Clifford Atiyeh

The smallest state hosts an outsize show of particularly rare classics.

The federal government has been subsidizing the production and sale of electric vehicles for more than a decade. Through a $7500 credit administered by the Internal Revenue Service, hundreds of thousands of EV buyers have reduced their tax bills. But now it’s not as simple. If you’re wondering what the deal is on a new 2023 or 2024 vehicle, here’s what you need to know. But first, a brief history.In the 2010s, the Credit Started Slow In 2010, the IRS phased out tax credits worth up to $3400 for…

Everyone loves performance, but who wants to pay Porsche money for it? Luckily, there is a thriving bundle of choices for the driver on a moderately healthy budget. We picked a price cap of $60,000 and selected some of our favorite and most fun-to-drive vehicles that fall under that figure—many, even, start well under that mark. Acura Integra Type S—$52,995 Whereas lesser Acura Integra trims feel like little more than zhuzed up Honda Civics, the top-line Integra Type S is different—albeit simila…

Plug-in hybrids are perfect for buyers who want to take advantage of the federal tax credit but are hesitant to take the full leap into an EV. As with EVs, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are now eligible for up to $4000 even as used vehicles. And here again, the money can be applied to the purchase price or used as a down payment, rather than lowering your income-tax bill come April 15. For shoppers looking to take advantage of this federal largesse, we’ve selected three recommended PHEVs at each of th…

If you are considering the purchase of an electric vehicle, good news: It’s now possible to get an up-front federal rebate on an EV purchase instead of filing for a tax credit, and that’s true of used EVs as well, which can net buyers up to $4000. Instead of waiting until tax time, a customer can request $4000 off the purchase price. For shoppers looking to take advantage of this federal largesse, we’ve surveyed the landscape and chosen a total of nine EV models (all of which would net buyers th…

Car insurance topped the list of items tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Services as having the highest annual cost increase. Americans spent 20 percent more on car insurance in 2023 than they did in the previous year. The blame, in part, goes to higher-priced new vehicles and rising repair costs.In just three years, car insurance has risen to the point where it costs Americans 43 percent more than it did during the depths of the pandemic in December 2020. That’s according to the lat…

As the first gas-electric hybrid car sold in the U.S. since the 1920s, the 2000 Honda Insight achieved 52 mpg combined, a record that would stand unbeaten for 16 years. But it cost $20,000 at a time when a Civic started at just under $11,000. The Insight had only two seats and three cylinders. Also, it was pitifully slow. The first Toyota Prius, which arrived seven months later, was the same price. But even a real back seat couldn’t move the first Prius beyond Larry David and other greenie devot…

There’s an epic movie scene with Steve Martin and a rental car agent when the company loses his car. Martin’s character, desperate to get home for Thanksgiving, launches 19 F-Bombs over the counter. They go nowhere. It’s 1987, and he lost the only copy of the rental contract.The agent is no help. (Watch the clip.)That’s what anyone thinks when driving an electric vehicle, the distance-to-empty nears zero, the warning comes on, and there’s no charging station in sight. Or perhaps you’re able to c…

Most White House limousines end up in museums, but this is a rare exception.This 1965 Lincoln Continental is one of 500 limousines converted by Lehmann-Peterson in Chicago between 1964 and 1970.The Federal government bought 15, and this one saw duty during the Johnson Administration.For the last half-century, ex-Presidential limos have been locked up, destroyed, or donated to a museum. But this 1965 Continental, all 21 feet of it, is up for auction right now on Bring a Trailer.Unlike the standar…

Off-road enthusiasts have lifted and kitted out their pickup trucks for decades. Only in the past few years have truck manufacturers collectively decided to build these same kinds of upgraded 4x4s in-house sand send them to dealerships with a full warranty. Where there once was only the Ford F-150 Raptor and Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, there are now a several factory off-road trims on the market. We’ve gathered a dozen pickups we’ve recently run through our instrumented testing and reviewed on- and o…