by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 19, 2020
The harsh sun normally bathing the cactus-covered sands of Tucson have vanished, a leaden sky threatening to burst open as we fire up the new 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid and head out for a day’s drive through the scrub brush – and the housing developments pushing ever...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Mar 16, 2020
While the very name, Volkswagen, may bring to mind images of the Beetle, the Golf and the GTI, what’s drying buyers to VW showrooms these days is a very different sort of product. Sport-utes like the Tiguan and newer Atlas model dominate demand. It should be no...
by Joseph Szczesny | Mar 13, 2020
For most people I suspect electric vehicles remain something of a mystery for the simple reason they have never had a chance to drive one in everyday life. However, my recent test of the 2019 Kia Niro EV reinforced the basic fact that electric vehicles are practical...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 28, 2020
BMW’s M-Series has built up a unique mystique that places them near the very top of the automotive heap. But you always have to wonder if the performance can live up the aura around the M-designation, which is one the reasons I welcomed the opportunity to drive M340i....
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 21, 2020
More than a half century ago Zora Arkus-Duntov, the General Motors engineer often referred to as the “father of the Corvette” tried to convince the powers that be to let him develop a mid-engine version of the sports car. They turned thumbs down then, and continued to...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 20, 2020
The Toyota Camry is one of the most familiar, and respected, pieces of automotive hardware found out on the road today. It has delivered comfortable, reliable transportation to countless American during the past two decades and Toyota executives are promising it will...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 17, 2020
Test-driving a new car might sound like an ideal job – and there are certainly some nice perks. But there also can be some risks – as we learned while heading off-road in the new 2020 Kia Seltos last week. Keep a sharp eye out for Oscar the Grouch, we were warned,...
by Joseph Szczesny | Feb 14, 2020
The popularity of trucks and sport-utility vehicles have trimmed the sales of subcompact cars and causing some carmakers to flee the segment. But the subcompact segment is not dead yet and Nissan has put a bit of a spark in it with the introduction of the 2020 Nissan...
by Paul A. Eisenstein | Feb 10, 2020
Hyundai was relatively late to the SUV party, a fact that hit it hard on the sales chart as buyers abandoned familiar sedans like the Elantra and Sonata for competitors’ utility vehicles. The Korean carmaker is now making up for lost time with an array of new...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 30, 2020
Lexus, initially built its reputation by building quiet, poised sedans that effortlessly eased the owners into the lap of luxury. Customers raved about its sophisticated crossover that set the pace for competitors that scrambled to keep pace. Throughout the years,...
by Michael Strong | Jan 24, 2020
Every year, Ford sells hundreds of thousands of F-Series Super Duty pickups to people like contractors, farmers, etc. who not only buy them because they can pull a small house up a hill, but more so lately because they like how they look. They’ve come to depend upon...
by Joseph Szczesny | Jan 23, 2020
The reborn Volvo Car Co. began building cars in the United States less than two years ago and the product that rolled off the assembly line first was handsome, tech savvy sedan that broadened the company’s product offering in the United States. The Volvo S60 is a...
