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Future Curbside Classic: 2018 MINI Countryman Cooper 2.0D Automatic – If You Scratch The Surface, There’s A Capable Car
Posted on July 13, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 7/13/2018) Back in 1968, BLMC launched a car that took the Mini concept to a larger size, offering generous space for five and hatchback practicality. […] -
CC Shopping: 2024 4Runner and 2025 Land Cruiser–Where Is Toyota Going With This?
Posted on March 12, 2024 | 41 CommentsIt’s a tense time to be a Toyota truck fan. By the end of next year, every one of the sombrero’s North American market body-on-frame models will have been replaced […] -
Curbside Nostalgia: 1972 – The Greatest New Car Year Of My Life
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 Comments(first posted 10/3/2017) As a kid, whenever someone got a new car it was a real event. Of course, a new car is always an event, but for a […] -
When Is A Nine-Speed Automatic Only A Seven-Speed? When It’s Installed In A Promaster Van. Some Owners Are Feeling Cheated
Posted on August 30, 2022 | 85 CommentsThe 2022 Ram Promaster van got a transmission upgrade to the ZF nine speed automatic, as already used in many of the company’s FWD/AWD cars. The venerable six-speed 62TE, which […] -
Curbside Comparison: 1966 Ford F-100 and 2016 F-150 – Just How Much Has Changed In 50 Years?
Posted on March 23, 2022 | 117 Comments(first posted 3/232016) It suddenly popped into my head the other day that my truck is 50 years old this year. Wow; half a century old, and it still starts […] -
New Cars: Hyundai Ioniq 5 – The Most Attractive And Compelling EV Yet – And A Quick Drive In A Mustang Mach E
Posted on April 28, 2021 | 57 CommentsI don’t talk much about it here, but I’m in hog heaven watching the EV revolution unfold. New cars arriving one after the other that are actually new, not just […] -
Trackside Rental Car Review: 2014 Toyota Camry SE – All Aboard, Again!
Posted on October 17, 2020 | 137 Comments(first posted 10/17/2014. I normally wouldn’t rerun a review, but reading through all the comments again made me chuckle; so much irrational Toyota/Prius/Camry hate. Where did it all go in […] -
Curbside Newsstand: General Motors, Honda Announce North American Alliance
Posted on September 3, 2020 | 26 CommentsAutomakers around the globe are planning to embark on substantial electrification programs. As a result, a number of partnerships, alliances, tie-ups, and agreements have taken place recently between companies that […] -
Curbside Newsstand: Olfactory Senses Offended by 2020 Hyundai Palisade
Posted on August 31, 2020 | 29 CommentsBy all accounts, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade and its corporate sibling, the 2020 Kia Telluride, are extremely competitive entries in the mainstream three-row crossover segment. They’re probably responsible for Ford […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: 2020 Honda E – The Cute Little EV We Won’t Be Getting Here
Posted on August 24, 2020 | 51 CommentsNathan Williams found and shot a car we won’t be seeing here: the all-new Honda E. It’s a compact EV, styled with more than a tip of the hat to […] -
Curbside Newsstand: RIP Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ – Ford Motor Company’s Last Mid-Size Sedans
Posted on July 30, 2020 | 82 CommentsAs the Ford Fusion rides off into the sunset, it can only be playing one song: Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Production at Ford’s Hermosillo plant ends today for the mid-size […] -
Curbside Newsstand: 2021 Ford Bronco and 2021 Bronco Sport – Ford Revives an Icon, Launches a Sub-brand, and Officially Pivots to Utilities by Declaring War on Jeep
Posted on July 14, 2020 | 91 CommentsWhen Ford announced their intention to largely ditch passenger cars in April 2018, critics instantly wondered what products would fill the gaps left behind by the loss of vehicles like […] -
Curbside Sidegate: The Solution To High Pickup Beds
Posted on May 22, 2020 | 82 CommentsEver tried to load or unload a big tool box, a full cooler, a generator, pavers or other heavy cargo in the front of a modern pickup bed? Extract that […] -
QOTD: Is Automotive Luxury Important To You?
Posted on April 13, 2020 | 59 CommentsConspicuous consumption is probably as old as time itself. In lean times, such as the era which we have suddenly found ourselves in, things tend to get a bit less […]