
The minute we posted our Pacific Coast Highway comparison of the FRS with the Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Lotus Elise, we noticed a trend. Over and over you guys asked how the FRS compared with the Mazda RX8 and the Honda S2000. Not helping matters was the fact that Todd had called them out in [...]
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Like many people, we love the M3. Its reputation and accolades are well deserved, and when we drove it through the fall leaves of Utah it became one of the rare cars both guys gave Four Stars. Now that the E90 series M3 is headed out of production, we wanted to pair it with two [...]
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Before the new Golf/GTI (MKVII) arrives in this country, VW is offering the MKVI Golf R for enthusiast who’d like a hotter GTI with AWD. They’ve done this before with the two prior generations of the R32. Except with this release Volkswagen has specifically called out the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Evo X, two [...]
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The Scion FRS (Or Subaru BRZ) has people excited about sportscars in a way normally reserved for crazy exotics. So we wanted to take it on a road trip worthy of its great driving feel, and decided on the Big Sur section of Pacific Coast Highway. Of course, we didn’t want to ride together and [...]
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Love them or hate them, BMW is the king of the fast sedan. They pioneered the category and continue to astound journalists and owners alike with every “M” badge. Even the bizarre choices like the X5M and X6M are amazing to drive in spite of their absurd and pointless existence. But M cars don’t come [...]
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Now that Fiat owns Chrysler, the Italian carmaker is returning to the US market for the first time since 1983. Leading the charge is the Fiat 500, hoping to cash in on the same “cute & fun” traits which made the Mini Cooper so popular. So it seemed quite obvious that we should compare the [...]
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Cadillac wants to be taken seriously alongside the best German automakers. But the Germans invented the Sports sedan segment and aren’t looking to take on new members. GM refuses to be ignored, and with their latest generation CTS, they strive to provide every option possible. So we got a new CTS coupe and decided to [...]
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Between the two seat sports car and the four seat sedan lives the 2+2 coupe. This designation is reserved for cars built with similar intentions as a traditional sports car (2 seats) but a nod to those who might need a little extra capacity (+2). In many cases the back seats are just props for [...]
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We love a good fast hatchback. These little cars set out to be all things to all people, with speed and genuine usable space. The VW GTI started the trend in the seventies, and nearly every brand has tried one since. For years Europe has loved them, and finally the U.S. market is starting to [...]
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Ever since we reviewed the resurgence of the Dodge Challenger, we’ve wanted to put the 2010 Mustang GT and 2010 Camaro SS head to head. Now we’ve finally grabbed both the icons, found an amazing road, and pretended it was 1969. Except, in this era of MPG concerns, Hybrids, and alternative fuel, do these big [...]
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