Casey Williams

I feel like when a car’s paint color is called Thundernight Metallic, and it’s a $550 option, the car wearing it better be impressive. You may imagine that color to be some mysterious murky gray, but it’s actually eggplant purple. With sparkle. Fortunately, the 2022 BMW M240i has the performance, style, and luxury to back…

Could there be a vehicle more out of touch with our era of high fuel prices and emerging electric vehicles than the 2022 Ford Bronco Wildtrak Sasquatch edition?  Well, maybe if you drove a Heavy Duty pickup for your daily city commute, but it’s simply ridiculous as it guzzles gallons of gasoline like they’re martinis…

For me, the Mercedes-Benz S-class will always be defined by the 560SEL, a car from the late ‘80s that still commands respect from valet stands and left lanes of the world’s superhighways. The big sedan defies its age and is a joy to drive, but today’s luxury buyers – especially in America – prefer large…

I have a pretty long commute – about 35 miles each way. And as I noticed while picking up soda at the gas station last weekend, 87 octane was $4.65 per gallon. Premium and diesel were uncomfortably over $5. I own a Smart car and have test cars most of the time, so gas prices…

This isn’t the first time I’ve reviewed the 2022 Chevy Silverado Trail Boss. Like the last one, though, this one is off-road ready version with a 2-inch lift, monotube shocks to absorb rough trails, and 18” black alloy wheels with Goodyear Wrangler off-road tires to claw over them. Its long crew cab is still ideal…

What kind of car do you really need? My husband thinks he needs a twin-turbo German rocket wagon to get his kicks, but our budget determines otherwise. What we need is an affordable compact crossover with style, technology, fuel efficiency, and enough interior space for four and their luggage. Like many of you, we need…

The 2022 Chevrolet Equinox is one of the best-selling crossovers in America, but it’s not terribly exciting. It could use a bit of a makeover to attract younger and more affluent buyers. So, designers went to work to imbue a bit more attitude, adding cayenne pepper to the compact Chevy’s vanilla frosting. The result is…

There was a time when automakers did everything possible to make their truck-based SUVs seem more carlike.  Now, they seem to want their car-based crossovers to seem more trucklike.  It’s a trail that’s brought us fortified faux-roaders like the Subaru Forester Wilderness, GMC Terrain AT4, Toyota RAV4 TRD, and the amped wagon we have here: …

Subaru knows its people, who are among the most loyal to any automotive brand. They love their Outbacks, Foresters, Ascents, and WRXs. They are also among the most environmentally conscious, dog-friendly, off-roading auto owners around. They take their kids to school and hike on the weekends. What they haven’t had until now is an electric…

Let me tell you about my niece. She’s still in high school, but is an archery master. Last weekend, I stood beside her as she put arrow after arrow into a far-away bulls-eye as if she was born to do nothing else – a virtuoso of the backyard target stand. I’ve also been with her…