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Soldier through Any Obstacle in the New Honda Passport!
The fourth-generation, 2026 Honda Passport includes two TrailSport trims, loads of off-road equipment, and a healthy accessories list to shop from, too. Honda just revealed the fourth-generation, 2026 Passport. It will launch with just three trims: RTL, TrailSport, and TrailSport Elite. Clearly Honda took a big bias against pavement with the latest Passport. Two of…
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Check Out this New Compact Crossover, the Acura ADX!
Expected to hit dealers in early 2025, the 2025 Acura ADX will get turbocharged 1.5-liter power and optional all-wheel-drive. Price starts in the mid-30s. Acura just officially revealed its new compact crossover SUV, the ADX. Several months ago, I predicted that we would see a lot of similarities to the Honda HR-V and otherwise use…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Run Toward SUV Fun in the New Taos
Volkswagen updated its subcompact Taos for 2025. Giving it a new look, more power, and updated tech inside. It’s still VW’s closest to a base Golf offering. Volkswagen introduced the United States market to the Taos in 2022. And in this highly competitive segment, it’s already time for an update. Volkswagen tweaked the styling—focusing most…
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Drink In this Elegant New GLC Plug-in Hybrid
Mercedes-Benz now offers a plug-in hybrid version of its compact crossover SUV, the 2025 GLC 350e 4Matic. In it, you get 54 miles of EV driving range. Mercedes-Benz recently announced another plug-in hybrid, this time joining the line-up of the GLC compact crossover. Mercedes launched the third-generation of the GLC in 2023. I came away…
