Steve’s Top Picks

The hot hatch market has ebbed and flowed over the years featuring a number of cars American drivers haven’t been able to get their hands on.  But this one has recently emigrated to the U.S. – it’s the all-new Focus…

Standup: Because test-driving cars is truly such hard work, I figured it was time for a Hammes-family vacation.  Have you got your DVDs, Maddie? So this time I’ve enlisted the help of the new 2013 GMC Acadia Denali to take…

In the battle between gas-electric hybrids and diesels, the smart money is definitely on the side of Rudolf’s invention.  And there’s no better example than VW’s Passat’s TDI. I first drove this car during the 2012 model year and quickly…

I was one of the many critics who panned the redesigned Civic a couple of years ago for its bean-counter-derived interior, lackluster style and uninspired drive. Honda says the car was a victim of the economic downturn during which it…

Here we go with a spoiler alert: this is the best hybrid I’ve ever driven and I’m defining ‘best’ as driving most like a regular car.  Good for VW that on their first go around at a hybrid that’s not…