This British media outlet is arguably a more literate and visually appealing read than its American counterparts. Nevertheless, Car still suffers from the key limitation that afflicts the genre — it’s too focused on hyping new cars and trinkets. In other words, the content tilts far more toward thinly veiled corporate marketing than independent journalism.
(UPDATED FROM 11/13/2020) Automobile appears to be dead. On July 6 MotorTrend (2021) announced that the magazine would be folded into its website. This looked inevitable. Automobile ceased publishing a printed magazine as of February […]
Over the years this publication has been the target of criticism by auto buff magazines, most notably for treating cars as appliances. What tends to be underplayed if not ignored altogether is that Consumer Reports is unusual […]
For the last half century this magazine has had the reputation of being the most “corporate” American auto buff magazine. As a case in point, Motor Trend’s greatest source of visibility — its Car of the Year […]
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