2021 GMC Canyon Review
It’s no longer possible to buy a new compact-sized truck. The smallest new trucks are mid-sized, and the interesting thing about that is they’re very close to being full-sized—relative to the size of full-size trucks used to be before they got super-sized. The GMC Canyon extended cab (there is no regular cab version) is 212.4 inches long. A “full-size” […]
2021 Subaru Crosstrek Review
If you’re thinking about a small crossover wagon and looking for a reason to favor one over another, Subaru’s got something to show you that is hard-bordering-on-impossible to find in any other crossover: A pedal to the left of the brake pedal. The 2021 Crosstrek is one of the few remaining new vehicles, not just […]
2021 Chevy Camaro Review
There’s no Z28 Camaro anymore, but it’s hardly necessary if you want to go fast. The standard Camaro with a four-cylinder engine outperforms the V8 Z28s of the ’60s and ’70s. And if that’s not enough, there’s always the V6. What It Is Chevy’s almost-Corvette with two more seats has a much lower price tag. […]
2021 Lincoln Aviator Review
Lincoln won’t be making the Continental sedan after the end of this model year or any cars at all after this year. Henceforth, all Lincolns will be SUVs, such as the Aviator that’s the subject of this review. People seem to like the layout better, probably because that’s what’s popular, which creates a feedback loop […]
2021 Mazda3 Review
The Mazda3 just got speedier. In addition to its standard 2.0-liter and optional 2.5-liter engine, you can get it with another engine. A turbocharged version of the 2.5-liter engine—partially resurrecting the idea, at least, of the old MazdaSpeed3, the high-performance version of the 3. That one hasn’t been available since 2013. Now it’s almost back. […]
2020 Lexus GS350 Review
What killed the Lexus GS350? After 27 years in production, it looks like 2020 will be the final year for this mid-sized luxury-sport sedan, which was one of the first of its kind not made by BMW or Mercedes-Benz. Lexus sold it for less than BMW and Benz—charged for their mid-sized luxury-sport sedans (models like […]
2021 VW Atlas Cross Sport Review
VW was the small car company. It made Beetles by the bushel that fit in your back pocket, almost. But America super-sized and small cars like the Beetle stopped selling. So VW stopped selling Beetles and started selling models like the Atlas, a massive three-row VW SUV big enough to carry a Beetle piggyback, plus […]
2021 Hyundai Venue Review
Really small crossovers are the new in thing—chiefly because bigger things can come inside taller packages. The new Hyundai Venue, for instance, is nearly a foot shorter than Hyundai’s smallest sedan, the Accent, yet it can carry more than twice as much stuff because of its shape. Stubby but tall makes all the difference. The […]
2021 Lexus UX200 Review
Lexus built the first luxury crossover SUV way back in 1998 when it introduced the RX300. It’s hard to believe now, but before that year, there weren’t any crossover SUVs, period. There were cars—sedans and coupes and wagons. All the SUVs at the time were based on pick-up trucks. Lexus was the first to take […]
2020 Ford Fusion Review
Ford only sells one sedan—the 2020 Fusion—which may be your last chance to buy one. Another crossover SUV called the Fusion Active will replace the ill-fated sedan, perhaps as soon as the 2021 model year. Since that’s only about two calendar months from now, you might want to have a look at this sedan while […]