Here’s what you’ve been waiting for — the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS, 2009 Dodge Challenger R/T and the 2010 Ford Mustang GT — reviewed by us, together at the same time and place. Time for the Muscle Car Wars! Here’s what we’re going to do — since there’s outlets out there better suited to walking [...]

The 2010 Ford Taurus wants to become to full-size sedans what the F-150 is to trucks: the standard by which all others are judged. That’s an incredibly ambitious goal for an utterly conventional car. Full Disclosure: Ford wanted me to drive the new Taurus so badly they flew me all the way to Knoxville and [...]

Normally, when we review an exciting new performance car, we like to use a dramatic burnout shot. Unfortunately, the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO barely chirps its front wheels on its 5.2-second trip to 60 MPH. Full Disclosure: Ford wanted me to drive the new Taurus SHO so badly they flew me all the way to [...]

The 2010 Lexus IS Convertible shares only the hood and dash with its four-door sibling, with the rest re-purposed for the singular task of open-air grand touring. Can Lexus finally get a convertible right? The Lexus IS is a car which probably doesn’t have the following it deserves. Call it the last remaining bastion of [...]

Hybrid-haters may expect the Lexus HS 250h to be a hateful, soul-sapping horror show, but like the 2010 Toyota Prius, conventional wisdom isn’t necessarily conventional anymore. Despite all outward appearances — it looks like a Toyota Corolla or even, as we first thought, the last-gen Prius jazzed up with the L-Finesse styling language — this [...]

Conventional wisdom would have us believe American car companies can’t compete with Japanese rivals on quality and economy for popular models like compact SUVs. The 2010 Chevy Equinox seeks to prove GM can. For years it was enough to just have an entry in the compact SUV segment. It didn’t matter how boring or poorly [...]

The 2009 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI is frugal and fun, but its DSG transmission doesn’t suit the diesel engine. Should you buy one? Why you should buy the 2009 VW Jetta SportWagen TDI: You want a car that’s pretty fast and very frugal and your Labrador hates being left at home. You want a practical, [...]

Handing over a $1.4 million electric car to a blog is interesting, especially when the company operates a “you break it, you buy it” policy. Can the 268 HP Protoscar Lampo live up to its promise of electrifying performance? Protoscar estimates the Lampo costs a million Euro. Larger production volumes would probably bring the price [...]