Category: New Vehicle Reviews
Skip the Cord with the Toyota RAV4 Prime
The RAV4 Prime is the plug-in hybrid with a strong incentive. The Toyota RAV4 is a compact crossover utility vehicle with room for five. It’s Toyota’s best-selling model and even outsells the Camry sedan we featured here last week. Toyota…
Modern Luxury the Lexus ES Way
The Lexus ES is refreshed for 2022. Making the transition from mainstream to luxury models is a leap some of us are hesitant to do. After all, justifying spending thousands of dollars extra on a pricey sedan or utility vehicle…
All-Wheel Drive Comes to the Toyota Camry
The Toyota Camry remains one of the best-selling cars in America, thanks to its cutting-edge style, strong technology and standard safety features, comfort, and reliability. Through most of its long history, this sedan has been front-wheel-drive-only with a selection of…
The Chevrolet Equinox Brings Value to the World of Crossovers
We’re more likely to consider a crossover utility vehicle than a sedan, coupe, or convertible these days, which explains why manufacturers are abandoning car models in droves. Beyond the Camaro and Corvette, Chevrolet is doing likewise, by expanding its SUV…
Plugging in With the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV
The Jeep Wrangler needs no introduction. The original model emerged during the Second World War and was instrumental in carrying our troops in our fight against tyranny. Some 80 years later, the Wrangler advances all the prowess of the original…
Toyota’s RAV4 Hybrid Delivers an Astonishing 40 MPG
The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is powerful and efficient. Toyota is the king of hybrid technology, selling more cars that combine gas and electric energy than all manufacturers combined. Where some competitors invested heavily in now-fading diesel engineering, Toyota chose…
Wowed by the All-New 2022 Genesis GV70 SUV
In the five years since Genesis separated from Hyundai to form a distinct luxury brand, we have seen new models populate the product line. Three sedans rolled out in succession, followed by a pair of SUVs. The latest model, the…
Refreshed Nissan Armada SUV Gets It Done In Style
In a segment of large utility vehicles, the Nissan Armada stands shoulder to shoulder with the Chevrolet Tahoe and the Ford Expedition. It is one of a handful of truck-based SUVs available, but its ride is unusually comfortable. With four-wheel…
The Toyota Sienna Minivan is Now an Efficient Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Toyota’s Sienna is now a full-time hybrid minivan. Talk about transformations! The Toyota Sienna minivan, now in its fourth generation, is a hybrid-only model, much like the Prius and Venza. It’s the biggest change in this model’s history, making this…
The Kia Carnival Minivan Has MPV Aspirations
The Kia Carnival steps up where the Sedona left off. When is a minivan not a minivan? When the manufacturer chooses another name for it, such as a multi-purpose vehicle or MPV. That’s exactly the approach Kia took when the…
Nissan Adds All-Wheel Drive to the Midsize Altima Sedan
The Nissan Altima is a midsize sedan with room for five. The Nissan Altima remains one of the best-selling cars in America. Even as consumer demand shifts to utility vehicles and competing models shrink in numbers, Nissan doubled down by…
The Subaru Legacy Supplies Maximum Grip, Tech, and Safety Features
The Subaru Legacy is a midsize all-wheel-drive sedan with room for five. Available in seven trims, this model costs from $22,895 to $36,145, plus a $925 freight charge. Subaru offers two engine choices and one automatic transmission. What’s New Largely…
Full-Size Trucking with a 2021 GMC Sierra
The GMC brand may live in the shadow of Chevrolet Trucks, but it has long appealed to customers who prefer its premium amenities. Founded in 1911, the brand once built a line of city buses, including the one which Rosa…
The Heavy-Duty GMC Sierra 2500HD Pickup Truck
The Sierra 2500HD may be the ideal work truck for your crew. There are not many types of vehicles that are truly multipurpose, even as some manufacturers make that claim. Pickup trucks, though, can handle a variety of tasks as…
The Transformed Toyota Venza is Now a Hybrid SUV
The Venza is now a hybrid-only model, just like the Sienna minivan. Do you remember the Toyota Venza? If not, allow me to refresh your memory. The original Venza was a wagon-like crossover built from 2009 to 2015. That model…
Final Call for the 2nd-Generation Toyota Tundra
After 15 years, the Toyota Tundra is set for a new model. The Toyota Tundra was the first large pickup truck from a Japanese make, hitting the market in 2000. Seven years later an even larger model took its place,…
The Versatile and All-New 2022 Nissan Pathfinder
The Nissan Pathfinder returns to its design roots with an all-new model for 2022. The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder is all-new, launching this midsize three-row crossover’s fifth generation. With room for eight, an updated powertrain, and available off-road chops, the latest…
The Kia Telluride Luxury SUV
The range-topping Telluride elevates the Kia brand considerably. Three-row crossover utility vehicles are the family vehicle of choice today. The Kia Telluride is the newest model in this class. Specifically, the Telluride is an SUV that brings an upscale design…
Performance Maven: Subaru WRX
The WRX packs ample power in a tidy package. Compact sedans are typically best known for efficiency and a low cost, but the Subaru WRX flies in the face of popular convention. The WRX sedan shares its chassis with the…
Nissan Marks the 40th Anniversary For Its Premium Maxima Sedan
Nissan’s flagship sedan celebrates its 40th anniversary. It has been four decades and eight generations for Nissan’s flagship Maxima sedan, a model that has outlasted several competitors. Marketed as a “four door sports sedan,” the Maxima has long supplied a…
