AESTHETICS FOR THE DISCERNING MANY: Few in the volume automotive segment do intricate patterns, the gentler shapes, the earth tones, the subdued sounds, the crisp action, or something as subtle as a monogram quite the way as Mazda does. In the evolution towards near prestige status the Zoom Zoom...

ANIMATED MEASURE OF THE "CAR": In the historic vernacular traditional sedans, coupes and hatchbacks comprise "Cars," while all else can be summed up as "Trucks." Fortunately for work vehicles, Disney Pixar's embraces Sir Tow Mater, a tow pickup truck as much Lighting McQueen, a NASCAR race stock car, in...

ELDER SOLDIERS ENDURE: Daylight Savings Time, whence clocks Fall Back in Fall only to Spring Ahead in Spring, was codified in parts of the United States to lend farmers extra afternoon daylight to harvest their crops. Along came illuminating progress in the form of the combine tractor, fitted with...

BACK TO WILD OUTDOORS: or Out to Wild Backyard is where the already active lifestyle focused Subaru automotive brand is branching. This year's new Subie "Wilderness" trim, trickling down from an initial offering in the Outback sport wagon, joins a growing grid of Off-Road enhanced compact crossover SUVs. In...

FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND. As in DOLLARS. Mitsubishi Motors wants consumers to keep that figure in mind. Because as of September 2021 it is the average transaction price Americans paid for a new vehicle. Walk into the rarer Diamond Star brand showroom and their most expensive vehicle undercuts the average new...