Bucking Bronco sure to give Jeep's Wrangler off-road competition ... New Bronco is a sweet ride, but only if you're going off-roading! Ford’s new off-road worthy Bronco is loaded with impressive features, but it is a bucking Bronco to be sure. For younger drivers the Bronco name may be new as there hasn’t been one... Continue Reading →
2022 Jeep Wagoneer Series II
Giant Wagoneer moves Jeep WAY upscale ... Jeep’s massive new Wagoneer is its latest attempt at a halo vehicle, an upscale mount to lure hoity toity suburbanites looking for their third or fourth SUV to put in their 4-stall garage. Makes sense, profits are huge at this end of the market, just ask ALL the... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat (hybrid)
Ford's hybrid F-150 SuperCrew is all the pickup a person can use ... Driving the new Ford F-150 SuperCrew Lariat was like déjà vu all over again. Doesn’t happen often, but I got to test drive the new hybrid version of Ford’s most popular (in fact North America’s most popular) vehicle for a second time... Continue Reading →
2022 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury AWD
No big fins, but Caddy recaptures luxury in an SUV ... Luxury, and the perception of luxury, dictate price in the auto world, always have. But today the statistical differences between vehicles within a segment often are miniscule, a half inch here, five horsepower there. Exterior or interior styling, and the vehicle’s brand perception are... Continue Reading →
2022 Toyota 4Runner TRD Sport
Why should Jeep have all the nostalgic off-road fun? ... Jeep has been mining the retro vein of off-roading SUVs for decades, so why shouldn’t Toyota? This Y-chromosome packed market imagines itself crushing boulders and slopping through mud that’s butt deep for fun on weekends. Never mind that the family might like a comfortable ride... Continue Reading →
2022 Genesis GV70 3.5T Sport Prestige
A new ute that Bond, James Bond, could love ... If James Bond were to drive a crossover/SUV (and I pray he doesn’t … ever) I’m convinced it would be a Genesis GV70, just for its looks. This compact luxury SUV’s looks ooze confidence, sexiness and swagger, very Bondish. They seem to say to all... Continue Reading →
2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X Crew Cab 4X4
Horsey Frontier both civilized and off-road ready ... Pickups are becoming so civilized it’s possible that urban cowboys won’t want to sidle up to them pretty soon. All pickups used to be boxes on big knobby tires with a big ol’ floor-mounted stick shift, a metal bed and rusty (after a couple years) tailgate that... Continue Reading →
2022 Subaru Ascent Onyx edition
Biggest Subaru offers three rows, more comfort ... Subaru has this love-all thing going with the environment, and who can blame it. National Parks and dogs are universally loved and tying your sales to either seems a no-brainer. I mean baseball and apple pie had already been tried. Subie’s latest love is the Ascent, its... Continue Reading →
2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid EX
Hybrid Sorento a family hauler with a smaller carbon footprint ... Families looking for economy, but needing people-hauling ability, and whose social consciousness nags them about cutting their carbon footprint, should be dancing a conga line toward Kia dealers for a Sorento Hybrid. This family hauler was redesigned for 2021, along with its cousin, Hyundai’s... Continue Reading →
2022 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD
Pathfinder adds third row seat, 20-inch tires, 2-tone paint ... Can mid-size SUVs get any bigger? Well, sure as buyers move away from minivans they find 5-passenger SUVs are too tiny for many of them. Marketing and design folks listen, so here’s another, the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder with a third row. Pathfinder started out like... Continue Reading →