When I first saw Dodge’s new commercial ad for the “Brotherhood of Muscle”, with Vin Diesel, I had a negative reaction to it. First impressions made it sound like Mopar was now going to be the frat boy nationally agreed upon fleet machine. Which annoyed me, but only because I’m …

Not since the launch of the Lexus LFA have I been star struck by seeing a Lexus in person. Not to say that Lexus doesn’t make attractive looking cars, because they do, but every now and then they build something that’s just the right amount of – extra. Every journalist …

I’ve often joked around saying that if pickup trucks keep growing at this rate we’ll need a commercial vehicle license by 2030 to road test them. Looking around a parking lot it’s easy to forget that trucks used to be just that, trucks. A bench seat, single cab, and a …

There’s an expression when it comes to meeting your heroes and that is that you should never meet them. However, in recent months I’ve had the good fortune of meeting and speaking to many of my own personal heroes and each one has been more surreal than the last. This …

Cheap Stigma Remember when Kia was synonymous with cheap disposable transportation? The K-cars from Korea? In 2010 everything changed when they debuted the redesigned Kia Optima and made the automotive world stand up and say, “This is a Kia?” (Ed. – Is that a Buick?) Since then Kia has been …

Texas Full-Size On February 7th, Ford announced the fourth generation 2018 Ford Expedition in Fresno, TX at the Ford Center home of the Dallas Cowboy’s training camp. Choosing to unveil an all new vehicle days before the Chicago Auto show means Ford got our attention before the competition, like being …

What’s a CUV? Being in automotive media means that now all my friends and family members often ask for my opinion on cars. They also ask about automotive trends. One friend in particular mentioned that it was getting harder to distinguish an SUV from a crossover. You have compact and …

The CX-3 is now in its sophomore year of production. It has made its presence known at the crossover lunch table that it is here to stay. The 2017 Mazda CX-3 is smaller than the Mazda 3, but sold as a subcompact crossover. It’s a term I never understood. Why …

The Consumer Electronics Show was in Las Vegas this week showcasing all the latest in concept cars and technology. A preview into the not too distant future. The biggest attractions were the concept vehicles debuting their latest achievements in their tech-race to make the first fully autonomous vehicle for mass …

If you follow any sort of automotive media, or journalist, on the internet then you were probably scrolling through minutes of news about the Faraday Future’s FF 91. The FF 91 debuted at the CES in Las Vegas last night to a room of people who had officially ran out …