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Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief

Fred Meier

Former D.C. Bureau Chief Fred Meier, who lives every day with Washington gridlock, has an un-American love of small wagons and hatchbacks.

Articles by Fred Meier

The 2023 Ram 1500 brings incremental changes to features, powertrains and available configurations, but the tow ratings continue to stretch from 6,120 pounds to 12,750 pounds.
Suicide doors — full-size car doors hinged at the rear — have been an endangered species for decades and inched closer to extinction for 2022, with two more models disappearing and just one or two on the way (both electric vehicles) to replace them.
More car shoppers are looking for cooled or ventilated seats that promise personalized relief from backside heat.
In most cases, you can’t negotiate on the lease payoff price that you’ll owe the lender if you decide to purchase the vehicle.
The 2022 vehicles (and one already-unveiled 2023) with power-retractable hardtops are from a small and mostly unattainable crowd.
Here are the model-year 2022 vehicles that offer HUDs standard, as stand-alone options or in a package.
These are the 12 best model-year 2022 SUVs ranked by their specified maximum tow ratings, with a lower base price used to break any ties.
The good news is that getting locked out of your car is becoming a thing of the past, just like cars with physical keys.
Here are some of the best EVs available for model-years 2017-19 — those you might find now as used vehicles coming off leases or being replaced by first owners.
Here are the free charging perks currently offered for electric cars, SUVs and trucks on sale now or soon to hit the market.