I may be the self declared Mirage apologist. However, while the car is lagging in refinement to its competition, I find a certain endearing charm in the little hatch. This is the car the Jalops should love. It has a NA 3 cylinder engine that is stupid easy to work on, simple (port injection FTW) and reliable amd safe…

The new Corolla seems to really hit a sweet spot for me. I’m in my late forties but would like a manual “luke warm” hatch. I am not auto-crossing or racing anything. I would like a car that acquaints itself well with some nice curvy roads on a weekend drive and still do the boring commute with decent efficiency and…

I find the design coherent except the front fascia. However like the Kicks, they will sell loads of these. I’m wondering if this will be based off the Accent platform(Like the Kicks is with its Versa bones). I do like the idea of this with a stick. (only the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2.0 is available with a stick and…

I have a low tolerance for any graphic injuries. So I wisely avoided looking at this this. I feel awful for this young woman to have to endure severe injury (judging by the write up not the video). Thanks again for the warning 

Actually very curious about this. I have a 2013 MDX and it has been excellent except it is a pig in low speed city driving. Highway MPG is low to mid 20's. 

I bought a Neon when they first came out. I was on a waiting list and picked up one of the first in my area (Baltimore). (It was really a true game changer at this time) It was Blue 4 door Sport with a 5 speed and it was glorious. It was much more powerful then the competition at the time, handled on rails and a true…

I admit it took a little time adjusting to it but I liked it. However , I understand considering every other car seems to have it in the front of the steering wheel.

My experience with the Caliber revolves around two different cars. First was a rental early when the car came out. There were some nice attributes but the car as a whole felt half baked. That plus a truly awful first gen. CVT marred any driving enjoyment.

Back in 1988, my friend and I were attending a local community college. He had just purchased an Isuzu Pickup 4 x 4 (with factory optional 31"tires) and he crossed over from the exit of the college at a high rate of speed across the street to another two lane road. This road notoriously had/has a huge dip right as…

No offense to those who enjoy Safari Builds but we have things that can do light offroading. They are called CUVs. You know those ubiquitous things that you see everywhere in America. Wouldn’t it be easier to do this on a Crosstrek, Kona, CRV and similar ilk? I’ve never driven a 500 Abarth, but I imagine they are…

I have an acquaintance that has an H3T and loves it. To his credit, he regularly off roads it and uses it for camping. The problem was that when this was released, Hummer was a toxic brand. H2s were maligned as ultimate poser machines while fuel costs were almost cresting $4gallon in the States. Nothing showed that…

Side note, Jay Leno needs to be contacted about this. He loves a good backstory on a car. Here you go

I’m sure I am like a lot of posters here who initially wanted to so hate this at face value.  However, there is a crazy amount of engineering prowess in this build. As someone who has never created a build of any magnitude, my hats off to Karl for inspiring us.  We need more people like you

How hard is it to swap an LS into one of these? They seem like the perfect candidate.

I have had three Rangers (1997 4cyl/5 speed regular cab , 1999 XLT 4X4 with a 3.0L/auto and extended cab and currently a 2010 reg cab 2.3/5speed auto). They are great trucks for most household duties. They are shockingly small compared to today’s midsize variants. I sold my 1997 for the same amount of money that I…

My older brother and I were dyed in the wool gearheads in our teenage years (mid 1980's). He had the Ferrari and typical Lamborghini Countach posters and I had a collage of pictures clipped from manufacturer brochures. But seeing a Lamboghini Jalpa in person did it for an impressionable teenager. We had a wealthy…

I completely agree with this post. First off, while new reviews will focus on the merits of the newest infotainment systems (and whether they work properly or not), that fact remains that most people will use their smartphones for the bulk of this. Personally I am find with you know simple knobs and stuff. I do not…

Dang ( lots of pointed questions my way) First off, of course and normal person (with or without daughters) should react with revulsion to this story. I prefaced this as it does hit home with me because I have daughters. Does that mean it matters less if I didn’t? No, but I am more attuned to this after having my…

Wow! As a father of twin teenage daughters, this just made my skin crawl. We seem to have a strange protective attitude about someone revered in his/her lifetime that died suddenly. We tend to overlook the bad to remember the idealized version of that person.

I was one of the many who didn’t quite understand the CR-Z when they first arrived. However, I am thinking about buying one for my commute now. The 2013 model switched to Lithium Ion battery packs for better energy density and slightly more power and arguably the more desirable version. This would fit the bill…