Automotive Reviews

Automotive Judges Select the Best of the Best Auto Judge was conceived eleven years ago to provide an alternative to the many awards given throughout the industry. Every year, selecting the very best vehicles in the United States gets more difficult. This has proven to be the most difficult year of all. Auto Judge panelists spent the entire year test driving vehicles....

2016 Nissan Maxima: Nissan’s “4-Door Sports Car” By Sue Mead They call it the “4DSC” for 4-door sports car, and they say it’s bold. After driving it recently, I say they’re right on both counts. When Nissan’s designers and engineers went back to the drawing board to craft this 8th-generation flagship, they set their sights on the sports car market...

This article was first published on MotorwayAmerica.com by Jim Meachen. 2017 Nissan Armada Voted SUV Of The Year Nissan's Armada named SUV of the Year by 2017 Auto Judges. The first generation Nissan Armada soldiered on for 12 years, limping into its final model year in 2015 with rumors that it would be terminated. But Nissan had other plans, perhaps driven by the...

2017 Auto Judge Winner Full-Size SUV 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee Article originally published in the Houston Chronicle. The most awarded SUV ever makes another trip to the podium to accept the 2017 Auto Judge Full-size SUV of the Year award! Jeep updated its Grand Cherokee model with new drive-trains, more luxury and a bevy of options for off-road prowess for 2014; for...

Chrysler Re-Invented The Minivan With The 2016 Chrysler Pacifica I knew the 2016 Chrysler Pacifica was special when it made its first appearance at the North American International Auto Show. The debut of the successful Town & Country's replacement, stole the show, and created quite the buzz from both press and consumers. Chrysler successfully reinvented the minivan, by embracing what their...

Nissan Offers a “Rogue” Sportscar A lot has changed from the first introduction of the Nissan Rogue. The most notable, perhaps, is the addition of a new hybrid model. I have always considered the Rogue the "sportscar" of the SUV segment. The new hybrid model I first drove at a special launch event in Georgia put an exclamation point after...

Auto Judge Full Size Sedan Winner: 2016 Chrysler 300 by Alan Gell The Chrysler 300 is one of those cars you just love to drive because of a multitude of premium features and its smoothness on the road. Simply stated, it makes you feel good when you are behind the wheel, and that makes me happy. The Chrysler 300 has been on...

Auto Judge Winner Compact Car of the Year: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Roadster anyone? The all new 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata cannot be topped. Standout features this year include upgraded safety features, more technology, a lighter body-weight and spunky performance putting this reasonably priced soft top on the road to success. Even though it is small inside and out, you still get...

2016 Dodge Charger Hellcat A Modern Muscle Car The allure of the muscle car era long gone by seems to grow more and more each passing year, as those that actually remember what a 1967-1970 muscle car drove like, seem to be few and far between. Since that time, many brands have gone to the great salvage yard in the sky....

Lucky Number 13: 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty is Truck of Texas Thirteen is a lucky number for Ford. They came back to the Texas Truck Rodeo ready to prove they were by no means ready to stop their winning ways, having earned the Truck of Texas title in more than half of all the previous Texas Truck Rodeos. Previous...