For $1,500 this is the Marquis de Left-foot

The Mercury Grand Marquis may have put the aunt in the Panther platform, but today's three pedal special may just erase that octogenarian image. But, will its price make it old news? Turning Japanese by the eighties band, the Vapors, may seem a xenophobic screed, but really it's just about...

May 2, 2026

For $3,850, Pay With Plastic

Citroën's 2CV is so basic and elemental, it's hard to imagine it could be deconstructed any further. Today's Mehari does just that, being little more than a plastic dog dish on wheels, but will its price bowl you over? Not plastic, but instead all kinds of heavy metal was yesterday's...

May 2, 2026

For $1,800, This Volvo Has A Small Børk Chevy

As illustrated in The Prince and the Pauper there's a yawning chasm of difference between royalty and commoner. Today's 350-powered Bertone Volvo 262C attempts to bridge that gap, but does its price make it a royal pain? The French, when faced with new dietary guidelines from their royalty, knew just...

May 2, 2026

For $5,500 In Loonies, This Is The Car With The Walmart Tattoo

People like to accessorize themselves, a habit that goes all the way back to humanity's formative days. Today's Volvo S40 is decked out like it's a Suicide Girls pin-up, but is its price one adornment that's too much? Wow, two Volvos in a row, that must be some kind of...

May 2, 2026

For $10,000, Join The Edelweiss Squad

High-end off-roaders prove that even the monied enjoy roughing it - as far as the lodge that is, where hopefully a hot toddy is waiting. Today's Mercedes 280GE comes from a line of just such 4x4s for the filthy rich, but does its current price mean it cleans up nicely?...

May 2, 2026

For $18,995, Witness For The Defense

They say the best defense is a good offense. Today's Land Rover Defender 90 looks pretty good, but is its price offensive? Born in 1948, the Land Rover is, next to the Jeep, the oldest 4x4 brand offered to consumers. Despite being of an age when it might seem appropriate...

May 2, 2026

For $1,900, Be Lightning McQueen For A Day

The Pixar film Cars is a story of redemption and personal growth about, well cars. Today's 1996 Dodge Avenger has been given new life as a homage to that CGI flick, but is there anything redeemable about its price? Yesterday's may have been claimed Certified, but most of the comments...

May 2, 2026

For $4,100, Act Like You Caravan

Are you tired of cookie-cutter tract housing? Does your van down by the river look like everybody else's? Well, today's Commer Caravan will ensure your home stands out, but only if you find its price outstanding. Apparently, cartoon cars should be paid for with only pretend money, at least that's...

May 2, 2026

The L.L. Bean Bootmobile: First Drive

During a recent stop in Times Square, L.L. Bean let us drive its new promotional vehicle — the Ford truck-powered Bootmobile. What better to strap into on a windy, January afternoon in midtown Manhattan than footwear the size of a UPS truck, right? In 1912, Leon Leonwood Bean brainstormed a...

May 2, 2026

For $46,000, This Cobra is a Pirate

Grammatically, pirates use ‘Arr' as an indefinite article, as in Arr, ‘tis a fast car, I seek*. Ford's SVT team used ‘R' to denote their most venomous of Cobras, and today's snake is definitely a desirable article, but is its price too much of a pirate's booty call? If you've...

May 2, 2026

For $2,400, The SHOchero Rules

Blah, blah blah, Ranchero, Yada, yada, yada, El Camino. Let us not get into a debate over the merits of car-based pickup trucks, let us only bask in the awesome possum that is today's SHO Taurus truck, the only debatable element of which may be its price. When, back in...

May 2, 2026

2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1: First Drive

The tweaked LSA engine that powers the produces five hundred and eighty horsepower, about a hundred and fifty more than the previously supreme Camaro SS and about four hundred more than any human being personally needs. But that's what it takes to make the best muscle car Chevy's ever built....

May 2, 2026

For $4,999, Que Sera, Sera, Sera

Toyota's JDM EXY10, better known as the Sera, was named after the French word for will be. Today's Sera will be a rare sight here in the US, and it will be a freakin' challenge to get registered here. But, the biggest question will be, all things considered, does it...

May 2, 2026

Nissan Juke R: First Drive

We exclusively broke the news of Nissan Europe's Juke R project . All we knew then was some strange "super Juke" crossover had been endowed with a GT-R's engine. Since then, we've seen all 11 episodes of its on YouTube. Now we've driven it. But is it all we hoped...

May 2, 2026

For $5,000, This Cherokee Is A Little More Grand

Over the course of its existence Jeep Brand ownership has been like a game of hot potato while the trucks themselves have seemed almost like go anywhere time capsules. Today's 1998 Grand Cherokee is from the Chrysler era, and sports that make's rabid 5.9 V8. Its price, however, might make...

May 2, 2026