Jack R. Nerad

All-New 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor: Hot Fun for the Summertime

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Ford has just pulled the wraps off the all-new 2024 Ford Ranger and Ford Ranger Raptor, and we’ll have an exclusive interview with the truck’s marketing manager, Gretchen Sauer. The all-new Ranger is a serious […]

2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata — Can an EV Ever Be This Much Fun?

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With the 2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata, driving is the thing. And as we roadtested the Miata this week, it struck us that all the fun to be had from driving a Miata might be lost […]

2023 Toyota Highlander or 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5: How Will You Spend $50K?

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Car buyers are now being confronted with an interesting — and hard-to-answer — question: do I spend my money on an all-new battery-electric or do I spend it on a larger, more accommodating conventionally powered […]

HOT Hybrid: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid Makes Efficiency Fun

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The Corolla Cross Hybrid is a low-priced, high-value crossover SUV, a vehicle type American consumers just can’t seem to get enough of. In little more than a year on the market, it has already become […]

Cross Country Road Test: 2023 Lincoln Corsair Plug-in Hybrid

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The 2023 Lincoln Corsair PHEV is a full-featured 5-passenger luxury crossover filled with high-tech features like Lincoln BlueCruise 1.2 and other niceties. As we found in our 800-mile trek in the heavily revised vehicle, it […]

First Look at 2024 Kia EV9 SUV — A 3-Row EV for Families

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Some very important vehicles are being introduced at the New York Auto Show, which is going on right now, and we’ll have all the highlights for you in this episode of America on the Road. […]

Road Test: Flying Low in 2023 Lucid Air Touring

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With more than 600 horsepower on tap, piloting the 2023 Lucid Air Touring is more like flying an airplane than driving a sedan. But a highly competent performance sedan is exactly what the Lucid Air […]

Road Testing 2023 Dodge Hornet GT — First All-New Dodge in Over a Decade

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The 2023 Dodge Hornet is the newest addition to the giant compact sport-utility segment. And it brings along the Dodge brand muscularity, an image that is entirely lacking in that starkly conventional segment. The Hornet […]

Road Testing All-New 2023 Honda Accord Sport Hybrid

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The all-new version of the 2023 Honda Accord surprises in several areas. The most startling change is under the hood where Honda has made a hybrid the top powertrain. Up until a few years ago, […]

Unfair Comparison: 2023 Hyundai Kona EV versus 2023 Hyundai Kona N

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If you’re looking for an inexpensive electric vehicle, the Hyundai Kona should be on your list. And if you’re looking for an inexpensive performance car, the Hyundai Kona should be on your list. With that […]