Two Tons, But No Fun
Juni 22, 2012 By
Slightly Off-Target
Mai 4, 2012 By
The new Impreza 5-door hatchback. Photo courtesy of Subaru of America, Inc. Subaru has always been a bit of a niche player in the U.S. market. Building no-nonsense cars with all-wheel drive gets you a loyal following of snowbound northerners, weekend rally drivers, triathletes and Yankee cranks. Outside of those demographics, Subaru is a non-entity: Only those with dissociative identity disorder have ever cross-shopped a Legacy and a Lexus, and … [Read more...]
Wheels for the Well-Heeled
März 30, 2012 By
Judging by the sales of its ES, RX and LS models, it’s easy to forget that Lexus hasn’t always had the Midas touch. The once-stylish SC, best known for a throwaway line in an equally forgettable Big Tymers song, languished for almost a decade until it became the last new car sold with a cassette deck as standard equipment. Nobody paid attention to the first-generation IS, either, until it got some love from the aftermarket tuner … [Read more...]
What to Drive if You Can’t Take a Day Off
Februar 24, 2012 By
Generational heresy alert: I’ve always hated Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Maybe I’m a killjoy, but I thought the titular character was a spoiled brat who needed to learn that actions have consequences. Plus, even a replica of a Ferrari 250 GT California doesn’t deserve to end up in a ravine. It was with great satisfaction, then, that I watched Honda’s Super Bowl commercial. A grown-up Matthew Broderick played hooky and … [Read more...]
The Smallest of Vans Stands Alone
Februar 17, 2012 By
If you call yourself an auto enthusiast, you’ve got to have some love for Mazda. I don’t care if you take factory delivery of a new M3 every four years or have a Mustang logo tattooed on your bicep — when it comes to championing technology that nobody else will, the fifth-largest Japanese automaker can’t be beat. While the MX-5, RX-7 and first-generation Cosmo earned the company some street (and track) cred, there’s … [Read more...]
