Robert Duffer

The hottest car color for 2017 may be a kind of blue, according to one paint company. The number of blue vehicles made in 2016 increased 3 percent in luxury,...

New cars are safer than ever, yet vehicle crashes are on the rise. Advanced safety systems designed to minimize — if not prevent — crashes have proliferated. Yet despite technology...

Toyota once again has a fun, affordable sports car. The Scion FR-S sport coupe is now the Toyota 86 for 2017, and it's a no-frills blast. It's the kind of...

Years such as 2016 might look best in the rearview mirror. The deaths of Prince and David Bowie overshadowed that of Scion; phrases such as "nasty woman" and "basket of...

The temperatures dropped, the snow started and I faced a choice in the garage — with hockey bag in one hand, kids' backpacks in the other. In my pocket were...

Gas prices will go up and sedans will be the most popular car segment in America again. Unfortunately for the 2017 Honda Accord Hybrid, only one of those predictions is...

The fate of the auto industry depends on the millennial generation. Or so it seems. The largest demographic since the baby boomers has alternatively been cited as bringing about the...

Mazda makes good cars. But with only six models in the U.S., including the two-seat roadster known as Miata, the marque doesn't get the exposure — or the dealer network...

There are countless things we do for a thrill: riding waves, roller coasters, animals — all go beyond the boundaries of safety into the thrilling unknown. So it is with...

The end of one thing and the beginning of another is a time for reflection, anticipation and superlatives. That time is now for the auto industry. The newest cars have...