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Future Classic Archive
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Future Curbside Classic: 2002 Kia Optima – Anyone Fancy a Rambler?
Posted on August 7, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted 8/7/2015) I want you to take a look at the car above. If it isn’t the most generic vehicle produced so far in the 21st century then it’s […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957
Posted on August 4, 2021 | 89 Comments(first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2003-08 Isuzu Ascender – Where Were You, Joe Isuzu?
Posted on July 13, 2021 | 44 Comments(first posted 7/13/2015) David Leisure famously portrayed the sleazy, smug commercial spokesman Joe Isuzu for many years during the 1980s and 1990s. If you’ve never had the pleasure of watching […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind?
Posted on June 26, 2021 | 34 Comments(first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home
Posted on May 26, 2021 | 104 Comments(first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Chrysler Pacifica – No Chernobyl, Not Even A Three Mile Island
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 70 Comments(first posted 5/1/5/2015) Chrysler is one of the few brands today that doesn’t offer a crossover, a fact made all the more mystifying by CEO Sergio Marchionne’s plan to make […] -
Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido
Posted on April 16, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […] -
Future CC: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere, Part 2 – Cadillac STS
Posted on December 16, 2020 | 46 Comments(first posted 12/16/2014) Don’t call it another renaissance. Cadillac has recently launched two extremely talented sports sedans, the ATS and CTS. The latest CTS weighs less than key rivals […] -
Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne
Posted on December 3, 2020 | 134 Comments(first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […] -
Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2004 Mercedes SLK 200/230/320AMG (R170)
Posted on November 1, 2020 | 45 Comments(first posted 11/1/2014) Twenty-six years ago, in 1994, Mercedes unveiled a study of a small roadster at the Turin autoshow. It immediately caught interest because it looked light, competent and […] -
Future CC Drive Report: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox – The Result Of Vern And Autumn Going To Work For General Motors
Posted on May 6, 2020 | 46 CommentsA brief dive into sales figures for compact SUVs (or CUVs, depending upon your viewpoint) are an intriguing endeavor. Few would likely be surprised Toyota’s RAV4 is the king of […] -
Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One
Posted on March 23, 2020 | 10 CommentsWhat? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […] -
In-Motion / Future Classic: 2019 Toyota Century (G60) – It’s Lovely At The Top
Posted on February 29, 2020 | 46 CommentsSince I’ve been in Japan, I’ve seen a few Toyota Centuries about, but always older G50s. It figures, as those were made from 1997 to 2017, so nowadays they’re the […] -
COAL: 2013 Ford Focus SE – Clutches Replaced
Posted on December 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsI was on my way to the dealer in late November when a thought had occurred to me. “There’s no way my car is going to qualify for a clutch […] -
Future Classic: 2017 Toyota JPN Taxi – The Fleet’s New Hybrid Workhorse
Posted on December 24, 2019 | 19 CommentsThis taxicab becoming an ever more common sight in Tokyo, as it gradually starts to replace its esteemed predecessors, the Crown Comfort and the Nissan Cedric. If those two are […]
![Future Curbside Classic: 2002 Kia Optima – Anyone Fancy a Rambler? (first posted 8/7/2015) I want you to take a look at the car above. If it isn’t the most generic vehicle produced so far in the 21st century then it’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2001_kia_optima_lx_3.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2001 Plymouth Prowler – Suddenly it’s 1957 (first posted 8/4/2015) Unless you’re reading this after January the 18th, 2048 (in which case, hello there from 2015! Hopefully all the nutjobs running around predicting the end of civilization […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Yellow-Plymouth-Prowler.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 2003-08 Isuzu Ascender – Where Were You, Joe Isuzu? (first posted 7/13/2015) David Leisure famously portrayed the sleazy, smug commercial spokesman Joe Isuzu for many years during the 1980s and 1990s. If you’ve never had the pleasure of watching […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Isuzu-ascender.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 2008-09 Buick LaCrosse Super – Do 300 Horses and 8 Cylinders Change Your Mind? (first posted 6/26/2015) Not too long ago, our J.P. Cavanaugh expressed his dissatisfaction with the first-generation Buick LaCrosse. Many of you agreed the LaCrosse was a somewhat half-baked effort, considering the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 2006 Buick Lacrosse – How to Make Your Very Own CC at Home (first posted 5/26/2015) We here at Curbside Classic have spent a few years now finding classics at the curbside (and elsewhere) to bring to you for your examination and enjoyment. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Buick-lacrosse.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 2004-08 Chrysler Pacifica – No Chernobyl, Not Even A Three Mile Island (first posted 5/1/5/2015) Chrysler is one of the few brands today that doesn’t offer a crossover, a fact made all the more mystifying by CEO Sergio Marchionne’s plan to make […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/chrysler-pacifica-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2007-2009 Chrysler Aspen – A Modern Tribute To Lido (first posted 4/16/2015) As of 2014, it has been statistically proven that SUVs and CUVs are more popular than sedans, making them the most popular type of vehicle in the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_8204.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future CC: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere, Part 2 – Cadillac STS (first posted 12/16/2014) Don’t call it another renaissance. Cadillac has recently launched two extremely talented sports sedans, the ATS and CTS. The latest CTS weighs less than key rivals […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-sts.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classics: The Smooth, Quiet Road to Nowhere – Part 1: Buick Lucerne (first posted 12/3/2014) The Cadillac STS and Buick Lucerne were both introduced in the mid-2000s to serve as flagship, full-size luxury sedans for their respective brands. Both sedans were caught […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-luc.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Curbside Classic: 1997-2004 Mercedes SLK 200/230/320AMG (R170) (first posted 11/1/2014) Twenty-six years ago, in 1994, Mercedes unveiled a study of a small roadster at the Turin autoshow. It immediately caught interest because it looked light, competent and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/a-slk.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future CC Drive Report: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox – The Result Of Vern And Autumn Going To Work For General Motors A brief dive into sales figures for compact SUVs (or CUVs, depending upon your viewpoint) are an intriguing endeavor. Few would likely be surprised Toyota’s RAV4 is the king of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2018 Mitsuoka Ryugi Wagon – Hybrid In More Ways Than One What? It’s March already and we haven’t had a Mitsuoka on CC yet this year? Scandalous! Have no fear, fellow CCurbivores and lovers of automotive oddities, to titillate your eyes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_20200222_133530-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![In-Motion / Future Classic: 2019 Toyota Century (G60) – It’s Lovely At The Top Since I’ve been in Japan, I’ve seen a few Toyota Centuries about, but always older G50s. It figures, as those were made from 1997 to 2017, so nowadays they’re the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_20200226_150019-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![COAL: 2013 Ford Focus SE – Clutches Replaced I was on my way to the dealer in late November when a thought had occurred to me. “There’s no way my car is going to qualify for a clutch […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/0206131451a-640x480-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Future Classic: 2017 Toyota JPN Taxi – The Fleet’s New Hybrid Workhorse This taxicab becoming an ever more common sight in Tokyo, as it gradually starts to replace its esteemed predecessors, the Crown Comfort and the Nissan Cedric. If those two are […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191115_123633-copy.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


