Have you ever noticed that all apartment rentals are marketed as luxury apartments, even though they’re not? My grandmother lived in an apartment building with a doorman, and a large swimming pool with private cabanas. Its lobby contained a market, a florist, a beauty parlor, a restaurant an…

It’s an uphill, rugged road for any truck maker that dares to challenge the Big 3 in the massive full-size pickup segment.

The Subaru Crosstrek didn’t leave a lot of room for improvement, but the 2021 model gets more power and better ride and handling. A new animal-free upholstery that delivers comfort and breathability also arrives to help the Crosstrek ward off a host of new competitors like the Chevrolet Trai…

These days, a product’s popularity is often a poor indicator of its quality. Consider McDonald’s hamburgers, which don’t taste remotely like beef, and Starbucks coffee, which always seems burned.

While Volvo has always been a step ahead of the crowd when it comes to safety, the Swedish carmaker these days is carving a new trail with hybrids and plug-ins, too.

If you’ve been on Mars for the last few years, you may be disoriented when you see what’s happened to America. No, I’m not talking about the coronavirus pandemic and urban riots; I’m talking about Buick’s lineup.

When I tell people I recently drove the new Polestar 2, the first question I get is a variation of “What’s a Polestar? Never heard of it.”

2020 Lexus GS350: Does GS stand for Grandpa’s Sedan?

The elegant, sophisticated all-new 2020 Corsair five-passenger compact crossover finishes out the Lincoln portfolio of luxury SUVs.

2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport SEL Premium V-6 R-Line vs. 2020 Toyota 4Runner 4x4 Nightshade V6: A 50-grand trail competition

Toyota dips a cautious toe into the electric-vehicle pool — again — with the capable 2021 RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid that just went on sale. Jump in. The electrons are fine.

2020 Hyundai Elantra GT N Line: A little bit of budget-conscious fun?

It probably hasn’t crossed your mind, but if you’re wondering why crossover utility vehicles, or CUVs, are more popular than sedans, keep in mind they aren’t much different in length, height, width or ground clearance from cars built 80 years ago, although their packaging and style vary grea…

DETROIT — Everything has its baseline for greatness. In golf, it’s Tiger Woods. In tennis, Roger Federer. In basketball, Michael Jordan.

2020 BMW X5M: $128,245 as tested. Drivers Assistance Pro Package added $1,700, and M Driver’s Package $2,500. Blue paint was $1,950. You’d think I’d remember such a color weeks later, but no. More mentioned below.

DETROIT — Big vehicles don’t make me nervous. I grew up with them. My father, an engineer, drove a succession of pickups through fields and forests developing agricultural and construction equipment. My mother, 5 feet, 4 inches in heels, was decades ahead of auto industry trends, driving a S…

Don’t look now, but Buick is the shape of the auto industry’s future, and that shape is an SUV.

DETROIT — My comparison cars this week have much in common. They are muscle models from notable performance brands. They bear fresh, head-swiveling colors: one District Green, the other Sinamon Stick red. Both have elegant “T” shifters, sculpted 20-inch wheels, elevated sticker prices and mu…

Having spent nearly two decades and untold millions of dollars building up the Optima name for its midsize sedan in the American market, Kia’s 2021 midsize sedan will be known as the K5, a moniker used in its Korean home market, one with all of the appeal of a prison cell block. You can just…

2020 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club RF: As fun with a hardtop?

Odds are you’re working from home now, and possibly for the rest of your career.

The 2021 Venza hybrid SUV delivers Lexus style at Toyota prices. That’s no coincidence. Toyota only uses the name “Venza” in North America, where it was used on another attractive SUV from 2008-15.

DETROIT — Jim Farley will lead Ford Motor Co. into the future as the global auto industry faces a new era of autonomous and electric vehicles.

My notes on driving the 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer are full of exclamation points. That’s not always a good thing. Observations of previous vehicles have included ‘Terrible headroom!’ and ‘Useless touchpad!’

DETROIT — The Cadillac ATS was the best-handling luxury sedan in the compact segment. Only the Alfa Romeo Giulia matched it with rear-wheel drive, scalpel-like handling and chiseled looks.

Amid the battle between blue states and red states, between those who wear a mask and those who refuse, it seems that our country is increasingly polarized. Heck, we can’t even decide if a beer is less filling or tastes great.

DETROIT — The Toyota Supra is back after two decades away, and Americans are thankful.

DETROIT — As I listened to the Bronco brain trust outline highlights of Ford’s upcoming off-roader, I could practically hear Jeep Wrangler strategists slapping their heads: ‘Why didn’t we think of that?’

It’s not unusual for luxury brands to experience an image slump. Sometimes they recover, like Gucci has, while others, such as Bill Blass, Halston and Anne Klein, never do.

DETROIT — The 2020 Hyundai Venue Denim provides a road map to how automakers will offer entry-level models despite their shift to more profitable SUV-style vehicles: in part by omitting one of the defining features of most SUVs, but nonetheless offering lots of other goodies and tons of room.