About 15 years ago, I had a regular feature in The New York Times called “Rust in Peace.” It was a simple concept. I talked about some bad cars and explained what made them so, well, bad. You can ...

In the world of cars people usually look at the cars that’re perfect. The cars that look really good the cars that can go very fast the cars that win awards and get a lot of attention without even ...

We're conditioned as car enthusiasts to poke jokes at cars that don't excite the eyes in some way. Not to say that every hatchback has to look like a Ferrari, but people are more likely than not to ...

There are some cars that people just love to hate for one reason or another. Whether it's because the cars are objectively bad or look like hot garbage, we've collectively hated on certain vehicles ...

Cars, trucks, and SUVs inspire strong opinions. The Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang are among models with the loyal fan bases, and the very similar Jeep CJ5 and CJ7 have inspired cars that are ...

As much as we love a lot of cool cars that happen to have alphanumeric names, there's just something special about a car with a real name. I mean, a performance version of the Ford Crown Victoria ...

It's very safe to say that the automotive industry is going through a rough patch in the United States. Particularly for manufacturers producing its cars outside the country, the 2025 tariffs have ...

There are plenty of bad cars with good engines out there. We've even asked you folks about them in the past, but what about the opposite? What about good cars with bad motors? Certainly there must be ...