Posts Written by Jimmy Dinsmore

It’s been a long time since we saw the Lincoln Continental at dealerships. The last time a new Continental was on the road, George W. Bush was President, a musical won the Oscar, but it wasn’t La La Land, it was Chicago, Friends and ER were dominating Must See TV, and Netflix wasn’t even a thing.…

Spunky. Sporty. Superior. Superb. All words that begin with S, and all adjectives that could represent the new trim line offered by Kia in the 2017 Forte S.…

“Special” is a word often thrown around haphazardly. It’s one step above “unique.” As an auto journalist, I only pull out that word on rare occasion.…

If you’ve followed my writing and reviews, you’ll know I’m not a big hybrid guy. Generally speaking, I’ve found them sloth-like and pretty unenjoyable to drive.…

Before I get into this review, I want to state that I generally am not a fan of Scandinavian things. ABBA makes me beg for silence.…

GMC was so excited to reveal the newest generation of their Terrain compact crossover, that they couldn’t even wait for NAIAS, as the big reveal came Sunday night before the show opened.…

Kia boasted a record sales year for 2016. Most of the 3.5% increase in sales volume can be chalked up to their smaller cars including the Forte and Soul.…

Who doesn’t love a parade? Whether it’s for a holiday or a homecoming, they’re something special. And they require a special car too. I was asked to try to find a convertible to drive students from my daughter’s high school in their Homecoming Parade.…

When you redesign a top-selling vehicle, you’re taking a big chance. Honda is a company not known as a risk taker. So, while it has long been planned to update and redo the Honda CR-V for 2017, it’s still a big risk for Honda.…

My tester this week is the new 2017 Cadillac XT, which replaces the SRX, a boring and outdated SUV, despite being a top-seller for GM’s luxury brand.…

The late great Arlo Guthrie’s classic song Alice’s Restaurant had the chorus of “You can get anything you want.” And perhaps the same applies to the new Honda Civic.…

Don’t get me started on vehicle names. Between crazy numbers, nonsensical letter combinations and just weird names, I can never make rhyme or reason of why a vehicle gets tagged with a certain name.…

In the automotive world, we often get bogged down in our jargon and live in our own little myopic universe. We get caught up using terms not widely understood by our readers and average consumers.…

The Accord Hybrid is back, and better than ever. To account for a change in production, the best-selling sedan in America didn’t come as a hybrid last year.…

Small trucks are trendy again. So it’s not surprising that Honda brought back the Ridgeline after a two-year hiatus. The Ridgeline has always been the outcast of the truck world.…