The prevailing trend today with regard to sport utility vehicles is they keep shrinking. Now, we’re not suggesting SUV sales is diminishing among U.S. car buyers. Actually, sales have never been more abundant. The shrinking trend we’re addressing is the preference for smaller SUVs. Subcompact SUVs are the current rage, while compact and midsize crossover […]
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Will Volkswagen Tiguan sales rebound?
Despite a complete redesign a year ago that delivered improvements, sales of the Volkswagen Tiguan still dramatically dipped. The Tiguan experienced its worst sales year since the compact crossover sport utility vehicle was introduced in 2008. That year U.S. sales of the Tiguan was 8,664. In 2018, sales of the Tiguan were 13,546, nearly half […]
Solid debut for 2018 Nissan Kicks
Nissan certainly puts a premium on developing sport utility vehicles. Its lineup currently offers seven SUVs, ranging from a subcompact to the full-size Nissan Armada. The Japanese auto manufacturer loves its SUVs, but isn’t afraid to cut ties when one of them doesn’t make the grade. That happened a year ago to the controversial Juke, […]
2019 Toyota Land Cruiser has history
From an historical perspective, no large sport utility vehicle can rival the Toyota Land Cruiser. The eight-passenger SUV has a long history, dating back 67 years ago when the Japanese automaker was looking for something to rival the Jeep for usage in the Korean War. In fact, when Toyota developed a prototype Land Cruiser in […]
Changes improve 2018 Mazda6
The midsize family sedan landscape is loaded, stocked with some great vehicles. There are at least a half dozen that demand a good look. One of those midsize sedans is the 2018 Mazda6, which features many enviable qualities, including styling, family-friendly interior space, affordability, plus solid fuel economy and performance. Other notable players in the […]
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 […]
2019 Kia Sorento versatile SUV
There’s annually subtle changes to this popular family-friendly sport utility vehicle. Rarely does Kia fail to at least tweak the latest version of the Sorento. And that’s certainly the case with the 2019 Kia Sorento. It’s been refreshed and now offers an eight-speed automatic transmission for the V6, a revised exterior, and more standard features, […]
2019 Acura RDX still top-notch SUV
While the previous incarnation of the Acura RDX didn’t inspire great enthusiasm, one would never know it by the sales figures. Introduced halfway through 2006, the luxury midsize sport utility vehicle has gradually gained in popularity. In 2015 it exceeded the 51,000 mark for the first time in sales and those numbers were matched the […]
2019 Toyota Corolla hatchback a hit
Give Toyota credit for making enough innovations that it now has a reputable Corolla hatchback. Squeezing into the lineup of the Japanese automaker is the all-new 2019 Toyota hatchback, which replaces the Corolla iM. Knowledgeable Toyota folks know the iM was a derivative of the unpopular Scion iM. Toyota shelved not only the iM, but […]
2019 Mazda Miata: still delivering fun
Even though changes have been made to the latest edition of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, its essence remains. This is a sports car that puts a high priority on fun. The Mazda Miata has been delivering fun as one of the standard bearers in the convertible category for three decades. The lightweight roadster debuted in […]