J.D. Power Archives • Driving Today

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 […]

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: A Driving Simulator That You Actually Drive

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The 2025 Ioniq 5 N isn’t simply Hyundai’s first electrified N performance brand model, it is also one of the most fascinating cars we at America on the Road have ever driven — and we’ve […]

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. […]

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 […]

2024 Lexus LS 500h: Can Hybrids Make Sedans Relevant Again?

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When the Lexus LS was introduced as the brand’s seminal offering, full-size sedans were the flagships of every luxury lineup. But that was in 1989 when Taylor Swift was born and when Elon Musk was […]

2024 Volvo S60 Recharge — The Clark Kent of Sedans

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Just as Clark Kent can turn into Superman by ditching his glasses and changing his outfit, so it is wth the 2024 Volvo S60 Recharge. At first glance, like the mild-mannered reporter for a great […]

Texas Two-Step: Getting Dirty in the All-New 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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The Toyota Sequoia stood pat for over a decade, but now an all-new 2023 Toyota Sequoia is about to come to market and we’ve driven it. Host Jack Nerad got behind the wheel of several […]

Bolt is Back! Driving the Heavily Revised 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV

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Electric vehicles continue to make news this week. In this episode we road test the heavily revised 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV and take a long look at what many suggest is an all-electric future. Some […]

Can You Live with the 2022 Volvo XC40 Recharge?

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As more and more people consider switching from conventional vehicles to EVs, we wanted to see what it would be like to live with one of the most-appealing EVs out there. So we borrowed a […]

How the U.S. Market Influenced the Design of the All-New 2022 Range Rover

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An all-new Range Rover comes along only every decade or so, but an all-new version of the seminal luxury SUV has just been introduced and we have exclusive insight into it. Our special guest on […]