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January 1, 2025

2025 Mazda CX-70 3.3 Turbo S Premium Plus Review: Everything But the Third Row

2025 Mazda CX-70 3.3 Turbo S Premium Plus Review: Everything But the Third Row
The 2025 Mazda CX-70 expands the Japanese automaker’s SUV line by tweaking something that already works – presumably to attract a different buyer. For all practical purposes, the CX-70 is the same vehicle as the CX-90, with two rows of seats instead of three.…
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December 15, 2024

2025 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Review: Not a Golf, but Straight Down the Fairway

2025 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Review: Not a Golf, but Straight Down the Fairway
It’s been decades since I’ve been behind the wheel of a Volkswagen Jetta. My last memory is test driving one at a VW dealership in the early 1990s when a 7-foot-tall, fair-haired salesman named Dirk sat on one of its doors to prove how well-built the car was.…
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December 15, 2024

2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Edition Review: Style for a Price

2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade Edition Review: Style for a Price
The 2025 Toyota Crown Nightshade adds new black accents and, combined with a Stormcloud Blue exterior color, creates a more dramatic look. With a hybrid powertrain, unique styling, a raised sedan design, and a host of features for the $48,000 price tag, is it the sedan you have been waiting for?…
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December 10, 2024

2025 Toyota 4Runner Prices Announced for Every Trim Level

2025 Toyota 4Runner Prices Announced for Every Trim Level
Interested in the 2025 Toyota 4Runner? We now have the official pricing details on the rugged SUV’s new version, along with the specs for each trim level.…
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December 9, 2024

2026 Hyundai Palisade Photos Reveal a Redesigned Exterior and Interior

2026 Hyundai Palisade Photos Reveal a Redesigned Exterior and Interior
Since it first broke cover in 2018, the Hyundai Palisade has been one of my favorite SUVs. After a modest refresh in 2023, the second-generation Palisade has been revealed.…
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November 25, 2024

The 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 Is a Sleek and Modern 3-Row Electric SUV

The 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 Is a Sleek and Modern 3-Row Electric SUV
Nearly two years after Kia launched the EV9, sister company Hyundai finally took the wraps of its electric 3-row SUV. Arriving in 2025, the 2026 IONIQ 9 has a bold and curvy look that’s distinctly different from its Kia relative.…
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November 15, 2024

2026 Honda Passport Has Great New Looks, More Off-Road Abilities

2026 Honda Passport Has Great New Looks, More Off-Road Abilities
The current Honda Passport is what we auto journalists call a “soft-roader” – an unibody SUV with modest off-road capabilities. The upcoming 2026 Honda Passport embraces those all-terrain aspirations in style and capability.…
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November 10, 2024

2025 Ford Explorer Active Review: A Smooth Operator

2025 Ford Explorer Active Review: A Smooth Operator
The Ford Explorer has been one of the most popular vehicles in America for more than three decades. It’s been several years since I’ve driven one, so I was curious to see how the latest model stacks up in the increasingly crowded and competitive three-row SUV category.…
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November 5, 2024

2026 Kia Tasman Mid-Size Pickup Truck Debuts, No U.S. Plans Yet

2026 Kia Tasman Mid-Size Pickup Truck Debuts, No U.S. Plans Yet
After years of making sedans, SUVs, and crossovers, Kia is readying its first-ever pickup truck. The 2026 Kia Tasman is a ruggedly styled pickup with body-on-frame construction.…
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October 24, 2024

Scout Motors Traveler SUV + Terra Truck Reservations Open Tonight

Scout Motors Traveler SUV + Terra Truck Reservations Open Tonight
The last time a new International Scout rolled off the assembly line was in 1980. Now, the beloved American brand is set to make a comeback.…
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October 20, 2024

2024 Ford Ranger XLT Sport Review: Mid-Size Pickup Performer

2024 Ford Ranger XLT Sport Review: Mid-Size Pickup Performer
Bookended by the Ford Maverick and F-150, the Ranger is a right-sized pickup for drivers who want real truck utility and something more garage-friendly than a 1/2-ton truck.…
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October 20, 2024

The 1992 Renault Raccoon Was a Cool Concept Car with Off-Road and Amphibious Capabilities

The 1992 Renault Raccoon Was a Cool Concept Car with Off-Road and Amphibious Capabilities
The 1990s were not the best era for automotive design. Everything seemed to be overly curvy and bubble-shaped. Renault’s 1992 concept car, the Racoon, definitely embraced the blobby styling of the time, but at least it had some cool features going for it.…
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October 17, 2024

2025 Nissan Murano Gets a Total Redesign

2025 Nissan Murano Gets a Total Redesign
Throughout its two decades and three generations, I’ve never been fond of the Nissan Murano’s design. I have to say the newly redesigned 2025 model of the crossover looks fantastic.…
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October 14, 2024

The Subaru Tortoise Was a Custom Microcar for a Japanese TV Series

The Subaru Tortoise Was a Custom Microcar for a Japanese TV Series
I’ve spent some time driving cool microcars thanks to Nashville’s Lane Motor Museum. These teensy vehicles were popular from the late 1950s through the 1970s due to the scarcity of materials, their fuel efficiency, and city-friendliness.…
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October 6, 2024

McLaren W1 Carries the Torch for the F1 and P1 with More Than 1250 Horsepower

McLaren W1 Carries the Torch for the F1 and P1 with More Than 1250 Horsepower
Two of the most iconic vehicles that come to mind when you say “supercar” are the McLaren F1 and McLaren P1. Topping these two amazing sports cars is a tall order for the British automaker, and it looks like they pulled out all the stops this time.…
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