You now can buy a gallon of gas for less than a gallon of milk.

• 2015 Nissan Versa Note

Lexus has been trying to shave a performance edge into its staid upscale profile since 2007, when it launched the F line of performance cars. The IS F supersedan turned heads, but the advent in 2010 of the LFA, a supercar with a 4.8-liter V-10 engine that hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, proved Lexus...

• Photos: 2015 Lexus RCF

Driving the Kia K900 full-size sedan around town for a week was like being in an ad campaign. "This is a Kia?" everyone said.

• 2015 Kia K900 gallery

Ford Motor Co. unveiled a restyled version of its standby Explorer sport-utility vehicle at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday, offering consumers more engine choices and a more luxurious trim level.

• 2016 Ford Explorer

As Toyota sees it, the future isn't some fuzzy, far-off point in the distance. It's here in the form of a midsize sedan I was able to drive this week, when the Japanese automaker made its bold bet on hydrogen.

Downsizing the engine of the 2015 Lincoln Navigator full-size SUV is a good move, regardless of gas prices. In addition to replacing the V-8 with a V-6, Lincoln gives its full-size luxury SUV a cosmetic freshening plus an upgrade in creature comforts and technology. It still comes in full...

There shouldn't be much of a reason to include a snow scraper in a Kia Soul EV. The Korean automaker's first plug-in car, an all-electric version of its hottest seller, has been launched in urban areas of California, where snow is as rare as uncongested roadways.

The main difference with the midcycle refresh of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML400 is a replacement for displacement. The luxury midsize SUV comes standard with a 3.0-liter V-6 twin turbo engine with direct injection, which replaces the displaced 4.6-liter V-8 engine. Accepting that change is...

Pop quiz: What kind of vehicle seats up to eight people and has a pair of sliding doors, seats that fold out of the way and a commanding view of the parking lot at your local Gymboree?

How does an automaker capitalize on a best-selling SUV? If you're Lexus, you launch a smaller, sportier one.

Honda may build some of the most popular and competitive cars in the country, but that doesn't mean its Acura formalwear division has the same mojo.

Subaru officially dropped Impreza from the WRX name for 2015, and aside from losing the hatchback, the rally-inspired all-wheel-drive compact sedan with the wide body and the distinctive hood scoop remains the best total package for space and sport under $30,000.

I don’t get it. Designing a beautiful luxury car to compete with the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7 means that every consideration must be brought to the table. Jaguar designed the most gorgeous dashboard on the market, packaged it in distinctive navy leather with white stitching...

The 2015 Cadillac ATS coupe makes enthusiastic driving irresistibly easy. Its sharp handling, sticky tires and suspension beg you to take each corner just a little faster. A low-slung, forward-leaning body completes the picture of a luxury car built to go fast and look good at any speed.

Come in. Take a seat. Relax.  

Competes with: Mini Countryman, Chevrolet Trax, Nissan Juke

2015 Ford F-150 completely loaded Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew includes luxury car touches like massaging seats and more truck-like niceties.

America's pony car had been lagging behind in recent years but the 2015 Mustang is the pinnacle of 50 years of evolution and refinement.

Since 2004, Honda has sold more than 2.3 million of its easy-going CR-V sport utility vehicle, and most of those years--including this one--it's been the top-selling crossover in the U.S.

For nearly a decade, automakers have all but ignored mid-size trucks, issuing few new models — or even updates — and expecting few sales. They focused instead on high-volume full-size trucks and all sizes of SUVs and crossovers.

Pay no mind to the Porsche Macan's 18 cubic feet of cargo room, its capacity to carry five adults comfortably and its commanding view of the road. With 340 horsepower and reflexes that would make Catwoman jealous, the Macan S never got the memo that it's not a sports car. Porsche's...

The Mini Cooper Hardtop is a little bit more for 2014. After 12 years in America, the quirky compact hatch has grown into the American automotive landscape by gaining 4.5 inches in length and nearly two inches in width with the 2014 redesign. The “S”, or sport model, has added 100...

Lexus engineers have a sports car to be proud of. It's called the RC F, and it's 467 horsepower of rubber-searing fun.

On the surface, all the familiar hallmarks are there — the fastback roof, long hood, short rear deck, tri-bar taillights, the shark-nosed grill.

When Toyota and Subaru partnered on producing an affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe, enthusiasts were excited. Take Toyota’s youthful design elements featured in the Scion and pair it with Subaru’s flat-four cylinder Boxer engine and you get an entry-level sports coupe that...

Chicago Tribune auto writers weigh in on why the little sports convertible has made such an impact on the U.S. market.

The postwar period of the mid-20th century changed the automotive landscape. Servicemen returning to these shores brought back the Jeep, which soon symbolized the rugged individualism of America’s open spaces. Across the pond in Britain, Land Rover began a more colonial quest over sand,...

The sound turns heads but the design causes people to stare.

The four-star 2015 Lincoln MKC all-wheel drive is a fine little SUV and a somewhat larger leap of faith.

For the first time in four years — an eternity in the car business — Volvo has debuted an all-new vehicle, one that sets the course for a dramatic rebirth of the safety-oriented automaker.

When Toyota birthed Scion in 2003, everything from its marketing to the design of its first two models, a toaster and a sub, were targeted at younger consumers in North America. It worked, initially.

Enjoying a car you haven’t driven is like enjoying a meal you haven’t eaten: it just leaves you wanting more.

The most exciting thing about the beloved Mazda MX-5 Miata roadster is the full redesign that debuts globally on September 3, 2014. Model year 2016 will be the fourth generation of the Guinness World Book of Records’ best-selling two-seat roadster .

We like to think of the 1960s and early '70s as the glory days of the muscle car, but today marks a new golden age for American muscle.

The battle for the American highway heated up late last week as road king Harley-Davidson and challenger Indian Motorcycles used the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally to reveal smart-looking new motorcycles.

Ford is walking the walk of fuel efficiency.

The history of Hyundai's effort to gain respect in the United States is reflected in the sales of its midsize sedan, the Sonata. From 1998 through 2011, Sonata sales rose steadily, just as Hyundai's market share increased from 0.6 to 5.1 percent. The last generation of the Sonata, released in...

A lot has been said about the 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, most of it bad. “If this car wasn’t disappointing, it wouldn’t be anything at all,” said the New York Times. Even Consumer Reports called it a “dreadful little hatchback.”

For decades, Subaru's all-wheel-drive vehicles have delivered people to the trail head, campground and ski slope safely. Now the brand is turning to technology to give drivers an extra measure of security.

It’s time once and for all to shake the stigma of inferiority that still dogs Hyundai. Introduced in the U.S. market to compete against the Yugo in the trickle down 1980s, the $4,995 Hyundai Excel flooded the market before being plagued with quality problems that persisted into the...

BMW's tagline is very familiar: The Ultimate Driving Machine. For many years BMW lived by that credo, making sure every vehicle in the lineup offered a sporty character and a level of driver involvement that couldn't be matched by any competitor.