Collaborate Disseminate
There are now two Mercedes-Benz EQE models. One is a car, the other an SUV. Both are electric and both are great entries into the emerging EV market. We spent some time behind the wheel of the 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 600 4Matic and were impressed.Co… Continue reading Review: 2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE X4 SUV impresses
Large, truck-based sport utilities like the Expedition exist to serve several roles: people haulers, trailer pullers, stuff carriers, and sometimes off-road beasts. The people who buy them expect them to do all of these things at one time or another. T… Continue reading Review: 2023 Ford Expedition Timberline is a giant, useful SUV
The XC40 Recharge is an all-electric subcompact crossover based on the internal combustion version of the XC40 compact utility. At launch in 2019, it was Volvo’s first battery electric model but the Swedish carmaker’s electric offerings have expanded s… Continue reading Review: 2023 Volvo XC40 Recharge offers affordable electrified luxury
Back in the day, clever camper-in-a-box kits seemed to be almost exclusively a European phenomenon, designed for small and midsize vans and other vehicles not even available in North America. Slowly, though, the US has caught up, importing a few of tho… Continue reading $2K Ikea-like camper kit turns Tesla Model X or RAV4 into a micro RV
The Tonale was first introduced as an all-new Alfa Romeo model for the 2024 model year. As the new entry point for the brand, the Tonale sets the tone for the rest of the Alfa Romeo brand’s future. A plug-in hybrid by default, it makes good on Alfa’s p… Continue reading Review: 2024 Alfa Romeo Tonale is a compact luxury SUV – with a plug
Hyundai Motor Group is clearly feeling the rugged off-roader trend. Not so long after the introduction of the boxed-out Kia EV9, Hyundai has dramatically reworked its Santa Fe midsize SUV into a more rugged, adventure-focused all-wheeler. The fifth-gen… Continue reading New rover-like Hyundai Santa Fe escapes city life for open adventure
Honda USA has made and sold hundreds of thousands of CR-V models every year since 2007 and it’s by far Honda’s most popular model in the US. The sixth-generation CR-V arrived for 2023. Is it exciting? No. Is it fast and fun? Also no. Is it extremely pr… Continue reading Review: 2023 Honda CR-V offers continuity with change
Ok, the Toyota Land Cruiser was never technically dead. But it has been MIA from the American market for the past couple years. The last time American Toyota dealerships had new Land Cruisers to show, they were selling big, US$87K luxury SUVs. Or tryin… Continue reading Toyota Land Cruiser rises from the grave as cheaper, true-to-roots 4×4
Electric vehicle engineering has really emboldened car designers, the compact, decentralized powertrains inspiring new vehicle shapes and packages. The SUV coupe has been one of the more ambitious recurring themes, as designers attempt to meld the spor… Continue reading Pininfarina Pura Vision tests the limits of the SUV-coupe craze
This fourth generation of the Hyundai Santa Fe entered the market in 2019 and was refreshed with some styling updates in 2021. Now, in 2023, it’s in its final year as a model before the new fifth-generation comes for 2024. And it’s very likable. Its re… Continue reading Review: 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe marks impressive end to a generation