Are Cars Still Getting Better?
Photo : Robyn Beck/Getty ( Getty Images )  Lately Ive been bopping back and forth between press cars, my old Lexus, and the GTI. (reviews coming, promise!) One question thats crossed my mind a couple of times is whether cars are still getting better. Theyre definitely changing, and I think objectively they are getting better in a lot of ways I care about, but I dont know if I feel that in my bones. Advertisement  On one hand, I really want to drive a new Bronco, on the other hand, Id rather burn to death in a car from the 40s than pay for a subscription to a 2025 models onboard fire extinguisher. On the other other hand, that Genesis G80 I drove last week was mind-blowinga massive improvement over the last one, which was excellent. I think I could go back pretty far before we arrived at cars that I couldnt live with day to day, like 1910s-20s. But thats not the question. Cars absolutely improved by every measure after that. The answer to this is going to have to be a year in the last ten to fifteen years in my opinion. And dont just answer with a year, thatll give poor Lawrence something to work with on the AOTD front .