Our rental for a weeklong Grand Canyon/Zion/places southwest trip two years ago was a Sonic four-door. Not a bad car at all. Steering and brakes felt overboosted and it seriously needed a rearview camera, but I kinda liked it. Read more

The Chevrolet Sonic has been using the same idea for a while. Even does away with the empty-looking left wing. Might be the nicest thing about that car.

Not an unfair verdict, but the evidence has to be what it actually was. Read more

Getting the anecdotal sense that we may be curving into a recession this year, so watch out for sales numbers - especially at upscale nameplates - and results at collector auctions. Read more

Candid shot after the race.

On a completely different note, I am misting up watching the Butler clip. That’s absolutely freaking wonderful. Read more

British convertible. A classic LBC: an MGB or a Spitfire or so. Something affordable and fun and easy to work on. Which I should have had for a while now.

Performance. Read more

What about torque? Read more

It’s a great example of a great car, but the market is simply not where he wants it to be. If he brings it down to high four figures he’s got a fair sale. Read more

You done right. The whole point of this game is to pass judgement on the seller’s ask. Kinda wish more people would figure that out. Read more

People: She’s being modest. Read more

Protip: Air conditioning is included with the Technology Group package along with the big screen, CarPlay, Android Auto, and SiriusXM for $995.

That Roy Orbison song didn’t come out until 1988. Toyota was on the Mk3 by then. Read more

Oh, it’s a train car. Okay. (Except that for those of us in the Northeast and Midwest a train car traditionally faces snow, which isn’t a problem here.)

That blue is pretty. Read more

Cheerful side note: ‘90s Bentleys are so unfashionable that they’re not even being labeled as unfashionable and as such are staggering bargains right now. Read more

Continental T.

Inevitable sequel: A 550 Maranello, a 993 Turbo, a Diablo SV, maybe an Alpina B10 Biturbo, maybe a Bentley Continental R? Read more

If FCA had the marketing guts to do it, Lancia could and should be an Italian rival to Audi and Mercedes and Volvo - progressive engineering and elegant design and really good all-around driving manners - like it once was. Go back to what made the Aurelia one of the best cars in the world - maybe the best car in the… Read more