What are the most popular cars among the LGBT community? Miatas, Wranglers, BMWs, Fiat 500s? None of the above, actually. Yep, according to a 203 IHS survey of 3 million self-reported LGBT consumers, we buy basically the same automotive appliances everybody else buys, with our Top 5 list comprised of the Ford F-150, the Honda Accord, the Chevy Silverado, the Toyota Camry and the Honda Civic.

By now, you may have heard that diesels are back in force and better than ever. Coincidentally, the VW Golf is back—all-new for 2015!—and is also better than ever. Put these two together, and you have a very, very appealing combination. Read more...

Our last “Drive This Not That” feature pitted the beautiful Audi S7 against BMW’s 650i Gran Coupe, and Audi won that matchup on account of its mix of sex appeal, performance, practicality and (relative) value. This time, BMW edges out its Audi competitor on the sheer emotionality it brings to the entry-luxury segment.
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Winner: 2014 Audi S7

Like most gays, I love BMWs. And the saucy, muscular 650i Gran Coupe is the BMW equivalent of speedo-clad Joe Manganiello emerging from a tropical lagoon…yeah, I wouldn’t kick it out of bed for eatin’ crackers.
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Everyone I know loves the yummy Porsche Cayman. And nearly everyone I know loves convertibles, especially in our sun-drenched locales. So it’s confounding to me that people do not love the Cayman roadster. It’s probably because—and only because—it’s called the Boxster, which was once regarded as the poor man’s Carrera. And no one—especially we image-conscious gays—want to be seen in a poor man’s anything.

If you like muscles, and you like cars, well, we’re gonna get along great. And we’d both probably agree that the big brute Chevrolet SS sport sedan is a decadent delight. 

It’s Chevy’s flagship car, with rear-wheel drive, polished wheels, fat tires and a big stonkin’ V-8 with a delicious exhaust rumble that hearkens back to the olden days of American car glory.
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I’m a sucker for a pretty face. And with its clean grille and Audi A5-like LED running lights, the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200’s face definitely qualifies as a pretty.

The 200 has a good body and great ass, too, if I may go there. But it’s more than beautiful on the outside; it’s spacious and stylish on the inside, too, especially in high-zoot “200C” form, which contains top-stitched leather and artfully bent wood veneers evocative of the famous lounge chair designed by Charles Eames in the 1940s.

Among my favorite features are a gorgeous floating instrument cluster with backlighting—I’m all about good lighting—a clever center console with sliding cupholders, and the availability of 3G wifi connectivity.

In an age when cars are expected to hold more people, carry more things, be smarter, go faster and do it all while sipping less fuel, the good old-fashioned two-door remains an innately self-indulgent and decidedly personal form of transportation. With sleek, low-slung bodies and fewer unsightly cutlines than staid sedans, coupes are also prettier, more expensive and less accommodating in back—limitations that somehow make them that much more desirable.

Coupes have become an endangered species of late, though, with many folks—including us gays—finding our way into four-doors or crossing into crossovers. 

I’m happy to see that two-doors are making a bit of a comeback, with about a half-dozen new models being introduced this year. Here are three of our favorites for your perusal.

Gays love BMWs, and I’m gay. And as a bit of a contrarian, I also love wagons. So to me, there are few things better than a BMW wagon like the Melbourne Red metallic 328d I tested this week.

OK, so I entered this test a bit biased, but seriously, why anyone would get a $50K SUV when this sexy machine is available is beyond me. First, from a practicality standpoint, few luxury vehicles can touch it, with incredible cargo flexibility, its 40/20/40 split-back seats, extra under-floor storage, flexible floor divider with retractable band, hooks, anchors, a power point, even a dog net. The interior is otherwise identical to the 3-Series sedan, only better lit—thank you, panoramic sunroof.

What’s the difference between car design and plastic surgery? When you redo a car, you want people to notice, but when you 'get work done,' you don’t. Acura seems to have taken the Brentwood housewife approach when redesigning its third-generation MDX, because it looks more or less just like the last one, albeit with softer contours and a row of LED headlamps. Alas, it is new, and in pretty much every way, it’s better than before.

The interior, for example, is gorgeous. The front seats are delightfully comfortable, materials are excellent, and the sound system is spectacular and reads every conceivable kind of media (except for your old Debbie Gibson cassettes—sorry). Storage is everywhere, the back seat is huge and it even has an easy-access third-row seat when it’s your turn to be the designated driver on Sunday Funday. The standard V-6 is quiet and fuel-efficient, yet can kick up its skirts when you find out there’s a fire sale at the Andrew Christian store. Even better, next to certain highly respected SUVs like the BMW X5 and Audi Q7, it is far less expensive. In other words, it’s got enough of the stuff you want, and not too much of anything else, letting you save your money for the undies.