Infiniti has now been with us for over two decades, and during this time has managed to build a dedicated following of loyal customers. However, it was time for the brand to change things up and become a more aggressive player in the luxury…

The ranks of premium compact cars are thin, but growing, currently dominated by European brands. And the number of diesel-powered cars is even smaller, with the Europeans again holding all the cards after the cancellation of diesel projects by other…

The fleet of subcompacts is growing quickly this year, and the latest to hit North America is the Mazda2. Mazda plans to position the 2 as the fun-to-drive “Personal Smart Commuter” car, and the engineers have done their job to back up that claim…

Every once in a while, a car comes along that makes you think, ‘wow, they really got this right.’ Those cars are not typically mainstream family sedans, but in this case, it is. The Hyundai Sonata is an impressive new car, on many levels…

For most people, it takes more than a few hours of driving to really get the feel of a car, what the essence of it really is. All the moreso when the car is as technologically advanced and as capable as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe…

Over the last several years, Ford has been essentially a truck company, with cars like the Mustang and Fusion available, too. The B- and C-class small car segments have not had a big Ford presence, the most-recent Focus compact not being the most stylish or modern…

Way back in the mid-’70s, shortly after the introduction of the new Rabbit which would eventually become the Golf, someone at Volkswagen in Germany had the brilliant idea of making a sporty performance car out of the compact sedan, and the “hot hatchback” was born. The GTI took Europe by storm, and soon, all sorts of imitators…

Nissan heralds the Leaf as the world’s first, medium-size, affordable electric vehicle. It has been designed to be as practical and comfortable as possible, so that consumers will consider it…

Through all the economic challenges the auto manufacturers have had to deal with in the past 18 months, a few have managed to more than keep their heads above water. Among the traditional…