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
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
Chevrolet has a new value-priced leader, and unlike the outgoing 2022 Chevy Trax, it is quite a good looking vehicle for just over $20,000. While Chevrolet stipulates, “The Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price excludes destination freight charge, tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment… Dealer sets the final price,” the Trax has starting msrp of … Read more
Wind the clock back to 1997 and you’ll find American automakers about to deluge the public with three-ton luxo-barges glimmering with chrome, 20 inch wheels, and wood trim. The Lincoln Navigator made its debut in 1998, and was shortly after followed by the GMC Yukon Denali and its platform mate the Cadillac Escalade. In 2023, … 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
A trend at once shocking and not, Lincoln no longer sells sedans in America, land of the SUV. Storied nameplates, from Town Car to Continental, are no more, to the chagrin of livery professionals and coachbuilders. A sign of the times, the SUV and the crossover reign supreme in America, a place where no one … Read more
Buick has historically been a favorite car in the state of Florida, but times are changing since the days of LeSabres and Regals roaming the streets of America’s retirement communities. Buick has broken bread with the future, introducing affordable new models to bring younger buyers to the brand, and parting ways with passenger sedans and … Read more
Cadillac is one of the last ways you can get a good old-fashioned American sedan. While still riding the wave of SUVs and crossovers to please current market trends, Cadillac is the last stop if you want a honking American V8 with rear wheel drive. Gas-powered Cadillacs, however, are soon on their way out, with … Read more