Michael Mayerfeld Bell Archives

How come a car that goes 0-60 in 9.7 seconds is now so terrible?

February 3, 2022 Steve 9

Last summer a Jalopnik review of the Mazda MX-30 led to a debate in the comment thread about what is adequate acceleration. Writer Ken Saito (2021) had just concluded that the electric crossover’s 0-60 time […]

What’s the most excessive American car design of all time?

October 18, 2021 Steve 5

(UPDATED FROM 5/1/2020) American automakers have always had a penchant for extravagant designs that can look overwrought compared to imports. Of course, this has been changing of late as foreign automakers — particularly the Japanese […]