For a handful of years in the 1950s, Germany made some of the goofiest people movers ever devised. Eager to show the world that they could make something other than bombs and tanks, the Germans made things like this Tg500 and the three-wheeled Messerschmitt it was based on. Read about …
Now that the reality of sales numbers are out, it’s clear that electric vehicles are not the immediate future of automotive. They’re going to take a lot longer to take over than pundits, politicians, and many automakers thought they would. Read about it at CarNewsCafe.
Back in 1966, the Mustang was a hot selling sports car and the Ranchero (based on the Ford Falcon) was a popular car-based pickup truck. Mash the two together and you get the 1966 Ford Mustero. Read about it at CarNewsCafe.com.
Back in the 1980s, a car manufacturer called Zastava Yugo began producing extremely economical compact cars commonly referred to as Yugo. In the U.S., these appeared in 1985 as extremely affordable options for buyers here. The cars had about an 8 year run, selling nearly 150,000 units in America before …
The XC60 is Volvo’s small-sized sport utility, competing in a category of luxury models that are unusually strong contenders. The XC60 holds its own thanks to it being one of the only offerings with a plug-in hybrid option. 11/29/24 Read the review at CarNewsCafe.com.
The 2025 Toyota Crown and its new sibling the Crown Signia are premium-level offerings from Toyota that take the concept of a full-sized sedan and wagon and make them fit consumer expectations for 2025. The Crown is a beautifully-designed vehicle that hits every mark. Except price point. Read the review …
To be perfectly honest, when I first saw the Encore, I didn’t have high hopes for it. Past renditions have never really been what I would call exciting. But I drove all of those with front-wheel drive. The all-wheel drive 2025 Encore surprised me with its playful handling and quick …
