Automotive Reviews
Posts tagged minivan
2004 Mercury Monterey
May 5th
We’ve been somewhat unhappy with Mercury lately. Despite reassurances that the division intends to peddle more than just slightly more expensive clones of Ford products, it has yet to do anything really unique. Granted, Mercury’s customers seem to be perfectly happy with the products, and being a Ford clone isn’t the worst possible kind of car to be, but none of that stopped us from rolling our eyes a bit when the all-new Mercury Monterey arrived in the driveway. More >
2011 Toyota Sienna
Apr 23rd
In many places, the popular wisdom is that minivans are irrelevant and outdated. The truth is that this is just what some automakers would really like for you to believe; it’s mostly Ford and GM marketers who are trumpeting the death of the minivan. The ugly truth is that Honda and Toyota jumped into the minivan game and beat Ford and GM so soundly that the American manufacturers took their ball and went home to build crossovers. The 2011 Toyota Sienna illustrates exactly why that happened. More >
2010 Ford Transit Connect
Mar 12th
In America, we pretty much grow up with the idea that bigger is better, and our vehicles reflect this. Cars get longer and more luxurious, and trucks get bigger and tougher every year. Today’s half-ton pickups are almost as capable as the one-ton pickups of two decades ago. Larger, stronger, faster, and more complex, that’s the way things go.
Ford’s newest commercial vehicle answers a question that’s so basic it’s amazing nobody thought of it sooner: what if you don’t need something bigger? Perhaps it’s because the new Transit Connect hails from Europe, where they tend to be more sensible about the size of things. Whatever the reason, the Transit Connect is here, offering an efficient, right-sized solution to the needs of smaller businesses, and it’s brilliant. Besides, I like to haul things, and that’s what the Transit Connect’s all about. We understand each other. More >