With its all-electric Nissan Leaf growing long in the tooth, Nissan has a brand-new all-electric option to take on the likes of the Tesla Model Y. The new Ariya is an electric SUV offered in both front wheel and all-wheel drive, manufactured in Tochigi, Japan. The Ariya offers trim-dependent range of up to 304 miles, … Read more
Toyota’s 3rd generation Tacoma has been in production since 2015. After eight years being America’s (distant) fourth best selling truck overall and America’s first best-selling midsize truck, the Tacoma is getting a brand-new redesign. If you yearn for the days where vehicles could be put in neutral with a dead battery and could accomplish basic … Read more
The Dodge Caravan started an American craze in the 1980s when it debuted alongside its Plymouth Voyager platform mate. Wood-grain minivans and Lee Iacocca are both things of the past, but the Mopar minivan legacy lives on, despite sale figures falling from lofty heights in the 1990s. While neither the Ford Windstar, minivans from General … Read more
One of the small SUVs that started the luxury crossover trend in America was the Lexus RX. Alongside larger American models like the GMC Yukon Denali, the Cadillac Escalade, and the Lincoln Navigator, the Lexus RX was a pioneer ushering in an era where luxury auto consumers began to prefer crossovers and SUVs to sedans. … Read more
Kia landed in the United States in the mid-nineties guns abalzing, with the compact Sportage SUV and the highly affordable Sephia. Years of embarrassment in the lives of schoolchildren whose parents could not afford a new Ford Explorer or Taurus ensued. Times have changed, however, and as with its corporate partner Hyundai (which owns a … Read more
Appealing to full size SUV buyers from Range Rover aficionados to Ford Expedition cross-shoppers is the new Hyundai Palisade full size upscale SUV. Practical with three rows of seats, many would-be large SUV buyers will want to consider this 7 to 8 passenger vehicle. Built in South Korea, this Asian-import shows just how far “chaebol” … Read more
Appealing to prospective auto buyers of all persuasions is the new Hyundai Santa Cruz pickup crossover. Practical with four doors but with a small bed like a pickup truck, many would-be crossover and small truck buyers will want to consider it. Built in Alabama, U.S.A., the Santa Cruz is made by Korean “chaebol” Hyundai Motor … Read more
Arguably the car that made Acura — Honda’s luxury brand launched in the USA in 1986 — was the Integra. Launched in conjunction with the Acura Legend, Acura preempted Toyota’s Lexus and Nissan’s Infiniti by 3 years, jump-starting the Japanese luxury market. The Integra became one of the most popular sport compact cars of the … Read more