Automotive Reviews

DETROIT – Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban — the industry’s best-selling large SUVs — launch late next year with fresh designs inside and out, a more powerful diesel engine option available later in production and new technology enhancements designed to provide greater confidence and security behind the wheel. “The updates on the 2025 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban make the industry’s best-selling...

2017 Car Of Texas Chosen By Texas Auto Writers Association at COTA AUSTIN, Texas, May 8, 2017 - The Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) gathered for the annual Texas Auto Roundup to drive and evaluate 42 vehicles within 11 categories at the Circuit of the Americas May 5-8. Fifty-two journalists evaluated vehicles on the Formula 1 racetrack and chose the...

2019 Kia Sorento Review It's been many years since I attended a California launch event for the first Kia Sorento introduced. I remember feeling it offered a lot of features I wished other SUVs offered, and after spending a week with one recently on the roadways of Texas, I feel the same way. So many automakers are adding technological advances that...

3.4L twin-turbo V6 produces 349 horsepower; 479 lb.-ft. of torque AUSTIN, Texas (June 8, 2023) – Elevating the adventure-ready SUV segment is not a task taken lightly, but the all-new 2024 Lexus GX is up to the challenge with an unparalleled combination of elegant features, offroad capability, and the luxurious quality for which Lexus is known. Redesigned from the ground...

Kia Goes Bold With 2021 Sorento SX Prestige X-Line When the new Kia Sorento X-Line SUV was delivered I looked at it and thought, “Oh well, another midsize SUV.” My impression went from “ho hum” to WOW after going for a drive. This was not your typical SUV. It had great pep, superb handling, and was a vehicle I came to...

Titan Lineup Expands With New Single Cab I’ve written a lot about Nissan and the number of conquests it has made in the pickup truck market over the past two years. In fact, not just myself, but the world of automotive journalists overall, has been raving about the power built into new Nissan Titans since the XD model was launched Members...

New 2.0-liter turbo powertrain replaces previous four-cylinder and VR6®, brings better performance and improved fuel economy Herndon, VA — Volkswagen of America, Inc. unveiled the new 2024 Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport at the Chicago Auto Show today. The refreshed seven- and five-seaters offer enhanced technology, upgraded interior designs and materials, and a livelier powertrain. “The Atlas was the first modern...

Luxury Trucks Turn Heads at Houston Auto Show It seems like every new Ram that is introduced is better and better equipped than the last. That is definitely the case with the new 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty Laramie Longhorn Edition luxury pickup truck. The Ram Laramie Longhorn is the world’s benchmark for upscale pickup trucks, as proven by...

2021 Kia K5 A Sedan With Style I was immediately impressed with the response in the new 2021 Kia K5 GT. Sure the first thing I noticed was its styling, but once I was behind the wheel I discovered the K5 puts it’s torque to good use. The 2.5 turbo engine provides the get up and go I was looking...

Buick Lives On with Upscale Offerings When General Motors reorganized a few years ago and discontinued the Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Hummer and Saturn Brands I admit to wondering why Buick stayed when the much sexier Pontiac went by the wayside. I understood why Oldsmobile, which was so similar to Buick was largely a duplication of efforts. I felt that Saturn was...