Cars like this make me miss toddlerhood. I look at the 2020 Toyota Highlander and my eyes get misty. Yes, I see the beautiful leather seats, panoramic sun roof and head up display and think, how luxurious. But my heart sees the center row captain’s chairs, the easy-to-reach third row, the 3-zone climate system, wifi…
Lexus UX: Is this Compact SUV the Perfect Car for City Life?
When you need it, you need it to be good. Right? It’s the conundrum car owners who don’t drive every day have: If I only need a car on the weekends should I really go all in on a car that I love? Should I splurge on luxury? Can I compromise on features I’ll only…
Two Jeeps I Can’t Wait to Drive — or Buy: Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Wrangler 4xe Plug-in Hybrid
The Jeep fam just got bigger and better. Not long ago Jeep revealed these two new 4WD vehicles with a lot of fanfare, albeit not as much as they would have gotten at the New York Auto Show, where the company had planned to roll them out. Yes, we miss auto shows too. But, not…
Why You’re Glad the 2021 Rolls Royce Ghost Is As Much About Innovation as it is About Luxury
And, why you’ll have trouble deciding which seat to sit in. That might be the biggest quandary in the 2021 Rolls Royce Ghost: the front seat cabin is thrilling, from the elegantly layered materials that give it the refined feel of a couture atelier-built handbag to the V-12 engine that sends this super luxe sedan…
Which Luxury 2 Row SUVs Are Best For Child Car Seats? We Put Them to the Ultimate Car Seat Challenge
We tested our car seats in these luxe SUVs and this is what we found. It’s the new parents dilemma: Do you need to give up your luxury car just because you have kids? Of course not! But do consider this: A luxury SUV. You’ll still enjoy the benefits of a luxury car as well…
The 2020 Volvo XC90 Luxury 3 Row SUV Just Got More Elegant
How is that possible? Keep reading. “Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.” —Coco Chanel That might have been the style dictate for the new 2020 Volvo XC90, too. As it has from the start of its reinvention a few years ago, the XC90 embodies a chic ‘je…
Paddle Shifters: Fun or Phony?
The skinny on this performance feature that gives an automatic transmission the feel of a manual. When I first heard about paddle shifters it sounded too good to be true: Little metal tabs on either side of the steering wheel that let you shift through the car’s gears as you drive, giving you the best…
The Land Rover Defender Is Back and All That It’s Said to Be
When adventure is the luxury, this is the SUV to take you there. When I think of the Land Rover Defender, I think of Queen Elizabeth, elegantly spiriting away from Balmoral castle and across the Scottish moors, masterfully at the wheel of her Land Rover Defender. The future of both her kingdom and her vehicle…
Channel Your Inner Teenage Boy in the Honda Civic Type R Track-Born Hatchback
You Remember Him. He Taught You How to Have Fun. Sometimes you just need a lift, right? A reason to laugh, freedom from what bogs you down (work, kids, bills, politics), a little adrenaline coursing through your veins that leaves you with a refreshed view of life. Teenage boys seem to just live that way,…
Is the VW ID.4 Electric SUV the One that Will Finally Tip the EV Trend?
Volkswagen’s all electric SUV with a super sexy interior and budget-friendly price will turn heads. Just as California is drawing a line in the sand by banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, VW is throwing down a gauntlet of its own: the company this week announced the arrival of the all-electric VW…