Rare Rides: The 2000 Mercedes-Benz CL 500, a Finale Called Final Edition

Large, luxurious, and very serious, the first generation CL was also an SEC and S during its life. While Mercedes-Benz played the Nineties naming games with its lineup, the W140 soldiered on in two-door format as a last-of for a … Continue reading

Abandoned History: The Cadillac Cimarron, a Good Mercedes-Benz Competitor

Sometimes car companies get a bit carried away with a new idea that, for a myriad of reasons, doesn’t translate so well in its execution. Toyota (and other Japanese companies) did exactly this when they invested in the very unsuccessful line … Continue reading

Vaccine Mandates Being Considered By Auto Industry, UAW

<img data-attachment-id="1773672" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw/covid-19vaccinationrecordcardsissuedbycdcunitedstatescenters/" data-orig-file="http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-5.jpg" data-orig-size="1000,667" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Shutterstock","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Copyright (c) 2021 Michael Vi\/Shutterstock. No use without permission.","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Covid-19,Vaccination,Record,Cards,Issued,By,Cdc,(united,States,Centers","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Covid-19,Vaccination,Record,Cards,Issued,By,Cdc,(united,States,Centers" data-image-description=" Michael Vi/Shutterstock ” data-medium-file=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-2.jpg” data-large-file=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1773672″ src=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw.jpg” alt width=”610″ height=”407″ srcset=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw.jpg 610w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-1.jpg 75w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-2.jpg 450w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-3.jpg 768w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-4.jpg 120w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/vaccine-mandates-being-considered-by-auto-industry-uaw-5.jpg … Continue reading

Opinion: Subaru is Doing Everything Just About Right

<img data-attachment-id=”1625828″ data-permalink=”https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/05/first-drive-2019-subaru-ascent/dsc_1259/” data-orig-file=”https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/DSC_1259-e1526877553172.jpg” data-orig-size=”2962,1635″ data-comments-opened=”1″ data-image-meta=”{“aperture”:”6.3″,”credit”:””,”camera”:”NIKON D60″,”caption”:””,”created_timestamp”:”1526572864″,”copyright”:””,”focal_length”:”32″,”iso”:”100″,”shutter_speed”:”0.0025″,”title”:””,”orientation”:”1″}” data-image-title=”2019 Subaru Ascent” data-image-description=” Image: © 2018 Matthew Guy ” data-medium-file=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right-4.jpg” data-large-file=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right.jpg” class=”aligncenter wp-image-1625828 size-large” src=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right.jpg” alt=”2019 Subaru Ascent” width=”610″ height=”337″ srcset=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right.jpg 610w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right-3.jpg 75w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right-4.jpg 450w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right-5.jpg 768w, http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/opinion-subaru-is-doing-everything-just-about-right-6.jpg 120w” sizes=”(max-width: … Continue reading

Opinion: Here’s Where Infiniti Lost its Way

Late last year I put forth some thoughts about the future direction of Infiniti, largely about how the company was on a downward trajectory. Looking forward, the brand needs a major change in direction – not much has changed since … Continue reading

Rare Rides: The 1991 Chevrolet Lumina Z34, a Practical High-performance Coupe

In 1991, consumers could purchase one of several affordable midsize coupes of low-medium equipment, low-medium quality, and upper-middle levels of style. Let’s talk Lumina Z34. The Lumina was a new model in Chevrolet’s lineup, introduced in 1990 to replace the … Continue reading

Traffic Fantasy: Michigan Pitches Dumb Idea

<img data-attachment-id="1731772" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2020/08/traffic-fantasy-michigan-pitches-dumb-idea/firebird-2-from-1956/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FIREBIRD-2-from-1956–e1597421942274.png" data-orig-size="1525,1043" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="FIREBIRD 2 from 1956" data-image-description=" GM ” data-medium-file=”https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FIREBIRD-2-from-1956–450×308.png” data-large-file=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/traffic-fantasy-michigan-pitches-dumb-idea.png” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1731772″ src=”http://eternalmotor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/traffic-fantasy-michigan-pitches-dumb-idea.png” alt width=”610″ height=”417″> As if we needed more evidence that the people running things may actually be even dumber than … Continue reading