Meet the Ford Maverick, the compact truck for pandemic gardeners, at-home DIYers, suburban moms, and working women alike. It’s rare that one vehicle can suit so many needs, but the 2022 Ford Maverick is a jack of all trades. If you need to park in a cramped parking garage to head to your city office…
USED: 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: A 7-Passenger SUV Made for the Road
Safety and creature comforts are key to road trip happiness. That and snacks. And the ability to easily access snacks. All are part of the well-designed 2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. Add the great gas mileage from a hybrid and even those annoying interstate traffic jams get slightly less irritating. Or, at the very least, they…
The 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid and X Models: Premium, Capable SUVs That Will Rock Your World
Plus… these seat backs! 😂 Let me just start here: I like luxury. And I hate buying gas, which affords me more luxury. I also appreciate smart design and engineering built on a set of ideals that, when done right, add up to more than the sum of its parts. That’s the idea behind the…
AWD Prius: The Guilt-Free Car that Takes You From City to Country and Back Again
For adventures that make memories and leave only footprints. I moved to Los Angeles a year ago and for the first time in years, I started thinking about owning a car again. Southern California offers so many lifestyle options that any vehicle I own needs to be able to take me from Tuesday in West…
2021 Prius Prime: One of the Most Popular Eco-Cars Just Got Better
Usually, before I have a press car, I know what it will be, and I end up talking to friends and family about it. When I mentioned I’d be driving the 2021 Prius Prime the first question everyone asked was “What makes it a Prime?” Well, I’ll tell you: it’s the plug-in hybrid. 640-Mile Driving…
Space, Luxury and Savings without Compromise in the Kia Sorento Hybrid SUV
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…
In A Word, The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid SUV is Fun
This is the best of all worlds. Sport utility vehicles were initially designed for handling the roads of the great outdoors, yet we find them parked in city lots and suburban driveways. The crossover evolved as an SUV that serves equally well for driving kids to school, running errands, and taking long scenic road trips….
USED: 2016 Lexus NX300H Review: Entry-Level Hybrid Luxury With No Compromises
Miles of California smiles, and never stopping for gas This is a repost of an original review by Robin Hutson After a summer of family road trips in different hybrid SUVs in Florida and California, we finished on a high note: the Lexus hybrid crossover NX300h. Because it is classified as a crossover and not a…
USED: 2017 Toyota Prius Prime Review: This Plug-In Hybrid is Fine-Tuned for Maximum Fuel Economy
The Prius Prime plug-in hybrid saves you money and you’ll never worry about finding a charging station. The 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid is a game-changer when it comes to saving money on fuel. The Prime is a hybrid plug-in vehicle, meaning that you can plug it in to charge the battery and run…
Toyota Sienna vs. Chrysler Pacifica vs. Honda Odyssey: How Do These Minivans Stack Up in the Ultimate Showdown?
We’re bringing together three of the heaviest hitters in the minivan game—the Toyota Sienna, the Chrysler Pacifica, and the Honda Odyssey—for the ultimate minivan showdown. Erica Mueller, Scotty Reiss, and I had the pleasure of testing each of these vehicles at the Texas Auto Writers Association’s Spring Roundup, and we knew we’d need to put…