(first posted 4/24/2018) Believe it or not, there was a time when the French automobile industry was the most technologically advanced in the world, the largest producer of […]
(first posted 6/28/2013) As people age, many resort to cosmetic surgery as a way to boost their self confidence and better compete against younger, more attractive, and more exciting people. […]
(first posted 3/29/2018) Volkswagen, which quite literally means “people’s car” in German, was founded on the principle of making the automobile attainable to everyday working people by […]
(First Published 9/17/2014) In many ways, this 1994 Chrysler LeBaron sedan represents a number of “lasts” for Chrysler. Starting at the very core, it was the last Chrysler sedan derived from […]
(First published 8/1/2013) Do you remember 1954? It was quite some time ago. Billy Joel can sum it up quickly: “Roy Cohn, Juan Perón, Toscanini, Dacron, Dien Bien Phu […]
(first posted 7/17/2013) While slowing down at an intersection, two different shades of red caught the corner of my eye. Instead of going to the more visually appealing brighter red, […]
(first posted 2/14/2018) What’s there to be said about the Honda Accord that hasn’t been said already? It consistently ranks among the top ten best-selling vehicles in America. […]
(first posted 2/5/2018) After WW2, Cadillac and Lincoln emerged as the big two players in American luxury automobiles. And while they came to define “American luxury” with their living-room-on-wheels, […]
(first posted 1/11/2018) Despite its own efforts with smaller, subcompact/C-segment vehicles and their growing popularity worldwide, at least in the U.S., Mercedes-Benz hasn’t had widespread success in this size […]
(first posted 1/5/2018) Developing a new vehicle completely from the ground up is no easy undertaking for any automaker, even if it is one of the world’s largest […]
(first posted 12/22/2017) Never able to match the Big Three’s sheer amount of capital needed for R&D, annual styling changes, and a broader lineup, AMC’s fortunes could always […]
(First Posted 1/2/2014 – includes revisions) Automobile nameplates with lengthy histories naturally see more changes over their storied lifetime. This 2000 Lincoln Continental may seem like the furthest thing possible […]
(first posted 12/19/2017) Recent years have seen Hyundai grow from the bottom of the barrel value brand it once was to a confident full-line mainstream brand on the […]