For $750, There’s Waldo

The popular kids' books Where's Waldo, Where's Waldo, Hollywood and the ultimately ill-considered Where's Waldo, Auschwitz proved the googly glasses-wearing traveler really got around. Today's Fiesta may have been how he did it. Getting around — regardless of foul weather, moonscape roads, or having to deal with a truculent Waldo...

Nov 17, 2024

Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: Eating Your Way To A Burnout

America is many things: Freedom. Food. Quality. The freedom to eat food lacking in quality. And Cadillacs. I took a 556-hp, rear-wheel-drive Cadillac into fast-food America, stuffing myself silly in search of truth and excess. This is what I found. First things first: This is not a road test. We...

Nov 17, 2024

For $3,300, This Hyundai Accent is a Pseudo-ru UPDATED-Moar Pics!

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Some also claim that flattery will get you nowhere. If both adages are true, then today's WRX-aping Hyundai isn't going anywhere. Commenter and crack investigator Karsten emailed the seller and was rewarded with some even better shots. The horror! The...

Nov 17, 2024

For $4,999, This 924 Turbo Has Its Papiere

Porsche's 924 has an interesting history of abandonment and rebirth. Today's Turbo had its recent history documented in receipts, but will its price make you abandon it before it can be reborn in your driveway? Yesterday's cross-dressing Korean may have fooled some people. Helen Keller might have been duped, Joe...

Nov 17, 2024

For $12,500, Get Your PT Bruiser Here

The PT Cruiser started the whole retro-car trend. It's gone now, but should they ever do a retro version of that retro car, let's hope they use today's custom V8 as the template. Aesop once said familiarity breeds contempt, and that couldn't be more true than with Chrysler's attempts over...

Nov 17, 2024

For $16,998, Dial M For Motorsports, or maybe Malevolence

In Top Gear's , Jezza berated all prior V8 Ferraris for not being as good. The successors to today's BMW have also reached greater heights, but none has equalled its foreboding looks. If the four horsemen of the apocalypse decided to drive rather than ride, they might choose to roll...

Nov 17, 2024

For $2,900, This Canadian GTA Will GTFO

In the movie , a glasses-wearing nerd girl is turned into a hottie on a bet. Today's Renault has had a similar transformation, but will its price mean it's not all that? If your tastes lean more toward Freddy Prinze Jr. than NSU Prinz, you've probably seen She's All That....

Nov 17, 2024

Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon: First Ride

After a ride in the passenger seat, we can sum up our impression of the in one word: Perfect. Other words: Power, style, luxury, and five swingin' doors. The 'merican superwagon has it all. We had the chance today to get some passenger seat time with Cadillac PR chieftain Nick...

Nov 17, 2024

For $2,900, You Could Be Supra, Thanks For Asking

In any healthy relationship, communication is paramount. In the ad asking you to partner with today's Supra, a picture seems worth a thousand words, but that doesn't stop the seller from adding a thousand more. Only half of you felt confident in forming an alliance with yesterday's The other half...

Nov 17, 2024

Hennessey VelociRaptor 600: First Drive

Hennessey Performance's "standard" Raptor is supercharged, produces 500 horsepower and is called . Their new produces 600 horsepower and is called the . Creative? No. But who needs creativity when you've got two giant bumper-mounted turbochargers? Walking around Hennessey's main headquarters in Sealy, Texas it's hard to ignore the feeling...

Nov 17, 2024

For $6,500, Wankel Wagon, Wankel Wagon!

Supposedly, when one person accidentally stuck their Hershey's bar in somebody else's jar of Jiff, a new taste sensation was born. Today's 12A-powered Corolla wagon is also an amalgam that might prove equally tasty. Once in a blue moon comes a deal like yesterday's , and as the photos made...

Nov 17, 2024

For $22,995, Become Crown Victorious

After semi-retiring from pro racing, Bob Bondurant opened a respected driving school, teaching everything from street safety to road racing. Today's Nice Crown Vic sports Bondurant School lineage, but does its price make the grade? Bob Bondurant won the GT class at Le Mans for Carroll Shelby's Cobra team in...

Nov 17, 2024

For $3,900, Is This VW Yet Another Jetta?

When introduced to the U.S. in 1980 the Jetta became the first notchback VW ever offered for sale in this country. Today's Coupe seems a fine example, but is its price a coup too? Perhaps it was too many bad memories of riding in the back of them, or of...

Nov 17, 2024

For $4,500, This Cabrio Adds Sunburn to Yugo Ownership Travails

Sure, the Yugo has joined the Edsel as an automotive punchline, and its diminutive size implies it may imminently unleash a profusion of clowns. Despite all that, today's Cabrio asks, who's laughing now? Not so funny was yesterday's , and in fact a surprising 62% of the votes were for...

Nov 17, 2024

For $3,900, The M in This BMW Is For Miata

It may signal the end of the relationship when one partner comes home to find the other wearing their clothes. Today's turbo Miata wears Z3 threads, and it's ready to start a relationship with you. Maybe it's the witness protection program, or perhaps it's having seen Pricilla, Queen of the...

Nov 17, 2024