2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part One

Go North — and take that big-ass SUV with you. That was the mandate from the wife, so that's what I did. Sure, it was partly to visit friends near Lewiston, four hours north of Detroit, but it was also partly to get the out of our driveway. Greenwashing badges...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part Two

Whether you love or hate big SUVs, the sports monolithic good looks compared to others in the category. Body-color trim, molded-in side steps, and the hybrid-specific front air dam add to handsome proportions. If you're trying to be subtle, though, look elsewhere: The Tahoe Hybrid shouts its greenness from every...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, Part Three

You need a full-size SUV for mid-level towing and passenger-carrying duties, and you plan to put enough miles on it that an almost 50% improvement in fuel economy is worth the substantially higher up-front price. You like the idea of having both gas and electric motors, but you think Priuses...

Nov 15, 2024

Factory-Built Twin-Turbo Pinto: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe?

Did Ford really build a twin-turbocharged pickup truck based on the Pinto in 1971? The seller of this "sweet rust free 1 of 1 factory built pinto race truck twin turbo 4 cyl bumper dragging beast" says they did, and that "ford picked me over to drive cause he couldnt...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX

"Stop Speeding Yanks!" "Slow the f#*k down!," "Go home!" Something about the makes you want to speed. And here in Canada, where they take the law literally, blatantly flouting limits really stands out. Of course, something about the WRX will always sit uncomfortably with the surrounding world, no matter the...

Nov 15, 2024

Partially Restored Citroen SM For 10 Grand: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe?

92% of you went with the "Crack Pipe" choice in , but we think today's car might produce somewhat less lopsided results. We've found a 1973 Citroën SM- a car that always wins a Project Car Hell challenge- with fresh paint, a bunch of new parts... and some very intimidating...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Dodge Challenger

Last month's of the may have seemed to some a blinding orgy of Detroit love. Having just moved from Detroit to New York City, I was homesick and was seemingly in need of a shot of Motor City muscle. Still, I offer no apology, because despite the rose-colored glasses, I...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Honda Fit, First Drive

We've asked our many-layered friend John Krewson to take a spin in the new . He'll have the full first drive for us tomorrow. In the meantime, here's a taste. — Ed. It's always been hard for me to find someone who doesn't like the Honda Fit. And what's not...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Corvette ZR1: First Drive

The is the best car ever made. It redefines what performance cars are capable of, not by its numbers (the 0-to-60 in 3.3 seconds and a 205 MPH top speed figures are no longer noteworthy north of $100,000), but by how it makes those numbers so accessible. Simply put, the...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Honda Fit, First Drive, Part Two

As we told you yesterday, we asked our many-layered friend John Krewson to take a spin in the new . After yesterday's taste of the new-and-now-priced-to-move-starting-at-$14,550 , he's brought us the whole red pepper of a review today. — Ed. It's always been hard for me to find someone who...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Infiniti G37S, Part One

There are those who claim to be able to reach across the ethereal plane, into another dimension, and speak with the dead. I will make no such claim. The best I could offer my friend was assistance in tracking down the plots containing his great grandfather and other relatives, buried...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Infiniti G37S, Part Two

The is one of the few Japanese luxury cars with the aesthetics to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Europe's best, a fact helped by the coupe's bulging, enticing shoulders. The headlights may appear a bit doe-eyed from the front, but they stretch handsomely around the front fender, starting a line that flows...

Nov 15, 2024

2008 Infiniti G37S, Part Three

You've just been made junior partner at your law firm. You want to go fast, but you don't necessarily need to go the fastest. You want a car that handles well, but it's not like you're going to autocross it. You care about looking good but could care less if...

Nov 15, 2024

2009 Cadillac CTS-V: First Drive

Only a couple of minutes into the briefing and already things are going bad. “The supercharged engine doesn’t trail off up to the 6,200 RPM redline, so on the track, you may find yourself hitting the rev limiter once or twice,” says a Cadillac spokesperson, preparing us for our first...

Nov 15, 2024

11,000-Mile Chrysler TC By Maserati: Nice Price or Crack Pipe?

It's telling that 90% of listings for the Chrysler TC refer to the Most Expensive K Car Ever as a Maserati in the headline, with no mention of Chrysler. But they , so you'd expect to pay way more for one than you would for, say, a Le Baron Turbo....

Nov 15, 2024