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![(Updated 9/23/2026) I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.” I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice. I don’t have an iPhone. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/649184989_1390913329500643_8073651556249105752_n-115x115.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6 — The Mainstream Sedan That Pulled Me In")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Accord EX V6 — The Mainstream Sedan That Pulled Me In
Posted on September 23, 2026 | 22 Comments(Updated 9/23/2026) I’ve never been the kind of person who was interested in “What’s Hot.” I drive a subcompact hatchback by choice. I don’t have an iPhone. […] -
![(Updated 9/20/2026) I think one can successfully argue that the ur CR-V and Toyota RAV4 spawned roughly 75% of all new vehicles currently being sold in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1999-Honda-CR-V-EX.jpg "Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD — The Honda That Helped Create the Modern Crossover")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda CR-V EX AWD — The Honda That Helped Create the Modern Crossover
Posted on September 20, 2026 | 26 Comments(Updated 9/20/2026) I think one can successfully argue that the ur CR-V and Toyota RAV4 spawned roughly 75% of all new vehicles currently being sold in the […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4WD — A Japanese SUV With American Appeal
Posted on September 6, 2026 | 24 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti Q45 — From Daring to Dull
Posted on August 31, 2026 | 16 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX — The Last Great Eclipse
Posted on August 17, 2026 | 19 Comments(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, […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Honda Odyssey EX — The Minivan Honda Finally Got Right
Posted on August 16, 2026 | 33 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Acura 3.2TL — The Near-Luxury Bargain of Its Day
Posted on August 9, 2026 | 22 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Subaru Forester S — Quietly Years Ahead of Its Time
Posted on August 1, 2026 | 17 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ — Mitsubishi’s Last Great Family Sedan
Posted on July 31, 2026 | 10 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Camry Solara SE V6 — A Camry Coupe Done Right
Posted on July 15, 2026 | 29 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Nissan Quest SE — Not Too Big, Not Too Small; Just Right
Posted on July 14, 2026 | 13 Comments(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 […] -
![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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mazda 626LX V6 — Perennial Underdog of the Midsize Sedan Wars
Posted on July 8, 2026 | 13 CommentsSome 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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Infiniti G20t — Too Nissan for Luxury Buyers, Too Expensive for Nissan Fans
Posted on July 7, 2026 | 13 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Mitsubishi Galant ES — Peak Mitsubishi
Posted on July 2, 2026 | 19 Comments(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 […] -
![(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")
Classic CARmentary: 1999 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner V6 — Pricey In 1999, Now It Looks Like A Bargain
Posted on June 30, 2026 | 13 Comments(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 […]
