There was a time when racing mattered. When an appearance in the winner’s circle on Sunday meant cars would fly out of the showroom on Monday. In the late 1960s…
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When I was a kid, my four brothers and our friends would while away the long, hot summer days with games of Wiffle Ball in our front yard which was…
Automakers have reached a fork in the hatchback-riddled road. Do they follow the hybrid path, and hope that the microscopic 2.2% market share that hybrids held in 2016 improves drastically,…
As a child, I was famous for my love of smashing up toy cars, as they careened around a shag-rug raceway while my parents tried to watch Dallas. The faster…
I could make this review of the Volvo XC60 the shortest in automotive history. The entire goodness of completely revamped compact luxury crossover from Gothenburg can be summed up in…
A well-known automotive publication once referred to the Toyota Camry as the “Bud Light” of automobiles. They even went as far as to compare opting for a sportier version to…
Destination Napa: Days of winding roads in the Genesis G80 Sport
There are few places on earth where labels matter more than Napa. You may be a dedicated oenophile who regularly uses terms like bouquet, nose, balance, acidity, legs, and terroir…
Tastefully Done: Grabbing Graeter’s Ice Cream in a Turbo Mazda CX-9
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name Graeter’s, prepare yourselves for a treat. Founded in 1870, this small batch staple of Cincinnati is the ice cream of the…
Driven: 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country Wagon, The Quintessential Volvo
The Arizona desert was alive. The unusually heavy spring rains brought forth bright yellow flowers, lush green sedge grasses, and – much to my enjoyment – mud. You don’t come…
Americans have a love/hate relationship with electric cars. Actually, if we’re being honest, it’s mostly hate. In survey after survey car shoppers say they love the idea of the efficiency,…