Car Reviews

Labatt’s Streamlined Semis Turned Beer Deliveries Into Rolling Design Alexis de Sakhnoffsky’s teardrop trucks paired striking 1930s styling with practical hauling capacity, then became a lasting part... Electric Vehicles Feb 19, 2025

2016 Volvo V60 Polestar: The Wagon That Made Volvo’s Shoulder Line a Performance Signature The V60 Polestar pairs Volvo’s defining shoulder line with a lowered stance, 20-inch wheels and carefully detailed performance tri... Electric Vehicles Feb 07, 2025

Alfa Romeo Matta: The Sophisticated Military 4x4 That Beat Fiat’s Campagnola Alfa’s 1900 M outperformed Fiat’s Campagnola in trials and the Mille Miglia, but its higher cost limited production to just over 2... Electric Vehicles Jan 21, 2025

2024 Hyundai Kona Design Review: Architectural Style on a Budget The 2024 Kona pairs bold, building-inspired details with a sub-$25,000 starting point, making its unusual design stand out among s... Electric Vehicles Jan 03, 2025

Five Underrated Jaguar Designs That Deserve a Closer Look From the V-12 E-Type coupe to the XJ-S, these five Jaguars have aged into distinctive alternatives to better-known classics. Electric Vehicles Dec 16, 2024

9 Luxury Concept Cars That Reimagined Grand Touring and Limousine Travel From Bugatti’s V-16 fastback to Rolls-Royce’s autonomous lounge, these concepts show how carmakers imagined a more extravagant jou... Electric Vehicles Dec 16, 2024

Jaguar Type 00 Design: Bold Proportions, Uneven Details and a Big Production Challenge The Type 00 makes Jaguar’s electric future impossible to ignore, but its unresolved front end and coming practical compromises lea... Electric Vehicles Dec 04, 2024

Why Maverick Ideas Still Make Some of the Most Memorable Cars From the Renault 5 to the Toyota Prius, several defining cars began as ideas that conventional market research might have missed. Electric Vehicles Nov 15, 2024

1930 Studebaker Commander 8 Victoria: A Close Look at Its Coachwork and Details The $1,515 Commander 8 Victoria paired an eight-cylinder engine with elegant coachwork, practical details and a two-passenger rumb... Electric Vehicles Oct 29, 2024

Scout Terra and Traveler Design Blend Classic Proportions With Modern Details Scout’s new electric pickup and SUV revive the Scout II’s proportions, pairing familiar off-road cues with a cleaner, more muscula... Electric Vehicles Oct 28, 2024

13 Modern Cars That Rework Classic Designs, From the Renault 5 to the Ford Bronco From compact EVs to sports cars and off-roaders, these 13 models draw on familiar designs while adapting them for modern drivers. Electric Vehicles Oct 24, 2024

Why 1980s and 1990s Car Dashboards Made Buttons a Pleasure to Use From Porsche’s oversized rotary controls to Lancia’s perforated dashboard, these cabins show why physical controls still appeal to... Electric Vehicles Oct 24, 2024

Infiniti J30: The Yacht-Inspired Sedan That Took a Risk on Design The J30 brought yacht-like curves and rear-drive character to Infiniti, but buyers favored the more practical Lexus ES and later I... Electric Vehicles Oct 17, 2024

ArtCenter’s Mullin Transportation Design Center Gives Car Design a New Home A former supersonic wind tunnel now houses ArtCenter’s 31,000-square-foot transportation design center, unveiled alongside a car s... Electric Vehicles Oct 04, 2024

Bruno Sacco’s Mercedes-Benz Designs: From the W126 to the 190 Bruno Sacco shaped Mercedes-Benz design around lasting identity, guiding the W126, 190, W124 and R129 before the oversized W140 te... Electric Vehicles Oct 02, 2024

Why the Oshkosh Mail Truck’s Awkward Shape Makes Sense The NGDV trades conventional proportions for a lower front blind spot, adaptable cabin space and practical fleet details. Electric Vehicles Sep 30, 2024

How Nissan’s California Design Studio Shaped the Hardbody, Pathfinder and Pulsar Nissan’s California studio paired rival design teams with close production ties, helping shape the Hardbody, Pathfinder and modula... Electric Vehicles Sep 26, 2024

Ford Bronco Sport Carries the Original Escape’s Crossover Design Forward The Bronco Sport echoes the 2001 Escape’s upright, practical shape as Ford prepares to end Escape production in 2025. Electric Vehicles Sep 23, 2024

Citroën SM Tribute Looks Heavy Beside the Original The SM Tribute gets the classic coupe’s dimensions close, but its stance and reliance on two-tone paint dilute the original’s fine... Electric Vehicles Sep 18, 2024

Tesla Model 3 Highland Review: Sharper Design, Unusual Controls The Model 3 Highland brings a more polished exterior, quieter cabin and clever controls, but its minimalist interface may test buy... Electric Vehicles Sep 06, 2024