washingtonpost.com - On WheelsOn WheelsPleasantly Dressed to Impress- April 23, 2005 LOS ANGELESThe 2005 Mercedes-Benz C240 4Matic wagon makes sense here -- but not because people in this city of endless highways need all-wheel-drive vehicles.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56904-2005Jan7.html?nav=rss_business/column... An SUV Package Worth Opening- April 23, 2005 I don't know how long Hyundai Motor Co. can continue doing what it's doing. But I'm sure the Korean car company's rivals are hoping that it will stop -- and soon.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44937-2005Jan28.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Driving Past Europe- April 23, 2005 Prestige is overrated, which is not the same as saying it's unimportant. It matters as long as people think it matters, which is why it's overrated. Many people have inflated opinions of themselves and the things that furnish their world.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7373-2005Mar4.html?nav=rss_business/columns... Add Sunshine, Be Stirred- April 23, 2005 SANTA MONICAIt's hard to love a convertible in wind and rain, hard to enjoy it in a land of sodden hills ready to tumble with the next downpour.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10232-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Stalwart Son of a Cavalier- April 23, 2005 Give me warm socks, a great sweater and a good pair of jeans or khaki pants. Put me in tough, comfortable shoes. It matters not whether their tops are leather or canvas as long as their bottoms are rubber with grip.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53844-2005Feb25.html?nav=rss_business/colum... From a Rumble to a Gentle Purr- April 23, 2005 It began with a rumble, in the manner of a person awakening from a deep sleep with a heavy cough. I did not like this.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36742-2004Dec30.html?nav=rss_business/colum... A More Refined Green Machine- April 23, 2005 One way to get people to pay higher prices for new technology is to cover it with luxury. Car companies have done this for decades, which is why items such as automatic transmissions and power steering first appeared on high-end automobiles.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34882-2005Feb18.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Subtly Sexy, Satisfyingly Solid- April 23, 2005 Of all the current mid-size family sedans, many of them indistinguishable in exterior design and equally bland in performance, I'd really rather have the 2005 Buick LaCrosse CXS.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8214-2004Dec17.html?nav=rss_business/column... Gilding the Station Wagon- April 23, 2005 I'm having second thoughts about "Zoom-Zoom," the Mazda Motor Corp. theology that says all sedans, minivans, sport-utility vehicles and station wagons must have the soul of a sports car.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17276-2005Feb11.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Dancing With a Rare Beauty- April 23, 2005 CORONADO, Calif.Value has two faces. The one better known is basic, common, practical. It offers much, costs little. It's an easy buy for the masses.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26957-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_business/colum... |