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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Takes on California’s Central Coast

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Hyundai made a radical change with its 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. Now in its fifth generation, the Santa Fe swerved from the child-transport/grocery-getter lane to take on a new, more purposeful look. At the same […]

Going Big: 2024 Grand Wagoneer Heads to the Desert

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When the Jeep engineers designed the Grand Wagoneer, they certainly took to heart the well-worn phrase “Go big or go home.” That’s obvious because when you travel in the long wheelbase version of the Stellantis […]

Inside 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe with Genesis’s Trevor Lai

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The all-new 2025 Genesis GV80 just might be the best-looking of the coupe-like SUV that has recently flooded the luxury market. Genesis’s Trevor Lai, the brand’s senior group manager of product planning, certainly thinks so, […]

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro: Family Vacation Texas-Style

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For millions of people across the country, a week on a lake is a dream vacation. This year Host Jack Nerad and his family found that out firsthand as they drove a 2024 Toyota Sequoia […]

Toyota’s Sprowl Reveals Details of All-New 2024 Land Cruiser

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The iconic Toyota Land Cruiser makes a comeback for the 2024 model year, now in a more compact form reminiscent of the original 1958 version. While the ’58 Land Cruiser lacked a hybrid powertrain, advanced […]

2026 Volkswagen Golf R: Fastest Volkswagen Ever

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In the same week that Volkswagen announced a giant investment in electric-vehicle maker Rivian, the brand also reinforced its stance in conventional gasoline-powered vehicles with the unveiling of the newest Volkswagen Golf R and Golf […]

2024 Mercedes-AMG GLB 35: Road Testing in the Malibu Hills

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We admit the Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 isn’t quite as sleek and sexy-looking as its sibling, the GLA, but when you’re at the controls of the compact sports utility, it immediately ceases to matter. The influx […]

2024 Ford Ranger Chief Engineer Reveals Midsize Truck Secrets

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The burgeoning midsize truck segment has a renewed entrant in the 2024 Ford Ranger. The handsome truck offers a pair of powerful turbocharged engines, including the now-available 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, and it is filled with […]

Genesis Product Planner Trevor Lai Details New 2025 Genesis GV80 SUV

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The Genesis GV80 luxury crossover is the vehicle that really put the Genesis brand on the map in the United States. Prior to its introduction, the Korean-based luxury brand only had sedans in its lineup, […]

Special Report: Should U.S. Adopt European Transport Model?

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Many think that we in America should change the way we get around every day, increasing our use of public transportation, electric cars and commuting by bicycle much as they do in Europe. But is […]