When it comes to the star ratings we give to our test cars, I'm a skinflint. Even the cars I really, really like rarely get more than 4.5 out of ... Read More

When the first Toyopet and 600 hit American shores, no one took Toyota or Honda, or Japanese cars in general, very seriously. But Toyota and Honda improved their design and ... Read More

Looks like Kia's been bitten with the good-sense bug. While the old Sportage was sort of a dinky trucklet, the new one is a crossover -- part car, part SUV ... Read More

Man, 500 miles in a single stretch. That's right, here at About Cars we'll go to no ends to make sure a car seat is just perfect. You see, most ... Read More

I said to my friend Dave, "get a minivan, an Odyssey, it's like a limo for your family." And he did. And he said it is. And now Honda ups ... Read More

Korean cars have always been strong on value-for-money, so when they set out to design a luxury car, you'd better believe you're going to get a lot of kit for ... Read More

When we say "cars for women", we're not talking about make-up mirrors and automatic transmissions (can you imagine the hate mail I'd get?). Fact is that women are very shrewd ... Read More

Not long ago, I wrote up a test drive of the Ford Freestyle, a vehicle that attempts to be part SUV, part minivan, part wagon, and isn't particularly good at ... Read More

Eh, you know, I go back and forth about Cadillac. I'm usually of the mindset that Cadillac should only, only, only focus on the luxury segment and nothing else. But ... Read More

The Avalon was a difficult car to write up because there's simply not much to say. Like Mary Poppins, it's practically perfect in every way. Unlike Mary Poppins, it isn't ... Read More

I just spent an enjoyable (and very inexpensive) day with Mercedes' turbodiesel-powered E320 CDI. If everyone had a chance to try this car, I bet public demand for diesels in ... Read More

I know this is the Cars site, but the Ridgeline is a lesson in how cars and trucks should be designed. Clearly, Honda did their homework -- instead of asking ... Read More

Owners of the original 426 Hemi engine from the 60s and 70s called it the "elephant motor", in the same sense as "elephant gun". Today's Magnum with the 5.7 liter ... Read More

Every parent of a teenager needs to know about Teen Academy. 82% of teen accidents are caused by driver error, because most driving schools don't teach real-world accident avoidance. Fast ... Read More

I grew up in New York where I spent nearly every March up to my shoulders in snow. Now that I live in Southern California, it both amuses me and ... Read More

Since BJ was kind enough to let me drive the M45, I handed her the keys to the Insight I'm driving this week, which, from the stickers on the door, ... Read More