More errors to avoid
… it only takes one foul-up to spoil an otherwise successful day of driving.
… it only takes one foul-up to spoil an otherwise successful day of driving.
If we’ve learned anything from the post-recessionary auto boom, it’s that small and luxurious are no longer mutually exclusive. The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is a fine example; the two-row crossover is the company’s best-selling vehicle. In 2019, it outsold all other luxury-compact CUVs. Five models campaign…
With over 5 million U.S. vehicle crashes annually, there are plenty of statistics revealing typical accident causes.
The 2020 Chevrolet Colorado is a mid-size pickup with the rugged build of a full-size truck. The Colorado debuted in 2004 as a compact. By 2012, though, its sales had fallen to a point that Chevy pulled the plug. It reappeared in 2015, this time…
In summary, do all you can to avoid contact with large machinery while afoot.
So you’re looking to upgrade your daily driver. You’d like something a bit more compelling than your current ride. It should be quiet and comfortable. You’d like it to be well-equipped right out of the box, sans pricey extras. It should also excite your synapses…
What motivational factors encourage driving with vigilance?
“This doesn’t feel like other Subarus,” my wife said, buckling herself into the 2020 Subaru Ascent. “It’s so tall,” she said. She cranked her seat heater to Scorch. “And it just feels different.” Diane is the family’s certified Subaru expert; she’s been driving her Impreza…
…bold prognosticators who told us we could buy autonomous vehicles by 2020 have been proven wrong.
’Tis the season to dream of sunny weather and ice-free roads. Dreams that often include boats and RVs and the rigs needed to tow them. As evidenced by the town’s two dueling RV shows, the RV lifestyle has a strong hold on our collective imagination.…
Human attributes are assigned to automobiles at times, but they can’t really talk.
The car has not been built that is all things to all people, but the 2020 Honda Civic makes a good run at it. The Civic is the best-selling compact car in the U.S. It’s available in sedan ($19,750), coupe ($20,950) and hatchback ($21,650) body…
… I like to emulate the precision driving exemplified by NASCAR drivers.
On one hand, Toyota and its Lexus sub-brand campaign several large, gas-guzzling crossovers and SUVs. On the other, no other maker promotes green tech more aggressively. After popularizing hybrid technology with the Prius, Toyota is electrifying its entire lineup. Today’s tester, the 2020 Lexus NX…
Respect Mother Nature, as there is plenty of winter left.
It has become nearly routine. Sometime in November, the Seattle-based vendor that brings us our test vehicles mounts a set of Bridgestone Blizzaks onto a Mazda MX-5 Miata and sends it over the mountains. This means a) we get to test a lightweight rear-drive sports…
Since poor driving is on nearly everyone’s pet peeve list, who are the perpetrators?
If weeks were refundable, I would have asked for one when I last tested Acura’s RDX crossover. The RDX is a luxury-sport compact CUV that strikes all the right notes. It’s quick, responsive and engaging but never punishing. Its tech-rich cabin is roomy, comfortable and…
The good news is that traffic deaths in the United States have dropped for the second straight year.
The 2020 Honda Insight is a compact hybrid sedan that earns an EPA-estimated 52 mpg in combined city and highway driving. It’s quiet about its efficiency, though; the only clues to its hybrid heart lie in a pair of small badges. This contrasts with the…
When driving at night, we need all the guiding light we can get from our headlamps.
This year, Mazda drops a difference-maker into the compact car segment. The fourth-generation 2019 Mazda3 arrives and with it comes optional all-wheel-drive. Subaru’s Impreza has long dominated the AWD comer of the segment. And, while the all-new AWD 3 isn’t likely to put a big…
Not even half of the states have any laws on the books governing autonomous vehicles…
Hyundai made hay during the Great Recession selling its affordable and economical sedans. But once the economy began its recovery, buyers fell back in love with crossovers. Saddled with a portfolio rich in sedans but thin on CUVs, the Korean maker’s fortunes sagged. But ever…
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