Fun to drive and stylish, but Alfa still needs to fix the small flaws that keep it from being a true luxury make.
2024 Zoomie Top 10 Vehicles
Not sure if any of this year’s Zoomie winners will still be on the market 30+ years from now, but all are great drives as we enter 2024.
2024 Nissan Sentra SR
Holy cow, the Sentra is sleek, inexpensive and a great family car buy. This is a bargain hunter's dream car!
2023 Hyundai Santa Fe PHEV Limited AWD Review
Plug-in power cuts emissions, boosts gas mileage for family SUV ... Nearly all automakers are now hybridizing their lineups, either with regular hybrid systems to extend gas mileage and mildly cut emissions, or with plug-ins that do more of both. No surprise then that Hyundai has dropped a plug-in hybrid system into its popular Santa... Continue Reading →
2023 Honda CR-V AWD Sport Touring
Top-selling CR-V adds length and hybrid power ... Adding a bit of length along with hybrid power to a top-selling compact crossover will likely boost its already strong sales, or so Honda suspects. They’re probably right. The Honda CR-V is already the segment’s sales leader and the latest refresh does nothing to hurt the sound... Continue Reading →
2023 Lexus LS 500h AWD
LS = Luxury Sedan (near perfect) with hybrid system ... No car is perfect, but the luxurious full-size Lexus LS 500h sedan wants to be, and edges closer to it with each iteration. The 2023 LS (Luxury Sedan one supposes) exhibits the usual stunning styling with its big grille that is a love it or... Continue Reading →
2023 Toyota Crown Platinum
Sedan melds luxury, looks with AWD and hybrid efficiency ... Those who remember the 1980 AMC Eagle (primarily Boomers), will recall it was a fine-looking wagon, but stood out because it rode higher than a standard wagon due to its AWD underpinnings. AMC’s trendsetting ways were rewarded briefly, but the look has persisted. Now all... Continue Reading →
2024 Subaru Crosstrek Premium Review
What you need to know about the new Crosstrek's updates ... Already the top-selling Subaru, the compact crossover Crosstrek just keeps getting better. Not surprisingly when Subaru revamped Crosstrek for 2024 it didn’t mess with success, just tweaked the interior and exterior enough to freshen it and keep it near the top of the market... Continue Reading →
2024 Volkswagen Atlas SEL Premium R-Line
3-row Atlas remains a smooth, comfy ride, but with a few quirks ... Sometimes it’s good when a car maker doesn’t futz too much with its designs, if the original was well executed. Such is the case with Volkswagen’s Atlas a mid-size crossover it makes at its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant, along with the Atlas Cross... Continue Reading →
2023 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium review
What you need to know about the new manual shifting Supra ... Oh what a feeling! That’s what Toyota used to crow about its cars, but let’s be honest, the feel great cars are usually just that, cars with a sporty nature. I mean a pickup or SUV is a conveyance, a sport car is... Continue Reading →