Metro Weekly

Cars

  • Stepping Up

    By on March 16, 2005

    So many of my friends have an anti-American bias when it comes to cars, reflexively disparaging anything that comes out of the Big Three automakers...

  • The Cute Factor

    By on March 2, 2005

    Hands down, the MINI Cooper is one of the cutest, most adorable cars on the road. The slightly prominent headlamps and oval grille convey the...

  • Status Symbol

    By on February 9, 2005

    The first time out of the gate wasn't that auspicious for the Toyota Prius, part of the vanguard of the gas-electric hybrid cars just edging...

  • Big Mover

    By on January 26, 2005

    You may have heard that the region's highways are being overrun by vehicular behemoths, SUVs whose enormous width and girth hog lanes and block the...

  • Looking Sharp

    By on December 22, 2004

    Pontiac occupies an odd automotive niche at General Motors between Chevrolet, which for the most part makes some affordable and interesting cars alongside the brand-showcase...

  • Need for Speed

    By on December 15, 2004

    One of the hidden truths about writing reviews, be they about cars or movies or architecture, is that the most difficult things to write about...

  • Sitting Pretty

    By on November 17, 2004

    Not long ago, I wrote that Subaru ''has carved a marketing niche for itself by creating cars that exude the practical and eschew the pretty.''...

  • Mondo Volvo

    By on November 10, 2004

    Let me take a moment to get something off my chest. I'm tired of silver cars. The color -- actually more of a shade or...

  • Triple Threat

    By on November 3, 2004

    Toyota made a big splash with the introduction of its new Scion brand, a line of cars built to appeal to younger, first-time car buyers...

  • Big Fun on a Budget

    By on October 20, 2004

    Some weeks are a car lover's dream -- mainly a week in which the driveway is filled with three or four different makes and models...

  • Staying Power

    By on September 15, 2004

    When the third-generation Nissan Altima debuted in 2002, it was at the vanguard of the Japanese automaker's aggressive new design stance. Leaving behind the staid...

  • Basic Transportation

    By on August 25, 2004

    Sure, spending less than $14,000 on a new car is a great deal. But that doesn't mean that $14,000 is a small amount of money....

  • Hot Wheels

    By on August 11, 2004

    As I roared along I-66, straight men honked and gave me the thumbs up. As I sat in an idle rumble at stoplights, they rolled...

  • Last Call

    By on July 21, 2004

    The Toyota Celica is a difficult car to love, because it so obviously wants to be loved. I've long maintained a kind of love-hate relationship...

  • Room to Grow

    By on June 23, 2004

    Driving a Volvo makes me want to procreate. Perhaps it's the womb-like sense of security that envelopes you as you slide behind the wheel, knowing...