2014 Mazda6 Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Cue '80s-era Queen... another one bites the dust. Another V-6, that is. The 2014 Mazda6 -- all-new -- is now also four-cylinder-only.

Retro-Review: Ford Maverick Grabber, 1970-’75

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist There is an interesting species of near muscle car that came into being and briefly existed for a handful of years, beginning in the early 1970s -- just as the high tide of the real muscle ...

2013 Kia Rio Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The Kia Rio I just spent a week driving around is an extremely fuel-efficient little car -- one of the very best in its segment, actually. And not just on paper, either. Out in the real ...

2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The obvious often isn't until someone makes it so. For instance, adding a real-sized rear door to a sporty coupe -- as Hyundai has done with the Veloster.

2013 Mazda CX-9 Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Function matters -- but form does, too. Especially when you've got a choice. Full-size minivans, for instance, sold in big numbers . . . until less stodgy-looking (and driving) alternatives -- same-size (or almost same-size) crossovers -- ...

2013 Range Rover Evoque Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist It took guts for Land Rover to actually build a vehicle like the Evoque. Not as a concept car -- but as an actual production car. A production car that still looks like a concept car.

2013 BMW X3 Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist Here's the most important thing to know about the just-updated 2013 BMW X3: Despite pressure from our Dear Leaders in DC to make more fuel-efficient engines, BMW isn't building less powerful engines -- as many others are ...

2013 VW Beetle TDI Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The latest Beetle (new but no longer "New") is more than an economy-minded car. It got bigger last year -- as well as sportier and more luxurious. Sexy, even. And now the TDI diesel engine -- absent from ...

2013 Lexus RX350 Review

By Eric Peters, Automotive Columnist The earth is round -- and goes around the sun. No big deal. Everyone (ok, almost everyone) knows it and accepts it as a given. But there was a time when these were revolutionary -- even ...

Priusization of the Nation: How Toyota Changed the World

By The Car Family It started fairly innocuously with Toyota's introduction of the Prius in 2000. It was ugly, underpowered and cramped, but the technology and fuel mileage were stunning for the price. The word was that Toyota was losing money ...