This may be the best 3-row SUV ever. So let me just start here: The 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid SUV comes in at $38,000 nicely loaded. Panoramic sunroof? Yes. Center-row captains chairs? Yup. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto? Yes! Potential fuel economy of 37 MPG? That’s icing on the cake. Then, add in beautiful…
We Tried Them All — Carvana, Vroom, TrueCar, CarMax and Wholesale Auctions To Buy a Used Car
Surprisingly, CarMax had the car we wanted at the best price. This wasn’t our first CarMax experience, and I like their process: No haggle pricing, a 90-day 1,500-mile warranty and cars are inspected and fixed before they are sold. Even things like tires and brakes will be replaced or repaired if needed before a car…
Here’s What We’re Thankful for This Thanksgiving
You knew we meant cars, right? Ahhh… the waning days of 2021. It makes us grateful this year is almost over. And that we spent so much of the year test driving cars—something we could do even when the world was social distancing and staying home. And that finally, some of us got to connect…
Holiday Road Trips: Why Fly When You Can Drive?
Driving isn’t just for everyday adventures, you know. My kids hate that I fly a lot for work but when we travel as a family, I insist we drive. I have learned to love road trips: no limits on what you take with you or what you bring home, schedules are flexible and itineraries are…
What Drives Her: Toyota’s Chief of Marketing Lisa Materazzo’s Journey from Finance to Automotive Marketing
Editor’s note: Since this story first published, Lisa Materazzo was appointed to group vice president of Toyota North America. She loved cars, but chose finance. Then Toyota called. “The DMV told my dad that if the bought one more car he’d have to get a dealer’s license,” Lisa Materazzo, vice president of marketing at Lexus, said….
All the Golf You Want and None of What You Don’t: 2022 VW Golf R and VW Golf GTI
If you like to have fun behind the wheel, this is for you. Unlike many people who learned to parallel park in a city, I learned to parallel park in the mountains of North Carolina. I’d been able to skip this skill in driver’s education, but if you want to park a car on the…
Luxury On the Inside, Rugged on the Outside, The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee May Be the Best Jeep Ever
It straddles your worlds flawlessly. Here’s what we love about the Jeep Grand Cherokee: It can haul dusty adventurers up a mountain for one of a kind views. But it’s just as at home transporting fancy passengers in frilly frocks to dressy occasions. Rugged on the outside and luxury on the inside, it can go…
10 Easy (and Affordable) Ways to Add Modern Safety Technology to Your Old Car
Bring Your Old Gal Into The Modern Age The average age of a car on American roads today is 11.5 years. That means the average driver is tooling along without benefit of modern safety technology. But it’s possible to bring those old cars up to speed. And it’s surprisingly easy and affordable. Some systems are…
Why You Need to Go to Electrify Expo (When It Comes to Your Town): To Shop for an Electric Car
The auto show is back and it’s electrifying! My friend Alli keeps asking me about electric cars. Which one is right for her? What’s the story about charging it? How far can she drive it? Can she fit all her stuff in it? She wants to get away from non-renewable resource sucking cars. She wants…
2021 Chrysler Pacifica Adds AWD and More Luxuries, Making the Minivan Decision an Even Easier “Yes”
There’s so much to love and now, even more capability It looks like the era of the car-as-bubble-space won’t end any time soon. With more focus on the safety of those we need to shuttle from school to doctors appointments, curbside pickup, dog walks and playground time, we need more space, safety and necessities in…