Posts Written by Jimmy Dinsmore

Vehicle redesigns are an expensive and risky investment for car manufacturers, although they’re also a necessity to keep up with stiff competition. General Motors’ SUV line is undergoing a major overhaul.…

It’s hard to believe, but the Golf is now more than 40 years old. This is the third year on the new platform for the Golf, and Volkswagen continues to tweak and reinvent their iconic hatchback.…

The villain in the fairy tale The Three Little Pigs is the big bad wolf. And that villain doesn’t get enough credit for his plucky attitude and overall never give up attitude.…

To bias myself here, I abhor seemingly random letters and numbers for car names in general. I believe the average consumer finds them confusing. It’s a trend that plagues the luxury car industry.…

The Germans may spell it differently, but they know how to make a station wagon. The Golf has always been my favorite Volkswagen. It’s a fun, versatile car offered in so many different varieties.…

Seven-passenger SUVs are everywhere. Look out your car window right now, and I’ll bet you’ll see one. One entry in this segment may not roll off the tip of your tongue, but that has upped its game, is the Nissan Pathfinder.…

In standard grading scales, nothing gets better than “A,” right? Well, my tester this week will show that, common core be damned, there is a letter better than “A” and that’s “S” – as in the Audi “S” series.…

The German word “aufregend” translates to exciting, thrilling or exhilarating. I wanted to find a proper way to describe my tester this week, and decided to do it in its native language.…

Few words can strike fear in a parent’s heart more than “family vacation.” When you choose to drive instead of fly to your family’s beach vacation, it’s even more stress inducing.…

In the small luxury car segment, it’s all about the numbers and the letters. No, not the ABC’s and 1,2,3’s, but the A’s, C’s, and 3’s.…

It’s a familiar playbook that Hyundai has been following. It’s quite similar to the approach that Honda followed when they launched in the U.S. market in the late ’70s.…

There’s a very common cliché that people use that I usually dislike: “It is what it is.” This time it’s rather apropos for my tester this week.…

Jeep’s brand identity is entangled with the Wrangler. While the Jeep name has certainly become synonymous with that off-roader, just as you Xerox something, or fill your Thermos, or blow your nose with a Kleenex, that’s not a bad thing.…

When you think about it, a car is nothing more than a means to get from Point A to Point B. There are hundreds of choices and certainly personal preferences play the largest role in the consumer demand for cars.…

Who ever heard of an auto journalist who can’t drive a stick shift? Often, I took criticism over my inability to drive a manual transmission. I missed out on driving several amazing cars because of this.…