![Struggling through the ‘00s, Ford launched a new, modern big sedan with lots of space and a name that was supposed to hearken back to the ‘60s. Unfortunately, bland styling […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2005-Ford-Five-Hundred-1-scaled-e1786289232120-115x115.jpg "Curbside Classic: 2005 Ford Five Hundred – Full-Fledged Full-Size Flop")
![(Updated 8/12/2026) The 1999 Mustang arrived with Ford’s New Edge styling, and the one I got to review may have been slower than the GT, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Ford-Mustang.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Ford Mustang V6 Coupe — More Style Than Speed")
![(Updated 8/9/2026) It was with this generation TL that Acura finally got the “near luxury” category right. The Vigor looked like little more than an Accord […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/preview-ACURATL-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL — The Near-Luxury Bargain of Its Day")
![(Updated 8/4/2026) The 1999 BMW M Coupe was an odd-looking machine, but behind its unconventional shape was one of the purest driver’s cars BMW had ever […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-BMW-M-Coupe.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 BMW M Coupe — Built for Racetracks, Not Rush Hour")
![(Updated 8/1/2026) For me, getting back behind the wheel of the 1999 Subaru Forester S was like coming home again. It was one of the first vehicles I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Subaru-Forester-S.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Subaru Forester S — Quietly Years Ahead of Its Time")
![(Updated 7/31/2026) Four-door family sedans weren’t supposed to be exciting, yet manufacturers spent much of the 1990s trying to prove otherwise. Nissan had the Maxima, Mazda […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/00808021990003-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ — Mitsubishi’s Last Great Family Sedan")
![On January 8, 2026, Stellantis announced that it was cancelling all its North American plug-in hybrid models, which consist of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler 4xe as well as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260709_135259-scaled-e1784496016631-115x115.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe – Stellantis Was Right To Pull The Plug On This PHEV")
![(Updated 7/22/2026) I stand by the statement that I make in the first paragraph, that the Chevy Cavalier was “one of the best economy car values in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chevrolet_cavalier_1996_pictures_1-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 Convertible — Better in Theory Than Reality")
![(Updated 7/16/2026) By the late 1990s, the Jeep Grand Cherokee had become more than just another SUV. For many middle-class families, it was a rolling symbol of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wallpapers_jeep_grand-cherokee_1998_5-e1784090300742-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4WD — America’s Middle-Class Dream")
![(Updated 7/15/2026) As Toyota was giving the Solara a unique body with nice long hood/short deck proportions, I feel comparing it with the original Mustang is still […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-07-11-13.45.25-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Camry Solara SE V6 — A Camry Coupe Done Right")
![(Updated 7/14/2026) By now, you probably know I like a good minivan. Even as a young Gen Xer, I was very impressed with the first generation Nissan […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1999-Nissan-Quset-SE.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE — Not Too Big, Not Too Small; Just Right")
![Some cars are remembered because they dominated their segment. Others are remembered because they deserved to. The Mazda 626 belonged firmly in the latter camp, quietly offering everything buyers expected […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mazdaus626_101-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda 626LX V6 — Perennial Underdog of the Midsize Sedan Wars")
![(Updated 7/7/2026) The 1999 Infiniti G20 may have been one of the best entry-level luxury sedans of its era, but it suffered from a problem no amount […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1999-infiniti-g20-front-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti G20t — Too Nissan for Luxury Buyers, Too Expensive for Nissan Fans")
![(Updated 7/2/2026) I like to think of this generation of Galant as the end of Mitsubishi’s awesome American decade that started with the 1989 Galant […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/1996-961007_master-rev-1-115x115.webp "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES — Peak Mitsubishi")
![(Updated 6/30/2026) The Tacoma PreRunner arrived at a time when pickup trucks were beginning to evolve from simple work tools into lifestyle vehicles. Toyota recognized that many […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1998_tacoma_prerunner-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6 — Pricey In 1999, Now It Looks Like A Bargain")
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