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![We don’t normally cover new car sales here at CC, but sometimes it’s important to recognize significant trends in the marketplace. And who knew the Ghibli is the #5 selling […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Luxury-car-sales-3Q-2016.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Tesla Model S Number One Selling Large Luxury Sedan In US By Far")
Tesla Model S Number One Selling Large Luxury Sedan In US By Far
Posted on October 17, 2016 | 121 CommentsWe don’t normally cover new car sales here at CC, but sometimes it’s important to recognize significant trends in the marketplace. And who knew the Ghibli is the #5 selling […] -
![The other day I found myself stopped at a light behind a new Chevrolet City Express, which is a badge-engineered Nissan NV200. They are essentially identical save for the badging […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_0984.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "On The Go Outtake: Oh, Mr. Badge Engineer, You Had ONE Job!")
On The Go Outtake: Oh, Mr. Badge Engineer, You Had ONE Job!
Posted on October 17, 2016 | 92 CommentsThe other day I found myself stopped at a light behind a new Chevrolet City Express, which is a badge-engineered Nissan NV200. They are essentially identical save for the badging […] -
![Škoda, the Czech automaker that has been wholly owned by Volkswagen since 2000, has recently been filing trademarks applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. While automakers regularly do […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/P1020220.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Would You Be Interested In A Škoda Yeti?")
QOTD: Would You Be Interested In A Škoda Yeti?
Posted on July 30, 2016 | 51 CommentsŠkoda, the Czech automaker that has been wholly owned by Volkswagen since 2000, has recently been filing trademarks applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. While automakers regularly do […] -
![Auto shows – where little boys come to stare at big cars and big boys come with their significant others to stare at big sticker prices. And kick some tires […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/P1020299.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto Show Future Classics: 2016 Denver Auto Show")
Auto Show Future Classics: 2016 Denver Auto Show
Posted on March 20, 2016 | 84 CommentsAuto shows – where little boys come to stare at big cars and big boys come with their significant others to stare at big sticker prices. And kick some tires […] -
![Consumer Report’s 2016 Annual Auto issue arrived here the other day, and it shows (once again) that the Japanese and Koreans continue to do better than average, in most categories. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/CR-2016-003-10-crop-1-horz.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Consumer Reports 2016 Car Issue: Top Ten Picks, Most and Least Reliable, and Road Test Standouts")
Consumer Reports 2016 Car Issue: Top Ten Picks, Most and Least Reliable, and Road Test Standouts
Posted on February 29, 2016 | 84 CommentsConsumer Report’s 2016 Annual Auto issue arrived here the other day, and it shows (once again) that the Japanese and Koreans continue to do better than average, in most categories. […] -
![We’ve spent an inordinate amount of time here debating Cadillac’s painful past. But what about its present, and future? GM has spent huge amounts of money in trying to reboot […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cadillac-2016-escalade.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "QOTD: Is The Cadillac Escalade Too Successful For The Brand’s Good?")
QOTD: Is The Cadillac Escalade Too Successful For The Brand’s Good?
Posted on December 15, 2015 | 190 CommentsWe’ve spent an inordinate amount of time here debating Cadillac’s painful past. But what about its present, and future? GM has spent huge amounts of money in trying to reboot […] -
![A disclosure: I debated about evaluating this Taurus. After a tumultuous five seconds of mental wrangling, I determined reporting on it may provide practical insight for those in the car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/IMG_0258.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Drive Report: 2011 Ford Taurus – Grabbing The Bull By The Horns")
Future CC Drive Report: 2011 Ford Taurus – Grabbing The Bull By The Horns
Posted on December 2, 2015 | 91 CommentsA disclosure: I debated about evaluating this Taurus. After a tumultuous five seconds of mental wrangling, I determined reporting on it may provide practical insight for those in the car […] -
![As I mentioned in my preview post last week, there were several cars I drove at the IMPA’s Test Days that I would be featuring more in-depth driving impressions of. Considering […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2016_XC90_91.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2016 Volvo XC90 – It’s A New Dawn, It’s A New Day, It’s A New Life")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2016 Volvo XC90 – It’s A New Dawn, It’s A New Day, It’s A New Life
Posted on October 28, 2015 | 45 CommentsAs I mentioned in my preview post last week, there were several cars I drove at the IMPA’s Test Days that I would be featuring more in-depth driving impressions of. Considering […] -
![In this day and age, with all cars having achieved such a high level of basic development and refinement, it’s somewhere between shocking and refreshing to drive a car that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/CC-264-035-1200.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Rental Car Review: Fiat 500L – The Unholy Popemobile Or Fix It Again Sergio")
CC Rental Car Review: Fiat 500L – The Unholy Popemobile Or Fix It Again Sergio
Posted on October 20, 2015 | 66 CommentsIn this day and age, with all cars having achieved such a high level of basic development and refinement, it’s somewhere between shocking and refreshing to drive a car that […] -
![Being as how I can be a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to travel, my wife generally prefers to handle everything herself except for one item, that one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/P1010974.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Rental Car Review: 2015 Audi A4 Quattro S-Line From Silvercar.com – Finally, A Better Option")
Rental Car Review: 2015 Audi A4 Quattro S-Line From Silvercar.com – Finally, A Better Option
Posted on October 7, 2015 | 27 CommentsBeing as how I can be a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to travel, my wife generally prefers to handle everything herself except for one item, that one […] -
![For the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/IMG_0359.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus")
Future CC/Driving Impressions: 2015 Lexus NX 200t – It’s About Time Lexus
Posted on August 18, 2015 | 60 CommentsFor the brand that basically invented the luxury crossover and what some may cite as the first modern crossover – period – you’d think Lexus would’ve been one of the […] -
![We were driving home from our daily sunset hike and swim in the river, and as we passed over the crest of the hill, a white Lexus GX merged into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Lexus-2015-GX-460-Back.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Lexus GX 460 (or LX): The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Of Its Time")
Lexus GX 460 (or LX): The Jeep Grand Wagoneer Of Its Time
Posted on July 30, 2015 | 52 CommentsWe were driving home from our daily sunset hike and swim in the river, and as we passed over the crest of the hill, a white Lexus GX merged into […] -
![The free market is a strange beast. Adam Smith famously theorized that a market based economy was guided by an “invisible hand” in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations. If […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2016_Hennessey_VRSUV-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Future CC Outtake: Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV – What Is Dead May Never Die")
Future CC Outtake: Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV – What Is Dead May Never Die
Posted on July 7, 2015 | 33 CommentsThe free market is a strange beast. Adam Smith famously theorized that a market based economy was guided by an “invisible hand” in his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations. If […] -
![After I started this article, it sat languishing unfinished for quite awhile as other priorities came along. I decided to revisit it and finally hit the Submit button after reading […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/20140522_175545.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Review: A CC Driver Spends Three Weeks With A 2014 GMC Yukon")
CC Review: A CC Driver Spends Three Weeks With A 2014 GMC Yukon
Posted on May 4, 2015 | 53 CommentsAfter I started this article, it sat languishing unfinished for quite awhile as other priorities came along. I decided to revisit it and finally hit the Submit button after reading […] -
![2015: The year Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future II. While we don’t have hovering skateboards yet, many of the advancements we’ve made since 1985 would no doubt […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1640-1200x900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic Visits The 2015 New York International Auto Show")
Curbside Classic Visits The 2015 New York International Auto Show
Posted on April 27, 2015 | 67 Comments2015: The year Marty McFly travels to in Back to the Future II. While we don’t have hovering skateboards yet, many of the advancements we’ve made since 1985 would no doubt […]
