Wanna turn heads? Buy a new Bronco. And then drive it in Michigan (or anywhere, for that matter). I drove the 2021 Ford Bronco, with a 300 horsepower 4 cylinder engine and priced from about $33,000 to about $49,000, in and around Detroit for a week. I don’t think I’ve ever driven a car…
Go Wild With the 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness
Go ahead. Climb that hill. Perched atop a muddy hill like a seesaw, I stick my head out the window to see just how far down I’m about to drop. Nope. Can’t see a thing. Dominick Infante, Director of Communications for Subaru of America, presses a button and the front camera of the new 2022…
2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Review: The Best Off Road SUV Is the Ultimate Adventure Machine
Is there any vehicle more suited for adventure than a Jeep? We think not. And if you really want the best of the best, the 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Ultimate is just that: the ultimate SUV for the job. The Ultimate edition starting price, priced at roughly 50% more than the base model Wrangler, adds…
2018 Toyota Sequoia TRD Sport Review: This Off Road SUV Rules the Road Trip
You think about this all year long. Time to do it. Our family just returned from our second annual summers-end Galveston Island vacation. It’s our goal to go every year and spend a week unwinding on the beach. And what could make a 7-hour road trip more fun than riding in a super cool SUV…
Go Ahead, Get Dirty! There’s Nowhere the 2016 Toyota 4Runner Can’t Go
We tried; we put the 2016 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro – a beast and a half – to the test. “Whoa, Nelly!” and “Holy Cannoli!” are phrases that come to mind when you try to recap a week with the 2016 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro. This mid-size SUV is a beast and a half. Its commanding exterior…
2016 Land Rover LR4 HSE Review: The Luxury of Adventure
Because even suburban soccer can be an adventure. My friend Lynnie longed for a classic Range Rover Defender, one with transom windows along the roof line and a spare tire strapped to the front hood. She’d seen them on the roads in Scotland and wanted one to scout the back roads of New England for…
Only In Texas: Riding the Range at the Truck Rodeo
Two days of Driving and Judging at the Academy Awards of Trucks. I joined the Texas Auto Writers Association a couple of years ago urged on by my friend, Sue Mead. It’s really hard to say no to Sue, a fellow journalist and winner of numerous off-road awards. Although I test drive lots of luxury cars…
Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: the ticket to college admission?
Could driving a Jeep Trailhawk help my daughter get into an outdoorsy college? Getting into college is so competitive these days, schools are researching applicants’ social media profiles and judging student son what their parents say and wear. I wonder if they are also looking at the cars the parents drive. Late model luxury car?…