#CarReviews

I just returned a 2024 Toyota GR86 Premium to sender this morning, after a week of being both charmed and occasionally annoyed by Toyota's small, speedy sportster.

Sixty grand is a lot of money. These days, that sum also gets you a lot of truck from pretty much anyone you want it from. Toyota will sell you one heck of a Tacoma for that kind of money — one built for all the rigors of off-road use, overlanding, or any number of trendy outdoor activities (pickleball, anyone?). So will Chevy, and its Colorado ZR2 will functionally go anywhere anyone might need it to for around the $60,000 mark. Ford, of course, has its answer to the do-everything off-road truck equation.

In 2017, VW displayed a retro electric van concept with a retro style, harkening back to the iconic T2 Transporter or micro bus. Like any concept, there was speculation whether it’d actually get produced. In 2022 it did. Behold, the ID. Buzz … for the European. Nevertheless, North American buyers will get their turn to have an ID. Buzz later this year. But I wanted to drive one sooner, and I had just the location and route in mind.

Today I have a 2025 Toyota Camry XLE AWD in my driveway.

To some, Buick is a name synonymous with cars for grandparents that had little-to-no personality and left much to the imagination. But to others, Buick is the name of a manufacturer pushing the boundary beyond a singular-segmented past, implementing exciting cues from the Wildcat concept. I drove two of the three newly redesigned 2025 Buick Enclave trims to see if Buick totally changed its demeanor, or if its pedestrian past crept into its designs of today.

We often bemoan the demise of low-cost sedans and hatchbacks, but there are still affordable wheels out there – they just happen to be crossovers and utility vehicles

Such as the 2025 Nissan Kicks.

This past week I've been behind the wheel of a 2024 Acura TLX Type-S. Stylish, sporty, and quick -- this is what a luxury sport sedan should be.

While I was in California last week testing the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, I also got about 20 minutes of seat time in the 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid.

I will start my first drive review of the 2025 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid with a minor confession of sorts. I may have said this before on these digital pages, but vehicles that are unremarkable and simply do their assigned task(s) well are usually the hardest to write about.

Today there's a feisty Subaru in my driveway -- the 2024 Subaru WRX TR.

The 2024 Acura Integra Type S is, on paper, the commuting enthusiast's dream car. Good handling, quick, stylish, and equipped with a manual transmission.

It also is easily marked as the grown-up version of the Honda Civic Type R.

Today I said goodbye to a Jeep that practically belches "The Star-Spangled Banner" out of its exhaust pipes. Fire up the 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 Final Edition and King George III reanimates only to get punched in the face by zombie George Washington.

Yeah, if the V8 is going to go out, it's going out with a bang.

Expectations were admittedly fairly low when the dealer relayed an X3 was the only loaner vehicle available at my service visit. “Oh, that’s fine,” I said. The visit cropped up suddenly, when the VANOS recall fix for the Z4 was finally ready. The next few days changed your author’s mind about the X3.

Crossovers are boring, the thought goes. They just aren’t sporty.

That is often the case, too often really. But we all know that some are massaged and built for sporty driving. And while some OEM claims that a crossover is sporty are simply false, that’s not necessarily the case with the 2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Competizione.

When the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ sedan showed up at my house, I was astounded to see how much battery range it has.