It’s funny to think that early car makers were actually leaning toward all-electric vehicles—yes, way back in the late 1890s. Legend has it the oil companies helped kill the idea, but that could be a myth. What we know for sure is that it took a century for the concept to crawl back into the… Read more

When I was in elementary school, we lived for two years in Northern Italy, along Lake Garda—Lago di Garda, as the locals call it. I was able to soak up so much of the area’s history and its culture, including the food, the gorgeous scenery, the sports, and the cars. Ah yes, the cars. More… Read more

Let’s take a quick tour through the history of minivans. No, don’t click away to something else; I swear you’ll find it interesting. According to popular legend, you can thank the movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation”—yes, the Chevy Chase comedy—with helping to usher in the era of the minivan. I hear you saying: “But the Griswolds… Read more

I’ll tell you right up front what I love the most about this SUV: It provides the perfect bridge for people who think they want to go all-electric, but they’re either just not ready to fully give up their gas engine or they have what we call “electric range anxiety.” The GLE 450e raises its… Read more

You’ve seen countless BMWs on the road, and perhaps your eye has been turned by one with an “M” on the nameplate. “What the heck is an M?” you may have even muttered. Technically, it stands for “Motorsport,” and it was born from the company’s racing division. In a nutshell, it’s BMW’s way of adding… Read more