A passport – the physical, government-issued kind used for travel purposes – is one of those necessities you store away, out of mind, until the time arises when you need it. Honda’s mid-sized sport utility of the same name shared a similar quality, at least in my mind. I knew it existed but I didn’t…
Modest in the Middle with the 2019 Hyundai Tucson
Like a middle child, the Hyundai Tucson finds itself having to make some noise in order to stand out. The Kona, it’s smaller siblings, is the new kid on the block and turns heads because of its spunky performance, low price tag and modern flair. With the all-new Hyundai Venue making its appearance in 2020,…
Finishing an eXperimental Canvas: reviewing the 2019 Acura RDX A-Spec
Curiosity lead me down the path of acronyms when I laid eyes upon the 2019 Acura RDX; I wanted to know what the RDX stood for. Somewhere amidst my research I discovered that the RDX was an acronym for Recreational Dimensions eXperiment. I haven’t confirmed the validity of this name with a Honda/Acura representative yet…
2019 Hyundai Elantra Sport
Sometimes a fresh coat of paint is all you need and what once failed to shine can take a shot at brilliance. The newly refreshed 2019 Hyundai Elantra received just such a facelift and it’s bringing some excitement to a sedan that wasn’t always synonymous with “fun.” Ratcheting up the experience even further is the…
Exploring the Urban in the 2019 Lexus UX 250h
How the expression go, “You don’t know what you want until you see it?” Thanks to the introduction of the 2019 Lexus UX, that idiom makes much more sense. That was my initial impression of Lexus’s compact SUV/Crossover – a vehicle that fills an empty spot in the Lexus lineup that most consumers probably didn’t…
Heading to the Future: 2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited
The RAV4 has been going through a growth spurt lately, coming into its own in the midst of a compact crossover segment that it helped create back in 1994. Flash forward to 2018 when Toyota, at the peak of the RAV4’s popularity, ushered in this current iteration – a fresh retooling both inside and out….
2019 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
“Mitsubishi still makes the eclipse?!” This was the response I received 100% of the time when I revealed to friends and family that I would be reviewing the new Mitsubishi Eclipse. This Eclipse has the surname “Cross” behind it but I never got that far when talking to people. They heard the name Eclipse and…
The 2018 Camry: Not Just My Tia’s Choice of Sedan Anymore
Before I started writing about automobiles professionally, the Toyota Camry was always relegated in my mind as that sedan that my Tia always bought. See, my aunt would upgrade her Camry every three years or so to the latest model and currently she is sitting pretty in the 2016 model. Why does only buy Camrys?…
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…
5 Doors Are Better in the 2018 Kia Rio
Come for a compact car but stay for a hatchback design that gets it right and doesn’t stop there. The Rio is all new for 2018 and what Kia takes away only leaves room for innovation and sparks of fun. It’s not without its challenges and the Rio faces tough competition, particularly when it comes…