Tag: 4×4
Iconic SUV: 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota’s longest playing nameplate is also its most expensive model. The very first Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced in 1951,…
Nissan Armada Reprise: Platinum Style
Capable 2017 Armada is punctuated by the Platinum edition. For the second time in three months, Nissan delivered a 2017…
Refreshed 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Excels
Nissan’s roomy midsize Pathfinder receives numerous improvements. The 2017 Nissan Pathfinder has been refreshed, the first significant change since the…
Fresh Conception: 2017 Nissan Titan Pickup Truck
Nissan catches up to the competition. Introduced in 2004, the Titan gave Nissan its first full-size truck. That move trumped…
Driven: Next-Generation 2017 Nissan Armada
The second-generation Armada has sailed into port. Few manufacturers build full-size, traditional body-on-frame sport utility vehicles these days. Count Nissan…
Stout Truck: Toyota Tacoma 4×4 TRD Off-Road
To the hills with a highly capable Tacoma 4×4. The 2016 Toyota Tacoma kicked off the latest generation for this…
2016 GMC Yukon XL Denali Redux
GMC’s largest and most luxurious SUV. The SUV market continues to expand as consumers make the shift away from cars….
Second Look: 2016 Nissan Titan XD
A diesel-driven Titan XD Crew Cab 4×4 in SL garb visits the Auto Trends drive. Oftentimes, it is the second…
Substantial Luxe: 2016 Cadillac Escalade Platinum 4×4
Less bling, more substance for the grandest of all Cadillacs. The Cadillac Escalade is as large as the notoriety that…
The Full-Bodied 2016 Toyota Tundra Pickup Truck
Behind the wheel of Toyota’s largest pickup truck. How do you like your pickup truck — small, medium or large?…
Compact SUV Value: 2016 Jeep Renegade Sport
A new entry-level model has fueled even greater interest in all things Jeep. The Jeep brand is marking its 75th…
Premium, Full-size SUV: 2016 GMC Yukon
Large SUVs are back or at least consumer interest in them continues to rise as fuel prices fall. The GMC…
Escalade Light: GMC Yukon XL Denali
This week, I learned it was possible to have multiple Cadillac Escalade moments behind the wheel of the GMC Yukon…
Driven: 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LT 4×4
Now in its third model year, the current generation Chevrolet Silverado continues to ride the crest for pickup trucks, as…
Initial Analysis: 2016 Nissan Titan XD Crew Cab
The full-size pickup truck segment just got interesting. Again. Put the words “Nissan” and “pickup truck” together and invariably the…
Burly Beast: Land Rover LR4
Someone at Jaguar Land Rover loves me. Indeed, not a month, perhaps two goes by and I receive yet another…
Revealed: 2016 Toyota Tacoma
The next generation Toyota Tacoma pickup truck rolls out with available crawl control and a GoPro mount among its changes….
Sneak Peek: 2016 Toyota Tacoma
See Also — Revealed: 2016 Toyota Tacoma Earlier this week, Toyota hosted yours truly at an automotive event by which…
Would You Pay $70,000 for a 2016 Ford F-150?
The Ford F-150 Limited edition returns for 2016. The new model raises the luxury quotient to a point never before…
Performance Beast: Range Rover Sport SUV
The second time around with any model often allows reviewers such as yours truly to savor a distinct perspective. That…
Chevrolet Silverado Z71: Top-End Pickup
Within the past year I’ve had the opportunity to drive six pickup trucks produced by General Motors: three Chevrolet models…
Aluminum Tough: 2015 Ford F-150
The Ford Motor Company is in the midst of an experiment, one that could just as easily be described as…

Midsize Beast: 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Z71 Crew Cab 4×4
A new generation Colorado dispels an old way of building small trucks. A red hot 2015 Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab,…
Looking Back: The Best of 2014 Auto Trends
4×4 fun in a Toyota 4Runner. Sixty models came and went in 2014. Those 60 represented my weekly drivers, an…
Professional Grade: 2015 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 HD
The ultimate in cabin comfort and 4×4 capabilities. 2015 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 4WD Crew Cab In my neighborhood people…
Delivered: 2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited 4×4
Sometimes the second time around is simply better. For instance, when you revisit what had been previously experienced the chances…
About the 2015 Jeep Renegade
The Jeep brand continues to set sales records and shows no signs of losing ground. New or updated models have…
About the 2015 Lincoln Navigator
Now that the Ford Motor Company has turned its attention to Lincoln, new and updated products are debuting with more…
Peak This: 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit
One year after taking delivery of my first 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee test vehicle, the fourth model pulled into my…

Do Your Wheels Hang Low? Compression vs. Droop for Rock Crawling
There are countless ways to customize a 4×4: lifts, tires, shocks, light bars, armor – and that isn’t even touching…
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