As the saying goes when gambling institutions can’t decipher a real difference between two opponents, this is a “pick’em” game. That’s what we’ve discovered regarding the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander and its predecessor, the Highlander. Take your pick, because the difference, including the sticker price, is miniscule. If you’ve loved the Highlander, there’s little doubt […]
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Honda CR-V hybrid continues its reign
There’s been considerable speculation the venerable Honda CR-V has lost some of its appeal. Don’t believe the naysayers. For proof, check the sales figures. The coveted compact crossover SUV has sales between roughly 304,000 to 384,000 in 11 of the past 12 years. That one “down year” was 245,003 in 2022. However, the CR-V bounced […]
Toyota Sequoia gets overdue redesign
The redesign has been long overdue, so one must applaud Toyota for finally making significant changes to the venerable Sequoia SUV. The 2023 Toyota Sequoia is redesigned from the ground up. It has a more powerful turbo engine that helped increase towing capacity. It also comes with sharper exterior styling, a much-improved cabin, better fuel […]
CR-V hybrid enhances Honda’s green image
After years of venturing slightly into green automobiles, Honda has made a firm commitment for the future. Honda previously announced that by 2022 it will remove all its vehicles in Europe that rely solely on internal combustion engines. That’s coming from an auto manufacturer that in 2019 had only 7 percent global sales of hybrids. […]
Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has unusual styling
The offerings in the automobile world are numerous and constantly changing. So, one may question why Mitsubishi went four years without introducing a new vehicle? And once the Japanese manufacturer did unveil a new product, it did so with a familiar name. The Eclipse was compact sport coupe that Mitsubishi sold from 1990-2012. It had […]
Toyota Tacoma midsize truck king
For more than two decades, the Toyota Tacoma has been a very popular alternative for shoppers who feel full-size trucks are just too big and too expensive. There’s no hard sell necessary when it comes to the Tacoma. The extremely popular midsize truck has been a big seller for years and there’s no reason to […]
2019 Ford Edge gets facelift
When first introduced in 2007, the Ford Edge was indeed on the cutting edge. It was a competent midsize crossover sport utility vehicle that became one of the industry’s trailblazers as SUVs veered away from being truck-based to delivering a sedan-like ride. The Edge became one of the initial crossover leaders and a dozen years […]
2019 Volvo XC60 gets solid redesign
After showing its age for several years, Volvo decided it was time for changes to the XC60, a luxury midsize crossover sport utility vehicle. The full redesign arrived a year ago and Volvo did a little more tweaking with this year’s version of the XC60. The result is one very good SUV that has garnered […]
Volkswagen scales back 2017 Jetta
The diversity that was the calling card of the Volkswagen Jetta for many years has been diluted a bit in the wake of last year’s emissions-cheating scandal. In 2016, Volkswagen admitted it cheated on Jetta TDI diesel emissions testing and agreed to buy back or fix nearly 5,000 diesel cars that were sold in the […]
2017 Hyundai Veloster: unconventional compact hatchback
The first thing one notices about the Hyundai Veloster is the odd door arrangement. It’s an ingenious idea, putting two doors on the passenger side of this compact hatchback so that no one has to be inconvenienced getting in and out of the back seat. Most vehicles with a long and low profile like the […]