Andy Stonehouse

If you’d told me just a few months ago that the late-November 2024 automotive world faced tangible threats that seemed like a mashup of “Canadian Bacon” and “Moonraker,” I would have laughed. Nobody’s laughing now....

With its exceptionally stylish new Polestar 3 SUV, the electric carmaker moves beyond its Volvo roots, and mixes a pleasurable ride with impressive, ahead-of-the-curve technology.

Like other carmakers, Honda has crafted some more capable versions of several of its vehicles, though the upcoming, fully revised 2026 Passport and its off-road TrailSport edition sound like they will be the real deal....

Given the demands on local law enforcement in a country where lawlessness seems to be the social plan for the future, having a reliable, solidly built patrol vehicle is a huge part of the job — especially on wintry, high-speed roads.

This week, besides wishing you luck in maximizing the remaining federal electric vehicle credits for a quick purchase, let us shift our attention to Mazda – which does not seem to be in immediate danger of merger, restructuring or economic collapse, like so many other late-2024 carmakers.

As we head into a precarious 2025, my 21st year doing real-world automotive reviews, I have to take a quick moment to thank TikTok for both ruining and, at the same time, vastly enhancing my car-business career. Really.

I believe that the premium SUV I have driven the most times in recent years was the Infiniti QX80, the gargantuan three-row machine based on the equally huge Nissan Armada. Despite all of its gloss...

Judging by a bottle of Land Rover-branded Biltmore Estates sparkling wine – vintage Dec. 2017 – which I keep in my “Pile of Stuff From the Past,” my first interaction with the Range Rover Velar...

Many apologies if you saw me having serious traction issues at intersections, roundabouts and freeway entrance ramps earlier this week in the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado Electric Vehicle, in its new LT trim.

It took me a couple of extra years after the debut of Genesis, Hyundai's premium brand, to actually drive one of their vehicles , but the flow of cars has been relatively steady since then.