Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered: Gold, green and go
BANFF, Alberta, Canada — I’ve had an affinity for Volvo wagons ever since I was a toddler. In the mid-80’s, my father had a gold one (the 245 Turbo) and I grew up listening to […]
BANFF, Alberta, Canada — I’ve had an affinity for Volvo wagons ever since I was a toddler. In the mid-80’s, my father had a gold one (the 245 Turbo) and I grew up listening to […]
JACKSON, Wyo. — Everything seems a little bigger in this part of the country. Endless blue skies, snow-capped peaks that are apocryphally named after a bit of female anatomy, and wide-open spaces filled with cattle. […]
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The 2020 Corvette, with a rear-mid-engine layout that has been rumored for nigh-on half a decade, is finally here. Unveiled in front of hundreds of journalists, owners, dealers and other VIPs […]
BOSTON — Traveling can be stressful. Middle seats, painfully dry air, the Transportation Security Administration; Mix it all together and you can end up with a pretty rough day. And that’s before you take into […]
The race to be the first $100,000 pickup is going strong, though it’s unclear whether any of the truck makers actually want to win it. Ford, RAM, Chevy and GMC are all inching ever closer […]
Car journalists spend a lot of time sitting around in hotel bars arguing with each other. After a long day of driving a fancy car around some exotic place like Tokyo or Fort Wayne, Indiana, […]
I own a 2016 Volvo V60 wagon. It’s almost automotive journalist cliche to own a European wagon, but I don’t care. It’s practical, the cargo space is excellent, it handles well, and it looks good. […]
As a professional automotive journalist, a lot of people ask me for advice about cars. They’ll ask about particular brands or features, or how a new car drives or whether you can fit a set […]
MIAMI — After billions of dollars and years of research, self-driving cars are finally here. Sort of. If you live in the right city. And it’s glorious. Google is launching its robot taxi service, called […]
I drove the new 2019 Volvo S60 the other day and it really annoyed me. Let me explain. The new S60 sedan, along with its near-twin, the V60 wagon, is the final vehicle in the […]
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