Can’t decide, truck or SUV? The Hyundai Santa Cruz doesn’t want you to choose. There’s nothing worse than making a sacrifice, but now you don’t have to. The 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz is an affordable part-truck part-crossover — seriously, it starts at just over $24,000 — that will give you that easily navigable crossover size…
9 of the Best 3 Row SUVs – From Luxury to Affordable
You’re in luck. 3 Row SUVs is a hot category and the choices are great. After school sports? Carpool? Large family? A dog or two? Or do you just need extra cargo space for Costco runs and carefree road trips? If you find yourself toying with the idea of upgrading to a full-sized SUV with…
30-Minute Test Drive: The 2022 BMW X4 xDrive30i is Way Fun, Especially on Twisty Roads
A fun to drive SUV filled with practical features, all in one package? Win. If distinct style paired with practicality are your thing, you have probably turned your head to look at a car like the 2022 BMW X4. It’s the coupe-style, or sportback, small SUV in the BMW X lineup of sport utility vehicles. And…
30-Minute Test Drive: The 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross LE
Meet the 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross, a brand new take on a longtime favorite. When you’re shopping on a budget, it can be hard to find a brand new car that satisfies all your needs, including space, safety, reliability, and some decent tech. Many shoppers will turn to the Toyota Corolla, a vehicle that…
Jeep Brought Back the Wagoneer (and Jeep Grand Wagoneer) and There is A lot to Love. These are Our Top 11
Because I had to end the list somewhere. Our cars: They are how we bring our babies home from the hospital, they’re a snuggly nest for the youngest while they are being hauled from one activity to another for the older siblings, they’re where we listen to them cry after a bad soccer game and…
The Used 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan: Not Too Big, Not Too Small, But Just Right
Bigger isn’t always better. Once upon a time, SUVs were all about big. The bigger the better! They were just reaching a point where they were beginning to make the average tank look compact when the price of gas went through the roof. Thus, the great downsizing of SUVs began and the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan…
5 Features I Loved in the 2021 Genesis GV80
“Budget luxury” sounds too good to be true, but the 2021 Genesis GV80 proves it can be a reality. If you want luxury, you can’t go long with Genesis in general, and you definitely can’t go wrong with the GV80 if you want an SUV. Genesis has consistently been knocking it out of the park…
2021 Chevy Trailblazer AWD RS: 6 Things We Absolutely Love
You could say I’m a Chevy girl. My first car was a bright yellow 4-door Chevrolet Chevette my dad bought my sister and me back in the ’70s. That car took all my girlfriends everywhere. My second car and most proud was a brand new 1978 metallic brown Chevrolet Camaro that my parents helped me…
2021 Buick Encore GX: From Grandma’s Car to Your Teen’s First Vehicle
“Do you think they’ll let me keep it?” my younger sister asked the first time she climbed out of the 2021 Buick Encore GX. There’s a pretty big age difference between us—a solid decade—and my family has been trying to decide what would be a great first car for her to drive when she gets…
First Drive Review: Five Reasons to be Wild About the 2021 Ford Bronco
This GOAT is back and ready to conquer the mountain. As I drove a two-door 2021 Ford Bronco in Cyber Orange through the tiny town of Marble Falls, Texas, I saw more than one person snapping photos and taking video, and one lady in a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon stopped me at a light to ask…