From tires to tech, rust to road trips, here is all your latest automotive news and expert car buying, maintenance, and driving advice. Whether you’re hitting the road in the hottest wheels or just trying to keep your clunker street legal, we’ve got you covered.
Just got back from a lovely vacation with family in Switzerland’s Val D’Anniviers. Driving the narrow roads with their 350o switchbacks — they’re the automotive equivalent to a ladder — is always thrilling and occasionally chilling. Especially if you don’t know the Hikers’ Code. A bunch of us hiked up Bella … Read More
Go into work a little earlier and stay a little later. You’ll always want less traffic on the road when you drive the hilariously fun Mazda MX-5. I was going to supply five reasons why (get it, 5?) but that’s so bloggy. Besides there are more reasons. You’re close to … Read More
‘Driving’ in Italy’s main cities is more a condition of continual idling between the briefest bursts of mayhem. I wouldn’t advise it. But driving through the arrestingly beautiful country is a joy. Just be warned: the speed limit’s more of a recommendation than anything else. The main highway connecting the … Read More
Despite the name of this column (blog is such an unattractive word) I cycle as much as I drive. After a particularly great week biking, and following several weeks of quality Fords, Mazdas and BMWs, here are some tips for all the 2- and 4-wheeled boneheads out there. BIKES Being … Read More
The name suggests flexibility which, to me, suggests compromise. But the look of the AWD Limited Ford Flex is as uncompromising as possible without falling on your sword. Accustomed to your typical crossover capsule shape, I find the Flex’s unique and comically refreshing. Here’s why. The only other car it … Read More
