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To be completely honest, I was rather looking forward to revisiting Mazda’s micro-sized CX-3 crossover. It had been about a year and a half since I last reviewed a Touring model, and was overjoyed when I saw the “Dynamic Blue Mica” GT version roll into my drive. 

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.

Honda fanboys need to put down their energy drinks and take a big step back, because all of their bitching about the all-new Honda Civic Si being a disappointment is about as off-base as it gets.

Station wagons have become quite the anomaly here in America, and for damn good reason. The minivan surprise attack of the 1980s was quickly followed by an SUV punch, and once crossover and hybrid sales began to climb, the quintessential family mover of yesteryear appeared to be on its last leg at the turn of the millennium.

For a site that likes to feature interesting and exciting cars, is there a car more against that philosophy than the Toyota Camry? Car people shun it regularly as an appliance for getting from one place to another, and surely can’t be any fun.

For decades, I have animatedly emphasized that all of the piston-pumping action packed within my skull can been derived directly from playing with LEGO kits. From age four forward, these microscopic Scandinavian slices of engineering genius and late night pediatric agony were an ingrained aspect of my mental development.

Sitting at a stoplight, smoothie in hand and eyes upon the interstate, I prepare myself for the inevitable on-ramp agony that was surely about to occur. I felt bad for the M3 owner behind me, who was halfheartedly revving his engine, passive aggressively pushing forward with an approach that said, “Stupid hybrid.

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.

So far this year, the Nissan Rogue is the best-selling non-pickup truck in the country. It’s holding it’s own against the Honda CR-V, and they’ll surely be duking it out for the rest of calendar year.

“American Wallpaper.” It’s a term I’m borrowing for this article because I think it sums up two things amazingly well. Large city suburbs, and the crossover SUV segment. Suburbs handily receive this designation because they all have the same things.

When you think of Arizona, you don’t think of muddy roads and water crossings, but that’s exactly what we had to deal with a few weeks ago when we got our opportunity to test the Volvo V90 Cross Country.

The first time I got to drive in the latest generation Ford Focus RS, it was with none other than Ben Collins behind the wheel. I knew that there was no way I could drive as well as the former Stig, so instead of heading to the track, I spent my week with the Focus RS actually living with the car, to see if something that can be so bonkers on the track could also be a car you could daily drive. The Focus RS is one of those very special cars you need to drive to really understand.

It’s Reds season in Cincinnati, and it seems like every year I forget how gung-ho people are about baseball in this town. OK, so I guess having the first pro team in history technically labels Cincy as baseball icon of sorts, but did it have to spawn so many god-awful drivers?

With cars like the 500 Abarth and the 500X, FIAT has been making a reputation for itself for making fun, small vehicles with Italian design flair, and great maneuverability. They’re not concerned with power, but there’s no question they’re entertaining vehicles to drive.

I’ll start out by saying this – I live in a big city, with limited need for a heavy duty pickup truck in my day-to-day life as an automotive and men’s lifestyle journalist. But when Chevrolet offered up a selection of vehicles to serve as my chariot for the drive down to their Find New Roads Experience at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, I jumped on the opportunity to drive the Silverado 2500 HD, rocking a brand new 6.6-liter