![(Updated 10/14/2026) Back in July 1999, I drove a Mercury Grand Marquis and came away with an unexpected impression: this big, old-school American sedan was more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Mercury-Grand-Marquis-1998_front-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis LS — Big, Proud, and Ready for a Marauder")
![(Updated 10/13/2026) Back in July 1999, Nissan’s newly redesigned Frontier was still a fresh face on the compact pickup scene. After 13 years with its predecessor, Nissan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1999-Nissan-Frontier-SE-V6King-Cab-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Frontier 4×4 SE-V6 King Cab — Ruggedness Over Refinement")
![The Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique are well known in this community as Ford Motor Company’s $6 billion replacements for the ancient and unloved bargain-basement Ford Tempo and Mercury Topaz. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1998-Mercury-Mystique-LS-1-scaled-e1791657134430-115x115.jpg "1998 Mercury Mystique LS: A Rare Survivor Of Ford’s Biggest ‘90s Disappointment, Still On The Road")
![(Updated 10/10/2026) In my review of the Chrysler Cirrus, James noted, “I don’t really get all the hate for the second gen Neon.” I’m not sure I can […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-05-15.29.31-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 2000 Dodge Neon ES – More Refined, But Still Missing Something")
![This was Volvo’s bold step away from the boxy shapes that had defined the brand for decades, and back in 1999, the sleek new S80 looked like a very different […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-03-15.48.12-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volvo S80 T6 Sedan — Volvo Goes Beyond the Box")
![(Updated 10/5/2026) When Chrysler introduced the Cirrus in 1995, it looked like an awful lot of car for the money. My father thought so, too and he was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-10-04-22.45.34-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Cirrus LXi – The Chrysler That Looked Like a Bargain")
![Back in 1999, showing up at your wife’s high school reunion in an Audi A8 4.2 Quattro was not a bad way to make an entrance. With its aluminum construction, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-27-21.50.09-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Audi A8 4.2 Quattro — A Luxury Sedan Worth Bragging About")
![(Updated 9/27/2026) By the late 1990s, the compact pickup had become something of a blank canvas for customization, with owners spending big money to make their trucks […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/DSC_6321-96699-scaled-1-115x115.webp "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet S-10 Xtreme – Chevy’s Factory-Customized Truck")
![(Updated 9/23/2026) I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.” I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice. I don’t have an iPhone. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/649184989_1390913329500643_8073651556249105752_n-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6 — The Mainstream Sedan That Pulled Me In")
![For 2027, Stellantis gave the Chrysler Pacifica, now in its tenth model year, a striking new front-end design and logo. They also canceled the plug-in hybrid and renamed the Voyager […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2027-Chrysler-Pacifica-Select-17-scaled-e1789835882187-115x115.jpg "Rental Review: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Select – If It Ain’t Broke, Does Anybody Care?")
![(Updated 9/20/2026) I think one can successfully argue that the ur CR-V and Toyota RAV4 spawned roughly 75% of all new vehicles currently being sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Honda-CR-V-EX.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD — The Honda That Helped Create the Modern Crossover")
![(Updated 9/16/2026) What has always impressed me about the XJ Cherokee is how it manages to look so much bigger than it actually is. Measure for measure, it’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Jeep-Cherokee-Limited.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4WD – Smaller Than It Looked—and Tougher Than Most")
![(Updated 9/11/2026) Back in 1999, $47,000 could buy you a pretty impressive car—and Mercedes-Benz was making the case that it could buy you a bargain. As such, the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-10-15.21.37-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 Cabriolet — The “Affordable” Mercedes Convertible")
![(Updated 9/9/2026) For everything Volkswagen gets wrong, they deserve credit for keeping the 2-box hatchback GTI relevant in the U.S. nearly 40 years after its introduction for 1983. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-09-08-14.30.14-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen GTI GLX — Still Fun, Just More Grown-Up")
![(Updated 9/8/2026) The 1999 Chrysler 300M was one of those cars that made you wonder why it didn’t wear a luxury badge. With head-turning styling, a powerful V6, surprisingly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Chrysler-300M.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler 300M — Chrysler’s $30,000 Luxury-Car Bargain")
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