by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 16, 2020
At a time when people have gone all in for sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks, it’s easy for any four-door sedan to get lost on a dealer’s back lot. The Mazda6 has an even steeper hill to climb than most sedans because it is tucked away in the portfolio of a...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 9, 2020
Even in the upscale slices of the segment, the rapid proliferation of compact utility vehicles has made it difficult for the various brands to separate their identity from competitors. However, Acura has succeeded in putting some distance between the 2020 Acura RDX...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 2, 2020
If you were making a list of companies that struggled during the past 10 years, Mitsubishi would probably show up on it, given the near death of its American operations at the start of the decade. But Mitsubishi, with a bit of grit, a bit luck and its ability to hang...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 20, 2019
In this SUV-crazed era, automakers are looking for every possible bit of “white space” to slot in yet another offering. We recently reviewed the new Mercedes-Benz GLB as one example and, earlier this month, got the chance to drive the 2020 Mazda CX-30 which, somehow,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 20, 2019
Inch by inch the vehicles used to carry passengers every day have gotten longer, wider and in many cases taller in the years since the end of the great recession. But the utility of small vehicles, such as the Mini Cooper Hardtop Two Door, is still hard to beat in the...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 16, 2019
The sedan is dead, or so goes the current conventional wisdom. There’s no question that sales have taken a tumble as SUV fever sweeps across America, but as Mark Twain might have said, “reports of the demise of the sedan have been greatly exaggerated.” They still...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 11, 2019
What was once a limited line-up of products has morphed into one of the broadest arrays of offerings in the luxury market, and is continuing to grow, as Mercedes-Benz has shown with the recent debut of the GLB crossover. But the German automaker also is making sure...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Dec 10, 2019
Gone are the days when automakers tried to make their car-based crossovers look like conventionally boxy SUVs. The industry trend has been to opt for ever more swoopy shapes that attempt to overcome the inherent design limitations of two-box vehicles. So, imagine our...
by Brian Armstead | Dec 9, 2019
The makers of the Ultimate Driving Machine produce a few other types of driving machines as well, the company’s Rolls-Royce and Mini products contribute to the company’s bottom line as well as its reputation as an automaker. The company invited a slew of auto...
by Joseph Szczesny | Dec 5, 2019
The conversation around luxury vehicles has been dominated by German makes for what seems like forever. But if you take the time to drive one of the new vehicles from Acura, Honda’s upscale marque, you can’t help but wonder why. For example, at first glance, the 2020...
by Joseph Szczesny | Nov 8, 2019
Utility vehicles, both crossovers and traditional SUVs, have taken over the American Road and it’s beginning to long for the style, passion and performance that old-fashioned sports cars and sedans brought to the garage or parking lot. But some utility vehicles do...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Oct 28, 2019
There’s something about that basso profundo rumble that erupts with the touch of the “Start” button. We’ve already gotten a visceral thrill from the 2020 Aston Martin Vantage AMR before we’ve moved an inch. It’s been little more than a year since the British automaker...
