Wagons 
2010 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI Could be the Right Car for Summer(2)
The 2010 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI diesel occupies a special place in the automotive market right now. It’s less expensive than its Audi brethren, and yet it uses the same 2.0-liter turbocharged clean diesel engine as the A3. Right now the Germans are the only folks selling diesels in passenger cars, but you can bet [...]
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2010 Lincoln MKT: Crossing Over
Lincoln tries to shed its stodgy image with the brand-new MKS crossover. This Flex-based wagon features the 350hp EcoBoost turbo motor and is designed for someone named “Susan.” Is it any good?
2009 Ford Flex Limited AWD
It’s hard to know what to say about the Ford Flex – it’s not quite an SUV, certainly not a diminutive passenger car, and nothing at all like a minivan. In a week of driving it around, it reminded me most strongly of those big station wagons of the 1960s and early 70s that so [...]
2008 MINI Cooper Clubman
I have to admit right at the start that I’m a MINI fan. We bought my wife a MINI Cooper back in 2004 and it’s been an automotive love affair ever since. After a year of competing for the driver’s seat, I bought my own MINI Cooper S in 2005. We’re a MINI family and [...]
