Cars

A Corvette makes a memorable entrance at a homecoming parade. Yet the job is a slow, even procession, often over pavement whose bumps and joints matter to a low car.

A Honda Fit looks like an affordable canvas for a mobile billboard, but its compact sides leave little room for a message people can read in traffic.

The Lister Storm is one of the most extreme Jaguar-derived road cars of the 1990s: an ultra-rare, front-engine V12 coupe with rear-wheel drive and a direct

The first note arrives before the car has properly moved: a hard-edged V6 bark, metallic and uneven in the way modern engines rarely manage.

A Honda Civic fitted with 20 subwoofers would make a dramatic show build, with a visual impact that few conventional systems can match. The appeal is easy

The Honda Today is a tiny kei car with a visual contradiction: set low, pushed wide, and fitted with aggressive wheels, it can suggest a miniature Lamborghini.

The FAW Jiefang CA10 is remembered as the People’s Republic of China’s first series-produced truck, yet its design came from the Soviet ZIS-150.

A company founded to make refrigerator-equipment components eventually became the owner of Volvo Cars, one of the most recognizable names in automotive history.

A 525-hp Porsche 911 GT3 RS, an enormous rear wing, and Lake Winnipeg disappearing into a blizzard make a striking picture. The car looks like a race machine

An Outback-like Subaru with an open bed has an appeal that is easy to understand. The Baja gives you a four-door cabin, all-wheel drive, and a place to