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Behind the Wheel of the All-new 2021 Nissan Armada — Plus First Test: Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid

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Nissan has made big changes to its 2021 Armada full-size sport utility vehicle, and we’ll tell you all about them in our comprehensive road test. Better looking and more sophisticated. And we’ll tell you more. […]

500 Miles in the all-new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport; Exclusive Interview: North American Car of the Year President

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In this edition of the award-winning America on the Road we take the brand-new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport on a real-world 500-mile road trip. Host Jack Nerad and his youngest daughter, Greta, set off on […]

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Hyundai Elantra Wins North American Car of the Year

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The North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year (NACTOY) Award™ winners were announced at 11 a.m. EST today (Monday, January 11) during a virtual event with representatives from winning automakers. NACTOY officers […]

Hot All-Wheel-Drive! 2021 Dodge Durango SRT, Volvo V60 T5 Cross Country

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In our road test segment, we heat up the winter with the red-hot Dodge Durango SRT and the Volvo V60 T5 Cross Country. Both vehicles make short work of bad winter weather. In the interview […]

First Drive of the 2021 Hyundai Elantra N Line; Road Test of 2021 Cadillac CT5

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The Ford F-150 is the bestselling vehicle in America, and in our interview segment this week we have one of the men responsible for that remarkable success, Ford F-150 Marketing Manager Brian Bell. AOTR host […]

10 Coolest SUVs under $35,000

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Crossover SUVs are everywhere. We’re certain that as we sit here and write this, a car manufacturer is cooking up yet another SUV to tempt us. And there are ample reasons they are popular, of […]

Driving the All-New 2021 Genesis GV80 & 2021 Land Rover Defender

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This week our road tests feature two vehicles that have just been named finalists in the prestigious North American Utility of the Year competition for 2021. The Land Rover Defender is the latest version to […]

First Drive of All-New 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric SUV

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What is it like to drive the much-anticipated 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E? We were among the first journalists to drive it, and we have a full report on the vehicle in this episode of America […]

Driving Off Road in the All-New 2021 Ford Bronco Sport

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The long wait is over and the chance to go off-road in the all-new and highly anticipated 2021 Ford Bronco Sport has arrived. Host Jack Nerad was one of a select few auto journalists who […]

Why Does 2021 Mazda3 Still Excite Us?

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According to Honda, the new 2021 Accord Hybrid is the version of the car you should buy. Why? That’s one of the many questions we asked Honda product planner Jerry Chang about the model that […]