Archive for April, 2019

2019 GMC Sierra 1500 CarbonPro Edition
It seems pickup-truck boxes are no longer the simple cargo-carrying addendums they used to be. In fact, they’ve become the new battleground over which pickup wars are being waged.

1938 Peugeot 402 B Retractable Hardtop
Note: The following story was excerpted from the October 2007 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.
Chrysler’s streamlined 1934 Airflow flopped in America, but it was an inspiration to French automaker Peugeot. With headquarters in Paris and its main plant in Sochaux near the Swiss border, Peugeot is the second-oldest automaker in the world.
Our Favorite Oldsmobiles (Gallery)

1954 Oldsmobile
There are two things that the Editors of Consumer Guide respond to faster than all other things. It’s not fire, threat of personal harm, or even the promise of paid time off that elicits prompt action.

2019 Lexus UX 250h in Ultrasonic Blue Mica (a $595 option)
2019 Lexus UX 250h F Sport
Class: Premium Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 618
Fuel Used: 16.2
Test Drive: 2019 Ford Edge ST

2019 Ford Edge ST in Performance Blue
2019 Ford Edge ST AWD
Class: Midsize Crossover
Miles Driven: 368
Fuel Used: 18.7
Forgotten Concept: Honda T880

Honda T880 Concept
This is an installment in a series of posts looking back on show cars that we feel deserved a little more attention than they got. If you have a suggestion for a Forgotten Concept topic, please shoot us a line or leave a comment below.

1984 Hurst/Olds
If you were looking for a diverse collection of affordable sporty cars, you’d probably want to set the time-machine dial for 1984. You would be hard pressed to find a broader collection of fun-to-drive rides at any time other than the mid Eighties.

2019 Lexus UX 200 F Sport in Cadmium Orange (a $595 option)
2019 Lexus UX 200 F Sport
Class: Premium Subcompact Crossover
Miles Driven: 628
Fuel Used: 19.6

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The manual transmission is dead. I refuse to acknowledge any evidence to the contrary. The fact is, autonomous technology—even semi-autonomous technology—is completely incompatible with the manual transmission, and that is where the industry is headed.