–Overview: The Ford Transit Connect Wagon—the “Wagon” denoting the passenger model as distinct from the commercial cargo vans your plumber and florist use—is the closest thing to a minivan that Dearborn sells today. READ MORE ›› – Continue reading
– Lexus gives itself credit for inventing this vehicle class—a luxury sport-utility based on a front-drive-sedan platform—and by association contributing to one of the most malleable of all vehicle classifications: the crossover. That was in 1998. Since then, in the rare moments when Lexus wasn’t celebrating annual sales—the RX crossover… Continue reading
– What It Is: To say the last Mini Clubman was a compelling oddball would be an understatement. It was half hatchback, half station wagon and almost entirely strange, with a five-door layout that included rear barn doors and a rear-hinged suicide door on one side only. It was too… Continue reading
– Like every U.S. automaker, Ford isn’t averse to wrapping itself in Old Glory when it wants to sell more product to patriotic ’Muricans. That’s why Ford F-150 advertisements feature the sort of gravelly voiceovers that make Clint Eastwood sound slightly effeminate—and usually contain more denim than the whole of… Continue reading