Great gas mileage isn’t the only luxury in the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. City dwellers face many challenges with car ownership. Gas stations are rate where real estate is expensive, but plug-in hybrids are impractical to charge if you park on the street. So the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid is an ideal vehicle for that urban…
The 10 Best Small SUVs (With Small-ish Price Tags) for Weekend Adventure
We’ve rounded up 10 of the best small SUVs for you. You live in the city. But on the weekends, you’re all about being off the grid and under the stars. We get it. You need adventure to balance the weekday grind, a car that has all the phone and tech connectivity to keep you…
10 Reasons to Love the New 2020 Subaru Outback Even More
There’s more to love in all the things we love already. When Subaru introduced the Outback in the 1990’s it was a step in the right direction: The brand was the car to have for anyone with weekend cabin, who lived for hiking, who rejoiced in snow days when the roads were empty (Subarus were…
Toyota RAV4: A Small SUV That’s Big On Adventure
Yes, you can go big and go small at the same time. We found out how. You see them on the highway: The Toyota RAV4 loaded with gear – kayaks and surfboards and fishing rods – and you wonder where that car is headed and what adventure they’ll soon see. And you wonder how they…
Why I bought a Volvo XC90 to Replace My Minivan
They say the two happiest days of a boat owner’s life are the day they buy their boat and the day they sell it. By Susanne Kerns I think the inverse may be true for minivan owners: I begrudgingly entered my life as a minivan owner ten years ago, but grew to love the comfort,…
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen: The Exclusive Celebrity-Mobile Gets a Luxury Upgrade and it’s Phenomenal
Celebrity life just got a whole lot more luxe. If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a powerful, well-heeled celebrity, all you have to do is get behind the wheel of a 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, throw on a pair of your biggest sunglasses and hop on the freeway heading out of Los Angeles on a…
The Hyundai Palisade: This Big, Bold Beauty is Everything You want in a 3 Row SUV
Finally…Hyundai has a full size SUV and we only have one word: YAY! We have been waiting for this SUV. For a long time. Hyundai dangles a lot of great cars in front of us every year, but those of us who need a third row, one that we can use often, that kids can…
2018 Audi Q5 and Sport Q5 Luxury SUV: People Love This Car, So We Had to Find Out Why
And yes, this 2-row SUV is all that. In some neighborhoods the Audi Q5 is practically like wallpaper: it’s the background against which life is lived. And it’s pretty nice wallpaper. Luxurious, capable, up to rudimentary jobs like school drop off, but also well-suited for unloading your Tumi luggage at a Four Seasons or filling…
2018 GMC Terrain: Changes To This Midsize SUV We Didn’t Know We Wanted Until Now
As the old saying goes, “I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” That is how I felt when sitting in the new 2018 GMC Terrain for the first time. So many things had been updated or changed from older versions of the Terrain and yet, each one of them made complete sense to me. Let’s…
2018 Chevrolet Equinox Review: This SUV’s Tech Keeps Families Connected
Connected car technology makes life easier and more fun. The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox Premiere is a hub of connectivity, with built in Wifi, the MyChevrolet mobile app, Apple Carplay and Android Auto capabilities. Even though it’s built to keep you connected both to the outside world and to your own vehicle, it surprisingly does a…