A new breed of crossover has arrived, aimed at making another class of car obsolete. The compact crossover is a relatively new idea billed as more utilitarian without sacrificing size or efficiency. But yet another crossover variant makes us nervous. The SUV and extended cab pickup truck market […]
If Weird Al has taught us anything, it’s that a Toyota’s a Toyota…or is it? Sometimes a Toyota is a Scion. When the new Scion iM arrived, we wondered if it could be better than the Corolla S. After all, the iM is a 5-door Corolla variant, sharing […]
You might think the craziest thing Dodge has done in recent memory is launch the 707hp SRT Hellcat. You’d be wrong. When the sensible people at FCA weren’t looking, Dodge went and dropped the SRT’s 6.4L V8 into a Challenger R/T and called it a day. The sheer […]
This spring, we tested Infiniti’s full-size SUV, the QX80. Then, in the heat of the summer, we sampled its sporty crossover, the QX70. That left us the fall to try out the Infiniti QX60. Despite what the name might suggest, the QX60 is larger than the QX70, being […]
You can’t build an opinion with one data point. After a mostly-successful week with our first-ever electric vehicle test, Kia wanted to know if we’d like to try another. Without much consideration, we decided that yes, we would. After all, once you’ve driven the world’s most affordable EV, […]
Go big or go home. The new 2016 Volvo XC90 has been awaited by many, including me. I remember seeing it for the first time at the 2015 NAIAS in January; it was one of our top 5 reveals and now we can finally experience it firsthand. The […]
The Honda HR-V is an all-new market entry for Honda. It’s based on the fun and well-put-together Fit, which we drove earlier this year. The question isn’t whether or not Honda packaged the HR-V well enough to sell, but rather if the HR-V is as fun as the […]
Just over a year ago, we had the opportunity to be one of the first to sample the all-new Lexus NX200t. That vehicle was a pre-production car. This time around, we stepped into a production-ready NX200t F Sport. The luxury crossover segment continues to grow and Lexus has […]
“That’s one of them cars you see in NASCAR.” The Chevrolet SS was in one of the few places where it would be positively identified – a local car show. In a field between Camaros new and old, the SS is an oddity. While the SS has much […]
September 12-20 was National Drive Electric Week. The initiative aims at raising awareness of all-electric vehicles that, “…are fun to drive, are less expensive and more convenient to fuel than gasoline vehicles, are better for the environment, promote local jobs, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil”. Some […]
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