2015 Ford Edge Titanium AWD

Ford Edge Titanium a top-flight crossover Ford’s Edge is a good looking crossover that puts Ford’s boxy Flex to shame in handling and looks , but won’t haul as many people. Edge is a top-flight mid-size crossover with a comfortable ride, good power and an excellent interior for five adults. My test unit was the... Continue Reading →

January 22, 2016 0

2016 Fiat 500X Trekking FWD

Fiat 500X cute, but more useful than smaller cousins Small crossovers are growing in popularity and car makers are falling all over themselves to deliver a robust selection of these little SUV-hatchback-wagons. In essence they are mix of those three categories, offering more cargo room, AWD or 4-wheel-drive capability and hatches for easy cargo carrying and... Continue Reading →

January 14, 2016 0

2016 Dodge Journey Crossroad Plus AWD

Value-minded Dodge Journey keeps improving Dodge’s Journey is a good example of a carmaker not being satisfied with its work, with its own status quo. How so? To look at the Journey you’d think it’s long in the tooth. On its face, that’s true. Journey joined the Dodge lineup 7 years ago and looks pretty much... Continue Reading →

January 7, 2016 0

2016 Dodge Charger SXT AWD

Dodge Charger AWD Big people need cars too, and sometimes automotive interior designers forget that fact. So hurrah for the Dodge Charger and its generous sized interior, a full-figured person’s dream machine. There’s head and legroom to spare, front and rear, plus Charger happens to be available in so many trim levels a person can... Continue Reading →

December 30, 2015 0

2016 Acura RDX AWD Advance

Acura RDX couples luxury, power with AWD Smooth, quiet and useful, with a strong interior luxury quotient. That’s the new Acura RDX AWD Advance, the top-of-the-line model that should be making European makes nervous. Why? Well, it’s awfully nice and for substantially less cash than equally equipped German makes, such BMW, Mercedes and Audi. There’s... Continue Reading →

December 24, 2015 0

2016 Cadillac CTS AWD

Cadillac CTS remains edgy, fast sport sedan Cadillac’s CTS remains one of GM’s biggest success stories and for good reason. The mid-size sport sedan features edgy styling and handles like a fine European sport sedan, but with better ride characteristics and now, all-wheel-drive. The dark metallic gray test car was the CTS AWD 3.6L Premium... Continue Reading →

December 18, 2015 0

2016 Scion iM

Sporty Scion iM epitomizes simple driving fun Maybe because I test drive so many trucks and crossovers these days, but a week behind the wheel of a sporty hatchback is refreshing. It reminds you that driving, at its simplest levels, can be fun. Scion, the low-cost arm of Toyota, has figured this out. Let’s hope others... Continue Reading →

December 11, 2015 0

2015 Jeep Renegade Limited 4×4

Jeep's new baby still can crawl off road A lot of folks are calling the Renegade the Baby Jeep, and there’s some truth to that because it’s the smallest Jeep and solidly puts the brand into the growing small crossover/sport-ute segment. Renegade rides on a short 101.2-inch wheelbase and shares a platform with parent company Fiat’s... Continue Reading →

December 4, 2015 0

2016 Scion iA

Scion iA a snazzy low-cost small sedan Rarely has so little felt like so much. Scion delivers possibly the highest value car for the entry-level market and does it with a good looking small sedan that is value priced and yet looks and feels much more like a mid-priced compact sedan. The new iA,... Continue Reading →

November 28, 2015 0

2016 Kia Sedona SXL

New Kia Sedona improves on solid package I had driven the new Kia Sedona early this year and frankly, it had a few issues. I liked much the minivan had to offer then, and now. But I’m most impressed that all of my earlier concerns seem to have been tended to within the first year.... Continue Reading →