Dan Neil

6 days ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

The affordable Kia K4 seems well timed, as new vehicle prices push many buyers out of the market—even if its angles are a little askew, writes Dan Neil. As the Roman architect Vitruvius once observed, everything should look like something. I’m paraphrasing.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

A Jeff Bezos-backed startup wants to take pickups back to a simpler, cheaper timeAnd now for something completely different: an affordable American pickup. At a media event in Long Beach, Calif., last week, EV startup Slate Auto unveiled an exquisitely disruptive, radically simple mini-pickup, to be made in the U.S.A. and targeting a price under $27,500—that is, under $20,000 with the current federal EV tax credit. Put a pin in that. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

Based on the winning entry in the 1969 Baja 1000 desert race, this all-terrain adventure vehicle is destined to become a pampered collectible, writes Dan Neil. Once, a long time ago, I competed in the Baja 1000, the infamous desert race down the Baja California Peninsula, from Ensenada to La Paz. Once was plenty. I soiled my racing suit. I developed hypothermia and severe dehydration and hallucinated as if I had eaten jimson weed. I barfed in my closed-face helmet six times.

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Dan Neil

When it came time for our car critic to purchase a vehicle for himself, the choice seemed clear. Now, as an Elon backlash rages, Dan Neil wants to explain. Source link

1 month ago | wsj.com | Dan Neil

Curious minds have always wanted to know: What kind of car does The Wall Street Journal’s car critic drive? I typically avoid sharing this information, lest it be taken as an endorsement or else used against me as proof of some undisclosed bias. Hah! This guy Neil is so in the bag for the Honda Odyssey! I wonder what he got paid? And I hate disappointing readers who would rather imagine me bombing around in a classic Aston Martin or Porsche. Perhaps they see me wearing a snap-brim cap? Jodhpurs?