Following up on my previous review of the 2020 BMW X5 M Competition, I’ve got another luxurious “sporty” crossover in my crosshairs. Today’s target: The 2020 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Except this one has at least some Italian heritage, instead of German. Trading schnitzel for stringozzi, so to speak.

The good ship Ford has been quite leaky lately. And the automaker is pinning the blame on its suppliers.

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In about two hours, Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. What does this mean for the auto industry?

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Hey gang, the boss here.

Thanks to a directive from our corporate masters, we’re off on Monday.

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Ridiculousness is a word – I checked. And it describes the vehicle I am about to tell y’all about perfectly. Ya see, the BMW X5 M Competition is a perfectly fine luxury crossover that BMW decided needed a bit more spice. Never mind that the X5 has generally been one of the sportier of the […]

The Consumer Electronics Show, typically held in Las Vegas in January, is virtual this year. Because of the coronavirus, as I am sure you’d expect.

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The 2021 Detroit Auto Show has been canceled.

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Every year before 2020, automotive journalists descended on Detroit for the North American International Auto Show at this time in January. Bleary-eyed scribes shook off their hangovers from Sunday’s pre-show parties and new-model unveilings and rolled into Cobo (now TCF) Center early on Monday morning to hear which vehicles won the North American Car and Truck Of the Year vote.

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It’s new logo week! First, Kia, now GM.

And we’re batting two for two on the perplexion scale.

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Move aside, Jeff Bezos, as Elon Musk is now the world’s richest man. At least according to CNBC.

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Like a lot of people, I’ve been driving less on average since the pandemic began. This presents a problem when part of your job requires testing cars.

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Late last year we reported that thanks to the coronavirus and its impact on suppliers, Ford Bronco production would be delayed, saying “customers will receive a delivery window in May 2021. First customer deliveries will now begin in summer 2021 instead of spring 2021.”

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We know the 2021 Jeep Wrangler 392 Rubicon and its 470 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque is on its way to market. Now we have an inkling on price.

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I don’t have much to say — you already know we’re on a light schedule until Monday. So I will keep this short.

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While on the subject of holiday ads, I have another beef with a different automaker than yesterday.

Today’s target: Ford.

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