2023 Land Rover Defender 130 S

Size matters, the longer 130 seats 8 ... Consider this a fair warning. If you purchase a Fuji White Land Rover Defender 130 S, or attempt to pass one on the freeway on a sunny day, you could be blinded. Sounds dangerous, but if you have invested first in a sturdy pair of sunglasses you... Continue Reading →

2023 Kia Carnival SX Prestige

Carnival proves a festival of finery ... When Kia rolled out its spiffy new Carnival minivan last year I was pretty sure nothing on the market drove, or looked, better. Now I’m certain. Oh, if you prefer a hybrid or AWD van you’ll have to look to Chrysler or Toyota. But for a standard internal... Continue Reading →

2023 BMW X7 M60i

X7 a pulse-quickening luxury 3-row SUV ... BMW is one of the best automakers at straddling the line of performance and luxury and nowhere is that balancing act more challenging than the large SUV market. Yet BMW does just that with its X7, a big beauty that handles like a smaller sportier SUV or crossover,... Continue Reading →

2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI S

VW's GTI packs plenty of performance, even with an automatic ... Volkswagen fans know all about the Golf GTI, the sporty hatchback has been a mainstay performance friendly version of its compact runabout for 40 years. Golfs (and Rabbits) have been VW’s go-to entry-level car basically since the original Beetle was discontinued in the US... Continue Reading →

2023 Genesis Electrified G80 AWD

Electrification perfectly fits luxurious G80 sedan ... From a marketing perspective luxury electrics make the most sense still, until battery prices come down and automakers can make mainstream cars at mainstream prices while turning a profit. Plus electric power systems naturally seem more high-end as they produce massive power yet as slippery smooth as freshly... Continue Reading →

2023 Acura Integra A-Spec Tech Review

Acura's hot horsey hatch is back, finally ... Here’s a recipe for success – hot hatchback styling, 200 horsepower, slick-shifting 6-speed manual tranny, a bright red suede and leather interior, and a rockin’ stereo. Acura insists on adding its luxury nameplate and requisite big toothy grille into the spicy blend that is the new Integra... Continue Reading →

2023 Toyota Sequoia Platinum 4WD Hybrid

Big Sequoia is improved, but has a couple Big issues ... Big, bold, beautiful? It’s hard to argue beauty for any full-size SUV although the sparkling silver paint job on this motoring monster, the Toyota Sequoia, added some sparkle. But Sequoia, as its name implies, is big and the restyling for 2023 helps it fit... Continue Reading →

2023 Lexus ES300h F Sport

A hybrid luxury sedan priced almost like a family sedan ... Luxury and value go together a bit like peanut butter and caviar, at least in the car world. That’s to say, they don’t. Usually, luxury vehicles push nameplate and a few fancy doodads at a premium price. Folks wanting their image or reputation to... Continue Reading →

2023 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD

Pathfinder a calm, quiet, smooth performer ... The Bath County Courthouse (Va.) provides Pathfinder's backdrop. Somewhere along the Skyline Drive overlooking Shenandoah National Park in Virginia the calm, quiet, and smooth performance of Nissan’s 3-row Pathfinder settled in. We had driven through unplanted flat Midwestern farm fields and mountainous West Virginia only to settle for... Continue Reading →

2023 Range Rover Sport SE

Sport is strong on power and price, weak on practicality .... Driving a Range Rover Sport feels a bit like embarking on a world cruise. Rovers are designed and built in England. Yet Rover is owned by the Indian firm Tata. And the tested Sport SE was bathed in Giola Green. For the uninitiated Giola... Continue Reading →

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