Tag: 2017 cars

Select performance parts take the Mustang GT to greater heights. Updated December 30, 2017, to clarify the performance pack’s short-throw…

A new car, truck, SUV or van may be in your future. Besides reviewing cars on a regular basis —…

The Kia Sorento seats 5 or 7, offers 3 engine choices & tows up to 5,000 pounds. The midsize crossover…

Mazda 6 makes a case for the midsize sedan segment. Manufacturers typically adhere to model years except when they don’t….

Flat-plane crank V8 engine and all that. When is a Ford Mustang not a Mustang? Answer: when it is a…

Many miles and smiles with Kia’s Optima Hybrid sedan. Hybrid sales peaked in 2013 and have fallen steadily since. Low…

Hyundai’s Ioniq line of electrified vehicles is here. The Prius has long been synonymous with “hybrid” ever since Toyota launched…

Behind the wheel of Fiat’s tiniest model. City cars are the smallest models you can purchase in North America, typically…

Large sedan owners should take notice. Mercury Grand Marquis and Ford Crown Victoria owners take note: your replacement vehicle is…

On the road with Kia’s newest model. The Kia Niro is a dedicated hybrid model, the first of its kind…

British automaker Jaguar supplied a 2017 XE for my review recently, providing me with a second opportunity to examine this…

A new flagship sedan for Lincoln. One of the most storied model names in autodom is back, as in Continental…

Kia’s unique Soul is now in its ninth year. The Kia Soul defies easy categorization, but that’s not a bad…

Volvo’s largest sedan is a head turner. There aren’t too many times when I may urge shoppers to wait a…

Infiniti’s largest and most luxurious sedan. Lacking a true full-size luxury sedan, Infiniti comes closest with the Q70L, a stretched…

Top-end Sentra model offers NISMO touches, enhanced performance. The 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO offers the look of the brand’s motorsport…

Top-of-the-line 2017 Elantra trim delivers the trappings in style. Compact sedans typically offer great value, supplying an ideal entryway to…

2017 marks the final year for Hyundai’s flagship sedan. American consumers continue to shift their new car purchase decisions to…

VW Golf R fun, part two. There are certain cars that pass through the Auto Trends test fleet which are…

Not a Prius fighter…or is it? Some may say the Hyundai Ioniq is this Korean manufacturer’s answer to the Toyota…

The industry’s first-ever hybrid minivan has arrived. Chrysler arrived late to the hybrid game releasing 2009 MY Dodge Durango Hybrid…

Fourth-generation Prius includes a new plug-in Prius Prime model. How many Prius models are there? Four, including the all-new Prius…

When it comes to the F-TYPE, the SVR tops them all. Ever since the F-TYPE leaped upon the world stage…

Chrysler’s award-winning minivan continues to attract new customers. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. When crossover utility vehicles began…

Once again, Mazda supplies a model for a competitor. Fiat has struggled mightily ever since returning to the US in…

VW Passat adds premium features and demonstrate value. Family car sales have steadily fallen over the past several years as…

Audi’s flagship has limousine-like room at the ready. The Audi A8L is a flagship luxury sedan, an all-wheel drive conveyance…

On the road with a premium mainstream sports sedan. The car segment is under assault with consumers preferring crossovers in…

New Sport trim adds pop to the Legacy line. Subaru can no longer be considered a niche car manufacturer. Fresh…

Chevy’s small car is big on efficiency. Car sales are getting clobbered in a market where SUVs and pickup truck…