Future Cars And Comfy Cars In This Week's QOTD Roundup

As we get older and our brains fully mature, we become more risk averse and more comfortable being comfortable. Some folks have always aspired to a cushy and pampered lifestyle, and others learn to appreciate the comfy things in life as the youthful naiveté works its way out of our systems. Regardless of your real or perceived maturity level, most folks like to be comfortable. Last week we asked you to name the most comfortable cars ever built, and you all had some great answers for us. - Logan Carter Read More

Automotive companies teaming up with companies outside of the automotive world rarely works out. Tech companies, clothing designers, and video games don’t really get the complex world of cars they’ve been thrust into. And who could blame them? They can’t all be Eddie Bauer Ford Explorers, after all. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

The future is going to be here any second now, and when it comes there will be cars. Future cars are wild and imaginative things, and there are decades of them to choose from. - Erin Marquis Read More

How much are you willing to spend on a car? It’s a simple question that I came up with an answer for many years ago. Most people don’t really think about their limit, looking at cars as whatever monthly payment they can afford, or whatever. Did you go to the dealership with a number in mind, or did they talk you into something that was realistically out of your budget? We’re seeing huge average transaction prices in the market right now, and we’re coming off a cycle of people overpaying with wild dealer markups. Maybe you should think about your answer. - Bradley Brownell Read More

Sound is a big deal when it comes to cars – especially now that more and more EVs are hitting the road without any sort of engine note. It means we’re even more focused on how good a car sounds because pretty soon, they’re all going to be electric and silent. That’s what led me to today’s question. - Andy Kalmowitz Read More

We asked our readers earlier this week what their favorite celebrity car commercials are. The responses ranged from multi-million dollar Super Bowl efforts to nostalgic spots from the 1980s and 1990s. There were a few advertisements from overseas with familiar faces from the silver screen. Without further ado, here are the best submitted star-studded ads: - Ryan Erik King Read More

There are some pretty incredible automakers out there responsible for some pretty special cars. Ferrari has a long lineage of wonderful machines, as do less expensive brands like Alpine and even humble Honda has made some great cars. But is there an automaker with a stellar hit rate that’s also had its fair share of misses? - Owen Bellwood Read More

There’s nothing like an attempted political assassination mixed with reading Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen to make a girl feel unsure about the days ahead. No matter how the days march forward, however, there will be cars. - Erin Marquis Read More

Paying a celebrity to tell people to buy a product is the most straightforward method for any company to garner sales through advertising, only second to making your product addictive. The automotive industry certainly has considered itself above this tried and true practice. Plenty of movie stars and musicians have endorsed new cars on television to hundreds of millions of potential customers, but the ads tend to be hit-or-miss affairs. We want to know which ones are your favorites. - Ryan Erik King Read More