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  • Look Up! Toyota Expands the Grand Highlander Line!

    Look Up! Toyota Expands the Grand Highlander Line!

    Toyota adds two new trims to the Grand Highlander line-up, a new base LE and the distinctively styled Nightshade Edition, which only comes as an AWD hybrid. Just last year, we saw a brand new, larger, three-row crossover SUV the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander. Just one model year later, we already have two new trims…

  • Rip Through the Gears in the New 911 T!

    Rip Through the Gears in the New 911 T!

    The latest 992.2 generation, 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera T exclusively comes with a six-speed manual transmission. Rear axle-steering and PASM part of the T too. Porsche just announced the return of the 911 Carrera T for the 2025 model year, adding to the 992.2 generation lineup, which currently includes the GT3, Carrera GTS T-Hybrid and…

  • Pinch Pennies in Style in the 2025 Impreza!

    Pinch Pennies in Style in the 2025 Impreza!

    Subaru released pricing for the 2025 Subaru Impreza; the all-five-door, all-wheel-drive hatchback compact. It continues with three trim and two engine choices. Subaru launched the sixth-generation Impreza for 2024 and we saw a few significant changes. First, the Impreza now comes to the U.S. only as a five-door model. Second, you choose between just three…

  • Honda Drops New Details on the Upcoming Passport

    Honda Drops New Details on the Upcoming Passport

    The 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport will include 31-inch all-terrain tires, front recovery points, and plenty of technology to increase off-road capability. Late this fall, Honda plans to officially reveal the next-generation, 2026 Honda Passport; the brand’s larger two-row SUV. You should see them start to arrive at dealerships early the following year. We’ve already seen…

  • Turning Heads, Nissan Just Revealed the New Murano!

    Turning Heads, Nissan Just Revealed the New Murano!

    The new, fourth-generation, 2025 Nissan Murano includes a brand-new design language first seen on the Kicks. A new powertrain and tons of tech join the party. This is the 2025 Nissan Murano. The fourth generation of Nissan’s midsize crossover SUV, finally relieving the third gen. model, which served a 10-year term. It enters the market…

  • Prowing in Purple, a New BRZ is coming!

    Prowing in Purple, a New BRZ is coming!

    Subaru will build a special, limited edition BRZ for 2025 called Series.Purple. It will only come with a manual transmission and wear a coat of special paint. Subaru just teased a new, special edition BRZ that’s on the way for 2025. It bears the name Series.Purple Special Edition. Subaru will cap production at 500 units;…

  • Power Through All the Posh Neighborhoods in the New LX

    Power Through All the Posh Neighborhoods in the New LX

    Updated for the 2025 model year, the latest Lexus LX now offers a hybrid powertrain, which carries the name LX 700h, and a new off-road trim called Overtrail. The Lexus LX, which started its fourth generation for 2022, gets an update for the 2025 model year. That includes adding a hybrid powertrain to the mix…

  • Pump Up the Power in the New Crosstrek

    Pump Up the Power in the New Crosstrek

    Subaru announced pricing for the 2025 Crosstrek, the brand’s smallest SUV, and made changes to give more Crosstreks more power. You do need to pay a bit more. Subaru just announced pricing and an important update for the 2025 Crosstrek, its smallest SUV. The Crosstrek started its third generation for the 2024 model year. That…

  • Blast Through the Bush in the Latest Big Boy Expedition

    Blast Through the Bush in the Latest Big Boy Expedition

    For the fifth-generation, Ford added a Tremor trim to the 2025 Ford Expedition. And added a bunch of snazzy tech and convenience. But the Blue Oval brand left much of the powertrain and platform alone. Good enough? Ford recently revealed the fifth-generation, 2025 Ford Expedition. The large SUV that the blue oval first introduced in…

  • Reasonably Priced EV Luxury: The Q6 E-Tron Undercuts Competition

    Reasonably Priced EV Luxury: The Q6 E-Tron Undercuts Competition

    Less expensive than its German competitors, the 2025 Audi Q6 E-Tron offers 302 horsepower to control—422 HP if you get all-wheel-drive. RWD version gets 321-mile range. Do you like the idea of a luxury, electric, midsize SUV in a Teutonic flavor, but the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV ($77,900), Porsche Macan Electric ($75,300) and the admittedly larger…