Toyota expands its Highlander to Grand Highlander 3-row status with a comfy near luxury interior and hybrid power.
Review: Toyota Grand Highlander Platinum Hybrid MAX
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 →
2021 Kia Sorento X-Line AWD
New Sorento X-Line ups the SUV ante ... Choices are rife in the mid-size crossover/SUV market and Kia is not making it any easier. The fourth generation Sorento is another fine offering from the South Korean car maker, this one offering a third row seat to tempt buyers away from its kissin’ cousin, the Hyundai... Continue Reading →
2020 Ford Edge ST AWD
Edge ST's twin-turbo adds a major power bump ... Since crossovers are king at the moment it’s understandable that Ford, or any vehicle maker, would want to grab every niche within that market, hence the Ford Edge ST. While the ST would welcome family buyers, as do the other Edge models, this one takes aim... Continue Reading →
2017 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum 4WD
New Nissan Pathfinder more civilized, comfy ... My Navy son had a Nissan Pathfinder years ago and it was a true sport-utility truck, built on a truck chassis and able to go off-roading with the other utes of the day. Pathfinder has been around now for 30 years, but those trucklike days are gone as more... Continue Reading →
2015 ZOOMIE Car of the Year Awards
Zoomies: The Everyman's Car of the Year, where style and value still matter Zoomie got kicked to the curb this year, after 25 years of top car selections for the Milwaukee newspaper. Hey, stuff happens! So while you didn’t get to see my top car, hybrid, crossover, etc. selections in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after... Continue Reading →
2014 KIA Sorento SX Ltd. AWD
Sorento handling, performance make it more fun than Santa Fe KIA has raised the bar with its revamped 2014 Sorento crossover, making it a much more enjoyable drive than the 2012 model I tested roughly 18 months ago. This is the smaller cousin of last week’s Hyundai Santa Fe, which wins on value and size,... Continue Reading →
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS AWD
Santa Fe grows into large crossover with third row seat Korean automaker Hyundai’s market share is growing in the U.S. market and its vehicles are getting larger too. It appears Hyundai has adopted the age-old American car strategy of not only expanding its offerings, but its vehicles’ dimensions. Case in point, the new Santa Fe,... Continue Reading →
Savage On Wheels 