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It looks like a truck, drives like a truck and hauls like a truck. So the 2013 Ram 1500 is, you guessed it, very much a truck.
In the tense days of this nation’s twin gas crises in the 1970s, one automaker dominated U.S. roads with diesel cars: Mercedes-Benz....
Strip away the $61,345 price tag and ignore all of its competitors, and the 2014 Acura RLX isn't a bad car.
If Mazda can't figure out a way to sell its excellent all-new sedan — the 2014 Mazda6 — the automaker should just give up...
Just because German luxury brands are bringing smaller vehicles to the U.S., that doesn’t mean they’re coming here with...
The 2013 Shelby GT350 takes a standard Mustang GT and adds more than $40,000 in performance upgrades — bringing the whole package to...
Parents aren't supposed to pick favorites, but it's clear Hyundai has a soft spot for its Santa Fe.
Don't worry, baby boomers, Chevrolet hasn't forgotten about you.
For all the advantages of diesel cars — fuel economy, robust torque, bomb-proof durability — many U.S. buyers just aren't that...
The Tesla Model S may be a silent car, but other automakers will no doubt hear it coming.
If cars were judge solely on the sounds coming from the tailpipe, the Camaro ZL1 convertible would be among finest automobiles Chevy has...
After eight years of watching Europe have all the fun with small, fast cars, we're finally getting our piece of the hot-hatch action from...
In the late 1940s, Enzo Ferrari reluctantly agreed to build road cars as a way to finance his racing outfit.
That Audi would launch the fire-breathing S8 to compete with German mega-sedans, including the Mercedes-Benz S63 and the BMW Alpina B7, isn'...
It's rare to see a hint of Maserati or a dash of Aston Martin in a family sedan.
To see theevolution of the SUV market, park the all-new 2013 Nissan Pathfinder next to its first-generation ancestor from 1985. They share...
As Ford took aim at the Toyota Prius, a brand now synonymous with green motoring, it needed a car that looked the part.
Let's get down to brass tacks. Cadillac's all-new compact sedan, the 2013 ATS, is not a better car than its target, the BMW 3 Series.
If anecdotal evidence gleaned from trips through L.A.'s moneyed coastal enclaves like Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Manhattan Beach is any...
Honda's nerds have done it. They've cracked the code, solved the riddle, unscrambled the jumble that, until now, has perpetually...
If your radio dial has ever tripped across an easy-listening station promising all the best the adult-contemporary genre has to offer,...
Porsche has a new roadster out, the 2013 Boxster S. It's faster, more handsome and more practical than ever before, yada yada yada, they...
Cadillac's all-new flagship sedan, the XTS, is apparently a little confused about the difference between intern and interim. You and I...
With summer barreling through the calendar faster than you can say "water wings," it's likely you have a family reunion looming on the...
If Europeans didn't walk so darn much, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 might be a better-looking car. Clearly they don't appreciate the...
You're not going to see Lindsay Lohan crash a 2013 Nissan Altima into the back of a garbage truck. Your 10-year-old won't be hanging a...
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "To be simple is to be great." Memo to the minds behind Ford's 2013 Escape: Read more Emerson.
Life is different driving 200 miles an hour.
If you were one of the 18 billion people who went to see "The Avengers"recently, you probably noticed the film concludes with Robert...
The car: 2012 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Edition Volante
You look fat in that. Of course I'll be late. Your baby reminds me of Gollum's uncle.
Jerry Seinfeld once said, "There's no such thing as fun for the whole family." Ask anyone who has tried cramming himself or his kin into the...
In a quiet, forgotten corner of the automotive landscape there is a segment of vehicle called the large sedan. These cars tilt toward luxury...
If there's an ideal vehicle for every buyer, consider matching Mazda's 2013 CX-5 with Zeus or better yet, his kids' baby sitter.
The Verano is a new compact sedan from that near-luxury nameplate, Buick. It's an impressive, competitively priced car; a stellar cut from...
One hundred years from now, when auto historians go all Charles Darwin dissecting the evolution of Porsche's 911 sports car, they may notice...
Imagine if Orson Welles was expected to improve on "Citizen Kane" every six years, or if Kobe Bryant's contract demanded that every time...
Like first-timers at a key party or a cheesehead's trek to Lambeau, Lexus is on a quest for passion and it couldn't come at a more...
The recipe for Subaru's compact Impreza is getting a rewrite for 2012.
If one of your New Year's resolutions was to be more honest and you just bought Honda's new 2012 CR-V, you may be up a creek without a spark...
If the parking lot were high school, the all-new Range Rover Evoque would throw the best parties, vacation in places we mispronounce and...
This may come as a surprise to some motorists, but Chevrolet, a brand celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, has only now figured...
Hyundai Motor Co. recently put on sale its all-new Veloster three-door coupe, and without pledging any affinity for their music, the car...
When thinking about the all-new iQ microcar's origins, imagine engineers at Scion and parent company Toyota Motor Corp. grabbing a shrink...
If a mid-size luxury SUV is in your fall wardrobe, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 may be the cable-knit sweater.
Say you wake up tomorrow and decide you want to learn to play tennis. Maybe you like Serena Williams' method of anger management, or perhaps...
Poke around a little into the biographies of history's well-known names and you'll find a few who had siblings whose own successes were...
When electric car maker Coda Automotive Inc. introduces its first model this year, the independent Southern California manufacturer will...
An earthquake recently cracked the Washington Monument. Billionaire Warren Buffett wants to pay more taxes. Volkswagen is building a big-ol'...
As the world's first mass-produced gasoline-electric car, the Toyota Prius has become the iPod of hybrids. More than 2 million of these...
Apologies and all due respect are in order to a certain German automaker, but it seems the term "the people's car" has been appropriated...
Never underestimate the significance of doors. More specifically, the significance of sliding side doors on a type of vehicle that doesn't...
The Mercedes Benz SLK is and always has been the pied-a-terre of the company's lineup.
There will always be a segment of the driving public that feels an undeniable need for speed.
Imagine Batman and the Joker are interested in fractional ownership of the same pickup truck. The caped crusader would want it all-black,...
Shuddering in anticipation of increasing federal fuel economy standards, luxury car manufacturers that traditionally paid little attention...
Flex. To you and me, it's just a harmless word. To the engineering team charged with producing a convertible, the very mention of flex,...
In its prior incarnation, the grille was hideously toy-like. And the car, as a whole, lacked the sort of styling panache buyers of luxury...
Five years ago, Chrysler's then-new 300 sedan walked into the ring and delivered a knockout blow to the rest of the full-size car market....
The relative rarity of Mitsubishi cars these days confirms the company's status as an underdog automaker. Mitsubishi ranks sixth out of...
Nissan nails unconventional. One has only to spend some time driving the all-electric Leaf, the spunky Juke crossover or the anomalous...
Back in the day, vintage Minis were so narrow they could drive on sidewalks. They were so short, the only view out the driver's side...
A businesswoman in the parking garage was the first. The next day it was a landscaper at the gas station. Then the balding guy in the...
It depends perhaps upon one's affection for cars, but the biggest compliment to be paid to the 2012 Honda Civic is its utter lack of flash.
Saying it became a chore to drive a particular car probably wouldn't catch your attention. Telling you that car was the 2011 Bentley...
As gas prices escalate toward $5 a gallon, one novel fuel saver is generally overlooked: the street-legal golf cart.
Your life is about to change, and your sports car is terrified.
The only Mercedes hatchback on the U.S. market, the 2011 B-Class F-Cell, wouldn't be recognizable as a Benz if it weren't for its premium...
Convertibles aren't known for their utility. Cars that can be driven as open-air vehicles or hermetically sealed at the push of a button...
Lexus recently introduced an all-new car, the CT 200h, and it's a hybrid in more ways than one.
My first reaction upon seeing the new Fiat 500 was "Ciao bello!" It's about time a little Italian style entered the subcompact...
Before Chrysler's new 200, the company's mid-size car was on its deathbed.
Shopping for a compact car is typically an exercise for your left brain. This hemisphere of your mind where logic resides delights in how...
It's a rare car that can lose its top. Only the most iconic, and sporty, of vehicles are typically selected for the retractable roof...
So you're in the market for a 2011 Dodge Durango SUV. Congratulations. After amassing nearly 500 miles on a top-end Citadel model recently,...
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