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Limited, a midsized passenger car that sits at the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 30, 2020
“What is in a name?” asked Shakespeare. When it comes to an automotive nameplate, the answer is: a lot. Manufacturers invest tidy fortunes to build up recognition for a brand or model, and don’t walk away from a good one without a very good reason. So, we were...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 29, 2020
Hard to imagine but the Lexus brand has now been around for more than 30 years and has proved that the Japanese can go head-to-head with anyone when it comes to delivering the sort of features luxury buyers expect. That said, while Lexus vehicles are reliable, quiet,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jul 28, 2020
Off-road vehicles are invariably celebrated particularly if they genuinely are capable of traveling over rough terrain. Vehicles that spend their or 99.9% of it on pavement don’t seem to get any special notice unless the pavement is a racetrack of some kind....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Jul 23, 2020
Mazda has a long tradition of building drivers’ cars. They may not be the fastest or most powerful vehicles in their class but, like the little Miata, they’re just fun to run around in. The little Japanese automaker also has a knack for distinctive styling, its latest...
