Bud Wells
Bud Wells began work at The Post in 1968, became Page One editor in the early 1970s, and created The Postap auto page in the mid-1970s. He has driven and reviewed 2,100 new cars and trucks since the mid-1970s. In 2012 he was awarded the Lee Iacocca Award, the first Coloradan to receive the honor. He is author of the "Colorado Car Book," a history of 100 years of the automobile in the state, and you can find his weekly car column Saturdays in The Post.
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Sponsored: ‘Merry Christmas’ from Grand Wagoneer, Bud’s 2,500th review
“Merry Christmas” I shout out from the open window of the 2022 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Yes, it is the big, new Grand Wagoneer, Jeep’s pricey step up into the luxury...

Sponsored: 2,500 cars driven, from a single Stryker to 162 Fords
Over the past 44 years, I’ve driven and reviewed 2,500 cars and trucks from 70 brands. Ford has provided the highest number, 162, followed by Chevrolet, Toyota, Nissan, Volkswagen and...

Sponsored: Infotainment retuned for ’22 Infiniti QX80 resurgence
A refined infotainment system and center stack are standard on the 2022 Infiniti QX80 and should serve as major assists toward a more well-rounded competitiveness in the full-size luxury SUV...

Sponsored: ’22 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro colors offroad scene
Stirring a measure of excitement into my routine last week was the appearance of the 2022 Toyota 4Runner. The interest came not from an upgrade to the Toyota’s old 5-speed...

Sponsored: Hybrid switch brightens minivan market for Toyota
A bright position in a slumping automotive market category of minivans appears to be that of the Toyota Sienna and its maker’s decision a year ago to produce and sell...

Sponsored: Midsize, compact sedans rebound; or is it Covid-chip blip
Huge sales increases by compact sedan models Toyota Corolla, Nissan Sentra, Hyundai Elantra and Kia Forte and by midsize Toyota Camry helped those two segments post a 7% increase over...

Sponsored: Mazda Miata stick shift still the ‘most popular choice’
Manual transmissions have been relegated a boldface N/A listing in most new-car literature today; there remains, though, one model in which the “stick” is far more popular than automatic. Itap...

Sponsored: Back then. . .’81 Maserati Merak, $42,637 Italian dream machine
(Forty years ago, in 1981, I enjoyed testing the Maserati Merak SS, an Italian dream machine which I reviewed in The Denver Post.) The ’81 Maserati at $42,637 was the...

Sponsored: E53 AMG, EQ, soft-top add to Mercedes magic
As we turned off the TV, left the house and climbed into the Mercedes AMG E53 Cabriolet last Sunday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies were about to blow a late-inning lead...

Sponsored: Asbury already active in Colo.; Nissan to host ski shows
“Itap the largest single auto dealership buyout in history,” said Tim Jackson, president and CEO of the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association, when I asked him of news that Asbury Automotive...