I had a CX-5 rental on a family trip a few years ago and aside from the size, which was a bit small for a car seat and luggage and whatnot, I really enjoyed the sportiness, build quality, and high quality of the interior materials. It is also the best looking compact crossover on the market right now, including those…

It’s actually a quote from a “movie.” I put movie in quotes because it was more of a collection of childish but hilarious skits by former pro-skateboarder and jackass member Bam Margera.

Some may say the Mazda is not comparable to a Lexus but if you really think about it, the fully loaded Mazda is more of a premium, near-luxury car but so is the Lexus, especially given its non luxury car platform roots. I would dare say the Mazda is even more premium than the Lexus given its longitudinal engine…

I was thinking the exact same thing. For $70K, you get a slightly underpowered car on an ordinary platform shared with mostly non-luxury vehicles. Meanwhile, for another $2,500, I can buy an X5 with a turbo-6, more electric range, 483 hp, and on a luxury car-only, sporty platform.  I can’t help but think the RX will…

I get wanting something that is cheap to run, maintain, and finance but I personally could not justify buying a car that lack so much in terms of performance, build quality, comfort, and design compared to the competition. A CRV is a much better car than an Equinox and while you might not get as good of a deal and…

Unless I was in a really bad financial situation, I can’t imagine getting enough discounts on a late model Malibu to justify me buying one instead of a much better Accord or Sonata. Hell, even the Fusion (RIP) was a pretty great car and much better than the Malibu available when it was still in production.

While it is great to look at and drive, I wonder about the long-term reliability of 30+ year old Audi performance vehicles.

The Golf R and 911 Turbo are excellent suggestions, as is an M3 Comp X-Drive, although I can’t speak to the reliability of the Golf and M3. Anything larger than that is too heavy to be considered sporty. The RS7 might be a blast to drive and of course eye-wateringly fast, but it weighs way too much and has way too…

Audi is the worst!  I haven’t been able to tell the difference between the A3 and A4 since they ditched the A3 hatch and A4s and A6s and A6s and A8s are hard to decipher these days.  

I totally agree on the sporty cars getting negative attention regardless of how they are driven. I have an older M5 and I find other cars tailgate, try to block me from merging, and speed up to prevent me from passing much more often than in my other cars. I drive it like an other car most of the time but the louder…

There are lots of people out there who force themselves to buy American even though there are many other much better cars out there (pretty much any other large compact/midsize  CUV/SUV or sedan). I do see many more of these terrible cars in the Midwest and down South than on the East and West coasts.

After having Malibu rentals over the years, the most recent model was so bad that I can’t imagine anyone buying one outside of rental companies. The seventh generation (third modern generation) was actually a decent car but it was one of the few cars to get worse instead of better in subsequent generations. I find the…

When it comes to law enforcement, both Virginias are terrible. 

Seriously! Make these assholes take public transportation for a year and require a driving test and 6 months of probation (no traffic violations) before fully reinstating their license. If they are caught driving without a valid license or relapse during probation, throw them in jail for a few weeks and impound their…

I was one of the few who actually liked the Acura beak, especially on the TL. The ZDX looked very futuristic for its time and I love the raked hatchback rear. You hit the nail on the head with the sausage analogy on the X6. The X5 has always been a looker to me, especially in X-Line or M Sport trim (I have a 2014…

“ Pay nine bucks a day, and you can do whatever the hell you want with a rental car.’

Having lived mostly in areas with lots of traffic and congestion, I can say that having a tall car certainly helps not only with outward visibility (the ability to see over other cars) but also the visibility of your car to other people. Before moving up to the NYC area, I was a sedan-only driver (I also grew up in a…

I’m with you on liking the look of the original ZDX. People give it lots of flak but it is way better looking than the original X6, the car that started this trend, and this is coming from a long time BMW fan.

Having traveled to the EU and GB over the past two decades, I have noticed an extreme shift towards CUVs and SUVs over the past several years.  This past Winter, I went to Portugal which was my first EU trip since the start of the pandemic and I was surprised at how many CUVs were on the road in cities and small…

I couldn’t agree more.  It would be great if Porsche offered a bare bones 911 with the base engine, some of the less expensive reduced-weight parts, reduced insulation, and a simple chassis setup at a price point closer to a base 911.  If I were buying a 911, it would be a third car and certainly would not need the…