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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 […]

It feels weird to write these words, given America’s long, storied history with hot rods. But the Ford Mustang is the last American muscle car. After the demise of the Chevy Camaro and the Dodge Challenger, the Mustang is the last one standing. Seems strange, doesn’t it? After spending a week behind the wheel of […]

I have a sneaking suspicion that people will buy the latest iteration of the Ford Ranger because they want the perceived modern cachet of tooling around in a pickup truck, but they don’t really have anything they need to haul. And that’s fine. If you just wanna play the part of cowboy while you drive […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It’s interesting how the earliest sport utility vehicles were beasts made for one thing: getting you off-road and into the mud. Today, the world of luxury SUVs has exploded. Now you can take the vehicle off the pavement if you like, but driving it to work or to the theater has never been more stylish […]

The folks in the management offices at GMC have known for years that their work was always going to be cut out for them. Competing in the truck world against juggernauts like Ford’s F-series and the Ram 1500 must cause sleepless nights. Even the Toyota people, with their Tundra line, present problems. So what’s a […]

The Infiniti line of cars was created to be the posh side of Nissan, just as Lexus is the fancy division of Toyota. So what happens when you take some of the components of the Nissan Pathfinder and spruce it up a bit, slap some makeup on it, and send it out in a nice […]