![(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")
![(Updated 9/6/2026) The Isuzu Rodeo was about as far from a Nashville country song as you could imagine—yet somehow, it became the star of one. Back in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Isuzu-Rodeo-LS.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4WD — A Japanese SUV With American Appeal")
![(Updated 8/31/2026) The Infiniti Q45 was supposed to be Nissan’s big statement to the American luxury market, but by 1999, that statement had become considerably quieter. The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Infiniti-Q45-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45 — From Daring to Dull")
![(Updated 8/29/2026) The Sebring Coupe and its Avenger sibling have always perplexed me. As Chrysler already had a 2-door convertible in the works based on the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chrysler_sebring_i_coupe_2-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Chrysler Sebring LXi Coupe — Chrysler Style, Mitsubishi Substance")
![(Updated 8/24/2026) By 1999, the Volkswagen Cabrio was already an aging design wearing a freshened face, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Volkswagen-Cabrio-GLS.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS — Slow, Cute, and Surprisingly Fun")
![(Updated 8/17/2026) By 1999, the Mitsubishi Eclipse had already established itself as one of the era’s most appealing affordable sports coupes. The top-shelf GSX brought 210 horsepower, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-08-16-13.30.37-115x115.png "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX — The Last Great Eclipse")
![(Updated 8/16/2026) The first Honda Odyssey was clever, unconventional, and perhaps a little too convinced that it knew what a minivan should be. By 1999, Honda had […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1999-Honda-Odyssey-EX.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX — The Minivan Honda Finally Got Right")
![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")
-
-
-
American Brands: GM 
American Brands: Ford 
American Brands: Chrysler 
American Brands: AMC, Jeep and All Others 
Automotive Histories and Misc. 
Asian Brands 
UK Brands 
Australian Brands 
European Brands 
Cars Of A Lifetime & Auto-Biography 
Buses 
Trucks, Pickups and Vans 
Design 
Trains, Planes & Ships 
Motorcycles, Trikes, Bicycles 
Engines, Transmissions and other Tech 
Tractors, Lawn Mowers, Off-Road Equipment 
RVs, Motorhomes, Trailers, Campers
