Brian Thevenot
writer
Brian Thevenot is the former deputy Business editor of the Los Angeles Times. He previously worked for a dozen years at the Times-Picayune of New Orleans, where he and his colleagues won two Pulitzer Prizes in 2006 for coverage of Hurricane Katrina and he edited a Pulitzer finalist in 2009. Thevenot later worked as a writer and editor at the Texas Tribune in Austin and as the business editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He left The Times in 2015.
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What separates a good car from a great one? Almost all cars are decent these days.
Nov. 19, 2015
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Nov. 18, 2015
For years automakers have failed to make an electric car with the two qualities most drivers demand: a long driving range and a low sticker price.
Jan. 12, 2015
Narrowing the list of the year’s best automobiles is a tough business.
Dec. 27, 2014
Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI Value Edition comes with the same diesel engine used across VW’s lineup in a stripped-down package with an aggressive price.
April 4, 2014
The Volkswagen Jetta has solidified its position as the cheapest U.S. diesel car with a new “value edition” that cuts more than $2,300 from the base price.
Feb. 7, 2014
The bare-bones BMW 320i delivers beautifully on everything that matters and obliterates most competitors in the sport sedan segment.
Feb. 1, 2014