The last time we looked at Honda’s CR-V, we promised to pass along our impressions of the all-new CR-V Hybrid when we’d driven one. As everyone within shouting-distance knows, the compact crossover is one of the most popular vehicles in the country’s hottest segment. Cumulatively,…
Please approach this weekend with appropriate care and caution.
Mazda stamps its latest crossover with dependable family themes. The 2020 Mazda CX-30, a subcompact CUV, is Mazda’s fourth crossover. It squeezes into the Mazda lineup between the CX-3, an even smaller subcompact CUV, and the compact CX-5. By rights, It should be named CX-4,…
So what would happen if it’s no longer where you parked it one day?
Hyundai isn’t coy about the buyers it intends to win with its new Venue CUV. The Venue ($17,350) takes direct aim at young, first-time buyers. They’re typified, Hyundai says, by those living the “fast-paced … urban entrepreneur lifestyle.” As you’d expect given its target, the…
Recent events and travel restrictions are affecting bicycle use — it’s increasing.
Like most mainstream automakers, Volkswagen has pinned its hopes on its crossovers. The Tiguan compact CUV is the company’s best seller. Its No. 3 is the midsize Atlas. Still, VW’s heritage is rich with vehicles of all types, from practical four-doors to hot little hatchbacks…
But are automobile manufacturers sometimes giving us more than we want?
The 2020 Toyota Tacoma is a dated truck doing battle with a squadron of modern competitors. Tacoma rides on an aging platform. Its cabin is small and cramped and its ride quality ranges from tolerable to not-at-all-good. Nevertheless, Tacoma ($26,050) easily outsells fresher rivals and…
Drive safely to stay alive — it will reduce everyone’s vulnerability in the process.
Here at the Auto Connection, we’re partial to small, lively and well-balanced cars. We like affordable, approachable cars that are fun to drive. Cars the average driver can enjoy day-in and day-out, no track-time necessary. We like reliable, low-maintenance cars that won’t kill you at…
Parents need to set rules and enforce them.
If you fail to approach Toyota’s all-new Supra with caution, you’re a supremely confident driver or you don’t grasp the nature of the beast. The 2020 GR Supra sport coupe is a sharp-tooth puppy that loves to play but sometimes bites. So immediate is its…
Always remain in your vehicle and let the officer come to you.
Mazda’s CX-5 is Mazda’s best-selling vehicle in the USA. It’s a solid, mid-pack seller in the country’s hardest-fought segment and tops more than its share of the year-end Top 10 lists. This is not a big surprise; the people who write best-of lists tend to…
Expect construction delays on both local roads and interstate highways every summer.
For a segment supposedly on life support, family sedans are showing impressive signs of life. The Crossover Era has clobbered sedan sales. So dire have been its effects that domestic makers have largely abandoned the segment, leaving it wide open to foreign makers. Makers like…
The best irritation-avoidance tactic is to not actually be in a hurry.
Two people live in this household. Both have opinions, but only one is compensated for committing them to the page. Where’s the justice? Turns out that the person whose opinions normally go unpublished has strong ones about today’s tester. Midway through our week-long test of…
I think that being ever-watchful for driver screw-ups will make you a better driver.
For 2020, Toyota offers a Clark Kent edition of its full-size Avalon sedan. You know: mild-mannered four-door steps into a phone booth, emerges with a snarl. So it is with the 2020 Avalon TRD. The aggressive new high-end trim stretches the Avalon’s performance metrics in…
…keep your conversations casual and delay serious ones until the car is stopped.
Lexus invented the luxury crossover in 1998, when it debuted the midsize RX CUV. Seven years later, in 2005, Lexus dropped its gas-electric hybrid system into the RX, producing the world’s first electrified luxury vehicle. Lexus’s aggressive strategy has stood the test of time. Today,…
You can’t control other drivers’ aggression, but you can and should regulate your own.
Honda is a lower-case automaker in an all-caps world. Better known for its engineering prowess than its marketing chops, it tends to do things quietly. In its understated way, Honda has set some big energy-efficiency goals for itself. By 2030, it plans to be selling…
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