The Week in Mother Proof

Children really don’t need to know what they want to be when they grown up. High schoolers, college freshman — they all get a pass. That doesn’t apply, though, to a $16,000 car. The mom-reviewers at Mother Proof were flummoxed by the Kia Rondo’s identity crisis, despite a few things the crossover most definitely got right. You can get the whole story at Motherproof.com, as well as tales of speeding ticket woes and a look into the moms’ crystal ball of alternative fuels.

• Parking Lot Dynamics
• 2007 Kia Rondo: ‘Crossover’ Suffers From Identity Crisis
• Mom's Speed-Racer Past Resurfaces
• Clean-Diesel Engine on Tap at Chrysler