Auto Reviews

BMW Jerks, Porsche Flashers -- What Your Car Shows About You Thundering down a highway in a smoking-hot BMW M6, I flick on my blinker and slide into the left lane to pass slower vehicles. Immediately a minivan swings in front of me, throws on his brakes and sticks there at a steady 50 miles per hour, boxing me in.

Volkswagen’s GTI Is Porsche Fan’s Starter Car: Jason H. Harper What’s so special about the Volkswagen GTI? A gussied-up Golf with a special grill on its pug nose, this squat squirt certainly is no Maserati.

Cadillac Turns Dad’s Dweeb-Mobile Into Roomy $51,000 Dude Wagon While owning a station wagon was once the equivalent of birth control -- you could forget about scoring a date, ever -- modern-day equivalents are becoming cool.

Mercedes $200,000 Gullwing Revives 1950s Class: Jason H. Harper It’s got two wings and, boy, does it fly.

Sensitive Cars Are Safer, Less Fun to Drive: Jason H. Harper Warning: You may soon find that your car is taking over for you.

Best Cars of the Year Run From Green to Mean: Jason H. Harper This year, I’ve driven overhyped and underrated cars, green vehicles and 1,001-horsepower ones, smart cars and silly ones. Some rocked, many didn’t, and it’s natural to compare them.

Tesla $128,500 Electric Car Drives Like Go-Cart on Meth: Review I get excited about exciting cars. There’s a nervous-expectant, first-date vibe when driving an auto that I’ve heard lots about and hope to really like.

Bentley’s $273,000 Speedster Drags on Biofuel: Jason H. Harper The elite are in trouble. Those exotic carmakers who produce fewer than 10,000 cars a year are looking at future fuel regulations and are realizing they need a plan. Fast.

Buick Cruises Into 21st Century With Handsome $34,000 LaCrosse While I’m sure I was once aware of the Buick brand, its cultural significance is now right up there with the cancellation of the TV series “Wings” and Barbra Streisand’s last concert tour.

Land Rover Goes Large With $100,000 Mud Bath: Jason H. Harper That’s not a road, that’s a stream running down a steep ravine.