Cruising the 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser

There is a reason why the second part of this vehicles name is “Cruiser” – it’s a smooth ride that begs for unpaved roads. It’s no wonder the Land Cruiser’s origins lay in 1940s Japan when the Imperial Army, who was occupying the Philippines, first laid eyes on a Jeep and sought out to produce…

2018 Hyundai Accent Limited

It’s a bit ironic that Hyundai named a car with a very traditional design, the “Accent.” An accent, whether it’s referring to a varied speech pattern or a grammatical mark, typical signifies a quality that’s out of the ordinary. The 2018 Accent isn’t out of the ordinary. If anything, it’s a throwback to the heydays…

High Ridin’ in the 2018 Toyota C-HR

Coupe, High Riding. That’s what C-HR stands for and its a moniker for a vehicle that’s not quite a sedan, not quite a hatchback and not quite a crossover. It is something in between, an explosion of shape, color and innovation that come together into sharp corners, a roomy interior and a swagger all its…

Review: 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF

Legend has it that an automotive journalist originally had the idea for what would one day become the Mazda Miata.  His name is Bob Hall and the story goes like this: in 1976 while working as a writer with Motor Trend, Bob runs into Kenichi Yamamoto and Gai Arai, both of whom were heading up…

Review: 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer

An automobile that’s been in production, in one form or another, for 45 years should be leading the pack in all areas upon which automobiles are judged by: design, performance, and value.  So what happened to the Mitsubishi Lancer?  It’s a familiar name with a long history of innovation but ironically the only thing that…

Review: 2017 Honda CR-V

There’s something to be said for a vehicle that has progressed through five generations and is still going strong.  The Honda CR-V first debut in 1995 and in 2017 the Japanese automaker introduced the 5th generation of their popular crossover which should speak to two very important points: 1) Honda is not complacent. Five updates…

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