Tacoma TRD Pro the ultimate Bro Truck ... A 20-something friend assures me Toyota’s Tacoma TRD Pro is a Bro Truck, or what us older guys would have called a boy toy. I know that has other connotations, but you get my drift. This Voodoo Blue TRD model, complete with 4-wheel-drive and in double cab... Continue Reading →
2019 RAM 1500 Limited Crew Cab 4×4
RAM redefines the growing posh pickup market ... Imagine the poshest luxury sedan interior, then imagine it in a pickup, and not just any pickup, but a big ol’ crew cab pickup. The 2019 RAM, made by Fiat Chrysler and formerly known as a Dodge Ram, is a luxury pickup along the lines of a... Continue Reading →
2019 Subaru Forester Limited
New Forester offers better ride, power, value ... Full disclosure, a few years ago our family owned the previous generation Subaru Forester. It was light and lively, but its ride was a bit stiff for us Boomers. Subaru’s 2019 Forester solves that, plus moves Subaru into the automotive mainstream by offering a heated steering wheel.... Continue Reading →
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 4WD LT Crew
Isn't this really the best-selling pickup? ... Here’s an argument you won’t hear often: General Motors makes the best-selling pickup in North America. No, that’s been Ford’s mantra for nearly 40 years now, but only because Ford sells all its pickups via a single brand, Ford, while General Motors sells its pickup as the Chevrolet... Continue Reading →
2019 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD Inscription
XC90 keeps boxy, safe family haulers tradition alive ... Give Volvo credit for staying true to its roots all these years. It remains the maker of boxy family hauling machines that are long on safety. Too bad for Volvo that the rest of the automotive world has caught onto the safety gig. Well, actually the... Continue Reading →
2018 Ford Expedition Limited 4×4
Expedition a BIG winner in the SUV wars … Big is big when it comes to large SUVs, but some drive better, are easier to handle and Ford has improved both in its new Expedition, a huge craft to be sure. But for 2018 the Expedition is all-new from the wheels up, and it shows.... Continue Reading →
2019 Kia Sorento SXL AWD
Sorento trims galore will fit all SUV lovers' budgets … It had been a couple years and three model years since I’d driven Kia’s Sorento, its large SUV that aims to be a family hauler and has migrated, in top-end trim, to being a luxury vehicle. Luckily all the good stuff remains, including a standard... Continue Reading →
2018 Range Rover HSE
Luxurious Rover HSE priced accordingly …  There is a certain absurdity, a collective curiosity when a vehicle costs more than $100,000. People look at you in one of two ways, either unbelieving or questioning your sanity to buy and drive such a vehicle. That’s not to say there aren’t plenty of people these days... Continue Reading →
2018 Infiniti QX80 4WD
Infiniti QX80, when only BIG will do … Big counts for something sometimes and if you need to haul seven people, a big SUV is likely what you need, or a minivan. My son’s family was visiting so the Infiniti QX80 was a good bet for hauling us around southeast Wisconsin when grandparents, kids and... Continue Reading →
2019 Subaru Ascent Touring
Subaru's new Ascent nails 7-passenger crossover market … Subaru took a couple years off from the minivan/larger crossover market in an effort to get it right. The strategy worked, its new 2019 Ascent nails it. Rarely does a vehicle deliver fully what it promises and at a reasonable price. Ascent offers room for seven or... Continue Reading →