SAN DIEGO — When you ask most “regular” people about electric cars, they’ll inevitably mention Tesla. And with good reason; Elon Musk (currently the world’s wealthiest person) has done more for the electric vehicle (EV) […]
SAN DIEGO — The Ford F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in America, ish. Sort of. OK, we’ll get to all the is-it-or-isn’t-it best-selling caveats in a minute, but Ford sells a ton of F-150 pickups […]
We’ll leave the 2020 postmortems for another day because I’m here to talk about cars. Namely the first annual North State Journal Car Awards — a slate of our favorite picks in a number of […]
SAN DIEGO — When people find out what I do, they invariably ask me — the expert car journalist — what car I own. Presumably they feel this will reveal some great insight into the […]
SAN DIEGO — In 2001, my best friend got a brand-new Ford F-150 as a high school graduation gift (in large part because he scored a full-ride scholarship to college). We spent the whole summer […]
SAN DIEGO — There is something incredibly satisfying about having the perfect spot to put something. A place for everything and everything in its place, as the saying goes. I’ve spent the last two days […]
FRAZIER PARK, California — Fun is often poked at buyers of rugged SUVs like the Mercedes G-Wagon or the Range Rover because they never seem to leave the safety of the pavement at their local […]
SAN DIEGO — Early this year, I reviewed the Toyota Avalon. That’s the brand’s flagship sedan, with a Lexus-lite design, interior, and drivetrain. It’s the car for people who can afford a Lexus, but know […]
SAN DIEGO — The Corvette has been a special car. I think it’s partially because it’s always punched a bit above its weight class when it comes to speed and performance, but mostly because it […]
SAN DIEGO — Some people are extremely adventurous eaters. I joke that the only food I won’t eat is bugs that look like bugs. I’ll do Indian, Thai, Korean and Ethiopian, sweetbreads, frog legs and […]
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