My late father had quirky tastes in automobiles. His first car was a Morris Minor, which he bought in the early 1950s when he came ashore after more than a decade at sea as a young radio officer in the Merchant Navy. That little bundle of rattling nuts and bolts was ubiquitous in early-1950s Britain, …
2022 Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 4MATIC: Good, Bad, Ugly
The beginning of the end for automotive design arrived when mass-market buyers embraced boxy, tallish, crossover family wagons. Okay, okay, we still see the odd Aston Martin DBS Superleggera and Polestar 1. But only a handful of buyers can afford those two and, say, Porsche’s brilliant Taycan EV. In the sub-$100,000 world, the Mazda3 is …
REVIEW: FORD MUSTANG MACH-E GT AWD
Impressive.
Ford Maverick: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Yes, yes, Ford’s new Maverick pickup comes available as a hybrid. Fuel economy in the city is, well, not quite Toyota Prius-like, but at 5.9L/100 km, it’s still pretty amazing for a very useful truck. The price is okay, the hybrid starting at $27,750, though be prepared to wait if you order one – six …
September 3, 2022 | Commentary, First on the Grid Like Comments (0) |
Mach-E is Very Good, But Not Yet Great
The first question before any test drive is always this: how much? That comes before I ask: Is this car fast, well-mannered and agile, versatile, convenient, reliable and safe? It’s also important to ask: Is it pretty enough to make me cry? And is it something of a ground-breaker, an historic triumph for the history …
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