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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Binge Watching Old Consumer Reports Car Reviews On YouTube Is My Latest Obsession
If you're looking for something to distract you from President Donald Trump performing magic tricks like making your retirement fund disappear by causing the stock market to do backflips, may I suggest zoning out and watching some old car reviews on YouTube? Normally I'm a diehard MotorWeek Retro Reviews fan, and that isn't changing any time soon, but yesterday while watching said Retro Reviews I clicked on a suggested video that turned out to be the gateway to my latest infatuation. It's no secret that we here at Jalopnik are fans of the tireless work done by Consumer Reports to assess cars and share important data for folks looking to make an educated purchase decision on a new vehicle, but I didn't realize what a comprehensive archive of car reviews were hiding deep in the CR YouTube channel. Once I made the realization, though, I promptly went down the rabbit hole and forgot all about The Horrors for a while. Read more: The Least Reliable Cars, Trucks And SUVs You Can Buy In 2025, According To Consumer Reports The archive of Consumer Reports YouTube car reviews is nowhere near as comprehensive as that of MotorWeek, but it's fun for an old fart like me to reminisce about the cars that I remember reading about in the magazines when I was a kid. To find these old videos, visit Consumer Reports YouTube channel and either sort all the videos in reverse chronological order, or go to the playlist labeled "Cars". The playlist encompasses a diverse array of content that includes first drives, reviews, auto show coverage, podcasts and more, so among the over-800 videos in the playlist, there's plenty of car content to keep your mind distracted. The earliest reviews were posted in 2009, but the oldest model reviewed is the third-generation Toyota Avalon, which was first introduced in 2005. I'm still having a hard time coming to grips with the reality that many of the cars are 15 years old already, and that they could feasibly be considered retro by a young'n. Whether you say they're retro or you're like me and still can't conceive of 2010 being retro yet, it's still fun to look back and reminisce about the days before cars became the buttonless rolling smartphones they are today. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Pretend That Everything's Fine This Weekend With MotorWeek's '90s Retro Review Marathon
So far this year, each day seems to hold new horrors that we never would have foreseen as possible even just the day prior. Even the joy of doomscrolling through social media on your phone has been sullied by pesky news outlets talking about the latest ways that democracy is failing, so what can you do that doesn't cost any money but helps you avoid the constant onslaught of negativity and fear? If you're anything like me, then maybe you'll find solace in the soothing baritone voice of John Davis at MotorWeek guiding aging car enthusiasts like us on a gentle and peaceful stroll down memory lane with its Retro Reviews. If you're looking for a way to occupy your time this weekend that mitigates, rather than contributes to the sense of impending doom, tune into the MotorWeek YouTube channel for a non-stop marathon of its retro car reviews, this time ranging in date from 1990 to 1999. Read more: These Are Your Favorite Factory Exhaust Designs One of my favorite things about these single-decade Retro Review marathons is watching how drastically car technology, design, and performance changed and improved over the decade, and the nineties saw exponential growth in each of those areas. Heck, even the Teutonic stalwart Porsche 911 underwent arguably its most drastic changes in the decade, transitioning away from its air-cooled roots and hurtling into the future with the engineering wizardry of liquid cooling. MotorWeek video reviews have the unique trait of being consistent over the course of decades, so there are virtually no surprises in these episodes which is good for our overstimulated 21st century brains. And unlike all of the videos in the MotorWeek Retro Reviews playlist on YouTube, these are complete episodes that include segments beyond the always-entertaining road tests. The full episodes really transport you to simpler times through coverage of auto shows when they were in their prime, and other very retro segments. So go ahead, reminisce a bit this weekend and tune in to MotorWeek's 1990s Retro Review Marathon. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
