Navigating Memory Lane In The Kia Telluride
A Carolina Girl Returns Home
The day after Christmas I boarded a flight to South Carolina. It was my first trip "home" to Columbia in almost 11 years. While I wish my visit was merely a trip down "memory lane", it was more complicated than that. Walking through Columbia's airport my heart rate increased, it felt good to be back....
2020 Jeep Gladiator Reigns As North American Truck Of The Year
2020 Jeep Gladiator Named North American Truck of The Year
The much anticipated Jeep Gladiator has delivered on so many levels. And today it took home top honors by winning NACTOY's coveted North American Truck of the Year! The award is unique and considered by many to be one of the world’s most prestigious. That's because the voting jurors consist...
Kia Telluride Named 2020 North American Utility Vehicle Of The Year
Telluride’s style, ride experience, technology, quality and value are among many factors that won over North American Car of the Year jurors
DETROIT, Mich., January 13, 2020 — Today, the Kia Telluride was named 2020 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year by the distinguished North American Car of the Year jury (NACTOY). This first-time honor for the Kia brand...
2019 Hyundai Tucson, A CUV To Consider
2019 Hyundai Tucson, Kitchen Sink Not Included
I was astounded when I saw the list of standard features on the window sticker of the 2019 Hyundai Tucson. A kitchen sink was not listed, but just about everything else I could imagine was. Hyundai’s press release on the Tucson touts the 164 horses under the hood and the 175 lb. ft....
2019 Mazda3 Hatchback Is “Kid Approved”
2019 Mazda3 Hatchback Design Takes Style To Next Level
It’s not a luxury car. It’s not a full-sized car nor an SUV. But, the first words out of McKenzie and Hunter’s mouths when I picked them up from school in the new 2019 Mazda3 Hatchback were “What is this car! Is it a sports car? Is it fast? Does it...
Playing Hide And Seek With The 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Review
It’s a bit sad that the main thing sticking in my mind after spending a week with a $43,205 vehicle is how annoyed I got each time I got in and tried to start the vehicle! I found it very difficult to locate the push button starter. Why? Maybe because it is hidden behind the spoke...
Toyota Avalon Hybrid Priced Too Low!
2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid Is Impressive
I had to do a double-take when I saw the sticker price on the new 2019 Toyota Avalon Hybrid I recently test drove. I spent the entire week with the car thinking how far it has come since I first drove an Avalon more than a decade ago. At that time I wasn't a...
2020 GMC Acadia: A Modern Nod to Oppulence
Acadia- Land of Plenty
There is more than a tinge of reason as to why marketers at GMC opted to name their new all-wheel-drive Crossover/SUV the Acadia. I had become familiar with the word and it’s meaning long before even knowing that GMC had created that moniker for one of their new-millenium vehicles. On a past cruise to New England...
2020 Cadillac XT6 -The Glory is Returning
2020 Cadillac XT-6 Is A Luxurious SUV
I remember the days when I was a youth, Cadillac was in the in the stratosphere of the automotive world. Owning a Ford, Chevy or Plymouth was the norm for the typical American family, but if you owned a Cadillac it meant you had truly arrived. Of course, my family never owned one...
Ford’s Bronco R Race Prototype Debuts
Ford's Ready To Race The Bronco R
Hinting at upcoming Bronco production model, Ford’s Bronco R race prototype debuts in the desert to celebrate 50th anniversary of Rod Hall’s historic Baja 1000 win, an overall victory in a 4x4 that’s never been duplicated in 50 years
It was built for this, its engine roaring through the heat of the Mojave and...
