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2025 Kia K4 Hits the Road Running; Will It Make Sedans Relevant Again?

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The 2025 Kia K4 compact sedan takes center stage in this episode as Host Jack Nerad gives its two key versions thorough test drives and sits down with its chief product planner, Kia America’s Young […]

Special Road Test: 1,000 Miles in 2025 Honda Odyssey Elite

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Driving from Dallas to Oxford, Mississippi, and back over the course of a three-day weekend sounds like a daunting proposition for a lot of people. After all, Dallas is 530 miles from Oxford, so the […]

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2025 Toyota Camry XSE: 600+ Miles of Range in a Sedan You’ll Love

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The 2025 Toyota Camry Hybrid is all that flash, but after testing it this week, we think consumers will really respond to its combination of versatility, fun-to-drive, and incredible fuel economy. The Environmental Protection Agency […]

All-New 2025 Ford Expedition: Is It the Ultimate Family Hauler?

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Ford Motor Company doesn’t see the all-new 2025 Ford Expedition as just another big SUV. It has a larger purpose in mind. Expedition Brand Manager Luis Perez told AOTR Host Jack Nerad that Ford wants […]

Mustang Convertible + Autumn in Maine: The Perfect Automotive Cocktail

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While the other domestic manufacturers are dropping their sporty cars as if they were redhot hunks of iron just pulled from a fireplace, Ford is doubling down on its iconic Mustang, and we’re happy about […]

Mission Incredible: Flying Around Maine in Nissan Z NISMO

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Co-Host Chris Teague was confronted with a very difficult task in our lead road test this week. His job was to pilot the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO around the twists and turns of Maine’s backroads. […]

Goodbye to Clifford — Farewell!

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EDITOR’s NOTE: This isn’t a typical Driving Today vehicle review. The following article is based on a recent Facebook post I made that seemed to resonate with a lot of people, so I decided to […]

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, […]