Bruce Caldwell
Bruce had a HOT ROD MAGAZINE subscription when he was in grade school. An English degree from the University of Washington and his unbounded enthusiasm for all things automotive helped him get a job as a HOT ROD MAGAZINE feature editor. He also worked at CAR CRAFT and was editor of many titles including Chevy High Performance, Mustangs and Fords, The Best of HOT ROD, Chevy Action, Muscle Car Review, Corvette Milestones, Street Rod Quarterly, Mopar Milestones, Muscle Car Milestones, and Mustang Milestones. He has authored several best-selling automotive how-to books plus a children's book and written for numerous national and regional magazines, newspapers and websites. He has driven over 3,000 new cars, trucks and SUVs. He has owned about 200 cars but is down to six. He collects diecast model cars and restores real ones in his well-equipped Seattle area home shop. He still has many of his original Tonka trucks and every issue of HOT ROD since Volume 1 Number 1. Bruce is married with three children and four grandchildren.
Articles & Blog Posts
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Flash Drive — 2024 Subaru Crosstrek
(December 2, 2024) in Featured & Flash Drive - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Land Rover Defender — An SUV Icon Re-imagined
(November 11, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser — Legendary Ruggedness, Off-Road Prowess and Technology
(November 4, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF — Small and Mighty (Fun, That Is)
(October 14, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Lexus LC 500 Coupe — Beauty and Brawn in a Highly Refined Coupe
(October 7, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Honda Civic Type R — A Four-Door Go-Kart
(September 30, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Dodge Hornet R/T — Sporty Performance and Hybrid Economy
(July 11, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Toyota RAV4 — A Compact SUV for All Pacific Northwest Roads
(July 1, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Subaru WRX — Sporty Performance for the Young at Heart
(June 25, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Lexus NX 350h — Luxury Meets Style and Hybrid Economy
(May 13, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Acura Integra Type S — Template for a Great Luxury Sport Sedan
(May 9, 2024) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Honda Passport TrailSport — At Home in the City and in the Country
(May 1, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Acura MDX Type S — Putting the ‘Sport’ in Sport Utility Vehicle
(March 1, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Subaru Crosstrek — A Northwest Favorite for Active Families
(February 28, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander — More Room for Friends and Family, and Everything Else
(February 26, 2024) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross
(January 1, 2024) in Featured & Flash Drive - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Honda Accord Hybrid
(December 31, 2023) in Featured & Flash Drive - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Toyota Tundra Platinum CrewMax — City Luxury, Off-Road Prowess
(December 30, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2023 Ford Maverick XLT — The Little Pickup That Can Do a Lot
(December 29, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Crew Cab — Big Muscle, Big Interior, Big Capability
(December 28, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Toyota Prius Prime
(December 26, 2023) in Featured & Flash Drive - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Lexus LC 500h Coupe
(December 26, 2023) in Flash Drive - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Honda Pilot AWD Transport
(December 17, 2023) in Flash Drive - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo
(December 17, 2023) in Flash Drive - Article:
Flash Drive — 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E
(December 2, 2023) in Flash Drive - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV — Luxury, Comfort, Space and Plug-in Hybrid Efficiency
(October 30, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2023 Lexus LX 600 — Rugged Performance Wrapped in Luxury
(October 29, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2023 Ford Escape — Turbo Power with Good Economy
(October 27, 2023) in Behind the Wheel - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2024 Toyota Camry SE — Economy, Comfort and Style
(October 26, 2023) in Behind the Wheel & Featured - Article:
Behind the Wheel — 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning — Living Up to the Hype
(August 7, 2023) in Behind the Wheel

