First Drive: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

First Drive: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

Whether it’s to carry kids to a soccer match or to add some extra cargo space, American motorists have avidly embraced three-row SUVs – and automakers have rushed to respond. Once rare, they’re an increasingly common sight, more and more coming to market each year....
NHTSA End its Tesla Gaming Inquiry Without a Recall

NHTSA End its Tesla Gaming Inquiry Without a Recall

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday that it is concluding its investigation into 580,000 Tesla vehicles since the carmaker initially decided to permit gaming on the front center touchscreen. Drivers were able to play video...
A Week With: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium RWD

A Week With: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium RWD

A lot of people exuded scathing derision when Ford announced its first all-electric crossover SUV would carry the Mustang name and galloping pony logo. Even more outrage ensued when the company had the audacity to appropriate the name of one of Mustang’s most revered...
Bridgestone Puts Recycled Plastic into Indy 500 Tires

Bridgestone Puts Recycled Plastic into Indy 500 Tires

Bridgestone Americas is the exclusive tire supplier to the IndyCar series, and for this year’s running of the Indianapolis 500, the company provided a new tire compound that uses recycled plastics in its construction.  Bridgestone Americas provided new tires for this...
The Rearview Mirror: Triumph of the Bean Counters

The Rearview Mirror: Triumph of the Bean Counters

1983 Chevrolet Cavalier This week in 1982, General Motors introduces the J-Cars, aka the Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac J2000, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick Skyhawk and Cadillac Cimarron — the first cars ever designed by GM to be shared across all of its divisions. But GM’s...