It's been said that to truly understand someone, you must first walk a mile in their shoes. In many ways, this holds true for cars too. Often, to get what they're really about, it's best to visit the land of their birth. When you see the environment the car was designed to perform in, you sometimes come away with a deeper appreciation.

By Lyndon Conrad Bell

Say the word Mercedes and most people will conjure a picture of the E-Class in their heads. Well now, people are going to have to update their visualizations because OnWheels has driven the all new 2010 Mercedes E-Class model and it is quite a stunner.
 

By Christopher Jackson

There's a trend toward compacts becoming more of a 'destination' vehicle than a 'transition' car. Around the On Wheels office at least, compact cars have often been viewed as the car you get until you can afford something bigger.The Mazda3 is solid proof that compact cars don't have to be penalty boxes.
 

By Christopher Jackson

Ford's perennial best-selling F-150 has seen a lot of challenges in recent years, from domestic competitors like Chevrolet and from the Japanese as well.  The F-150 lost a bit of popularity as a result.  On Wheels is happy to report that the all-new 2009 Ford F-150 addresses its predecessor's shortcomings and can once again be considered the top of the heap. 

By Christopher Jackson

Wait a minute. They still build this thing? Yes, they do; the biggest Jeep is still alive and kicking for 2009.
 

The Commander is (for the moment) an unlikely survivor of the current product-cutting bloodbath going on at Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep.  It started life in 2006 as the answer to a question nobody at On Wheels ever asked, a three-row, not-quite-full-size SUV that fell somewhere between being a retro homage to the 1980s Cherokee and an attempt to compete with the infamous Hummer H2.  

By Lyndon Conrad Bell

The stunning good looks of the 2009 Z4 are attributable to a bit of BMW lore. For the first time in the history of the company, a car's interior and exterior designers are both female.
 

By Earle Eldridge

Anyone who has seen a European light delivery van knows that styling is not their strong suit. European delivery vans have a sort of tall, slender - if they were a person - lanky appearance. But small business owners will tell you appearance - as long as it's not butt ugly - doesn't matter. Function matters.
 

Throughout the Audi lineup, certain S models exist to push the performance factor a little further.
 

By David McEwen

Toyota's Yaris is a peppy, economic alternative for adults looking for a sub-compact.