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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 […]

Road Testing 2024 Toyota BZ4X, 2024 Jeep Compass

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Our road tests this week look at two sides of the compact utility coin. Co-Host Chris Teague took the wheel of the battery-electric Toyota BZ4X in frigid Maine. Across the country in much better weather, […]

Road Testing 2024 Subaru Impreza RS in Snowy-Covered Maine

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There is plenty for Jack Nerad and Chris Teague to talk about in this episode of America on the Road. First, there’s the news: Now, electric vehicle owners have something else to be anxious about. […]

Revealed! 2024 Porsche Panamera — Is More Digital More Fun?

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Whenever there is a newly updated Porsche to talk about, we celebrate, and that is certainly the case this week. The legendary German brand has ripped the wrapping paper off the heavily revamped 2024 Porsche […]

Exclusive: Volvo’s Conny Perrson Describes All-New 2025 Volvo EX30 EV

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The smallest Volvo SUV ever might be the biggest in terms of impact in the United States and around the globe. With a suggested starting price of $34,950, Volvo EX30 could cause many American consumers […]

Performance Lives! Secrets of the 2023 Nissan Z Revealed

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The 2023 Nissan Z loudly proclaims that affordable performance cars are not dead. While many seem to be writing off internal combustion engine vehicles — and all automotive fun — we say, “Not so fast.” […]

Road Testing the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the Wilds of a Maine Winter

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One of the best family vehicles introduced in 2022 is the Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is now available in two configurations: the three-row Grand Cherokee L and the more recently introduced two-row Grand Cherokee. In […]

Will Your Next Car be Self-Driving?

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Some pundits suggest that private ownership of autonomous (self-driving) cars is right around the corner. But that’s not the conclusion of Bern Grush, a systems engineer, futurist and the author of a recently published study […]