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2024 FORD RANGER MIDSIZE PICKUP TRUCK
After an absence from the compact pickup market for several model years, Ford came back in 2019 with a new Ranger and it’s been a very popular product. Today’s compact pickups are generally a lot larger than they used to be and this applies to the Ranger. It’s true that people buy compacts because […]
2024 HYUNDAI KONA COMPACT SUV CROSSOVER
For those of us who’ve watched Hyundai’s continual upwards progress over the years, Kona is a relatively new nameplate. That being said, the Kona is one of the most innovative products in the industry because it is available either as an electric vehicle or with a conventional internal combustion powerplant. Not many automakers give you […]
2023 PORSCHE 718 BOXSTER SPORTS ROADSTER
The first-generation Porsche Boxster was launched in 1996 and became a major success for the company. It was a reasonably high-performance German roadster that was a lot less expensive that its ‘big brother’ 911 model. Later, a coupe variant was launched as the Cayman. Porsche adopted the name ‘718 Boxster’ for its […]
2024 ACURA INTEGRA TYPE S SPORTS SEDAN
The Integra was one of two launch products back in 1986 when Honda introduced Acura as its luxury brand in North America. (The other product was the Legend). It remained in the Acura range until 2006 when it was dropped, probably because buyers were increasingly turning to SUVs and crossovers. Happily, the Integra is […]
2024 HYUNDAI SONATA SEDAN
Korean automaker Hyundai has announced that it will launch an all-new Sonata midsize sedan for 2024. This is exciting news because the Sonata has long been one of Hyundai’s most popular cars, even in a range now dominated by SUV/crossovers. The Sonata has been manufactured since 1985 and the new model is the […]
2022 AUDI E-TRON GT QUATTRO
The competition among manufacturers of luxury electric vehicles has intensified in recent times and most firms active in this class have been busy creating new products. Audi is no exception and has been developing its range of e-tron dedicated EVs for some years, but it was 2019 before we saw a production model. There […]
2023 NISSAN LEAF EV
When Nissan introduced its dedicated electric Leaf almost a decade ago, it wasn’t the first EV of the modern era, but it can be said to have kick-started the move to electric cars that’s now gained considerable impetus. It could be described as the first successful mass production EV and a vehicle that heralded […]
2022 MAZDA CX-9 LUXURY SUV CROSSOVER
The Mazda CX-9 is the automaker’s flagship vehicle and offers a high level of luxury, performance and sophistication in a stylish and roomy body with three-row seating for seven passengers. It’s a medium to large SUV with handsome, restrained styling rather like some of its often-more-expensive rivals. The upscale look is finished off with […]
2022 FORD EXPEDITION FULL-SIZE SUV
Many people who buy SUVs find that the compact and midsize products aren’t quite all they need and for them, Ford builds the Expedition, a rig with exceptional ruggedness, people carrying capability and towing prowess. The Expedition is big, make no mistake about that, but it fills a special need among certain types […]
2022 CHRYSLER PACIFICA MINIVAN
Automotive historians have interesting discussions on the topic of “who invented the minivan” but whatever the answer, it was Chrysler Corporation that kick-started the class in brilliant style back in the 1980s. Although minivans don’t enjoy the popularity they once did thanks to the boom in SUV sales, they are still arguably the most […]