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 Infiniti QX55 Sensory AWD
New QX55 a fun mix of fashion and luxury ... Mixing fashion and fun in a luxury SUV/crossover is about as commonplace as legislators agreeing on something. Yet Infiniti has done it with its new QX55 for 2022, and this comes after its launch of the near perfect QX50 for 2021. That SUV/crossover also slots... Continue Reading →
2022 Kia Carnival SX Prestige
Kia's renamed minivan a festival on wheels ... Minivans are about as popular these days as global warming. They, like sedans, have fallen victim to the SUV-ing of America. Chrysler, which basically invented the market for primo family movers, has stuck with its Pacifica, while Toyota has the Sienna and Honda the Odyssey. They are... Continue Reading →
2021 Land Rover Defender 90 First Edition
2-door Rover a retro rock star in looks, off-roading ... OK, I say Land Rover and what do you picture? Boxy, utilitarian off-roader running through tall elephant grass or African Savanna grass, a photographer’s head and camera poking from the open roof. Maybe an elephant, giraffe or even a lion wandering in the background? That’s... Continue Reading →
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat AWD
Crazy fast Hellcat SUV a demonic delight ... Some things simply make no sense, seem coo-coo crazy, yet are so much fun that a person ignores their lunacy. For instance, Dodge’s Durango SRT Hellcat with its 710-horse supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V8. Any engine oozing that many adjectives is sure to be a demon. This wild... 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 →
2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 63 S Coupe
Mercedes' racy GLE Coupe is really an SUV ... This new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe is a whale of a vehicle and I mean that in mostly the nicest way, beyond its obvious looks. The GLE Coupe is essentially a large SUV with a whale-like rounded rear end. If you don’t care for the look, Mercedes... Continue Reading →
2021 Nissan Rogue Platinum
New Rogue evolves back to top of market ... For the past century plus 20 or so years the auto market has seen fits and starts of revolution, but a whole lot of evolution. Electric cars seem revolutionary now, just as hybrids were 20+ years ago. But when a carmaker has a winner, it often... Continue Reading →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD
Electric Mustang Mach-E a fine crossover, not a Mustang ... Marketing is an interesting and amusing craft and Ford’s marketers realize they really only have two ways to attract attention to their brand. First is the F-150, the longtime best-selling vehicle in the U.S., and second is Mustang, its iconic muscle car that has been... Continue Reading →