Daily Drivers : Car News And Reviews

For those looking for a rugged and versatile SUV, Toyota’s 4Runner is one of the best vehicles out there. These body-on-frame utility vehicles offer tons of space, unmatched durability, and a surprisingly comfortable ride. While off-roaders will want to go for the TRD Off-Road or TRD Pro editions, city and suburb dwellers might want to check out the new 4Runner Nightshade edition. This special package starts out as a 4Runner Limited grade, but gets a bunch of murdered-out parts giving it a distinctive and bold look.

Say what you want about the Honda Civic, but the little car looks good and offers great value. Honda has priced up the 2019 versions of the Civic coupe and sedan along with the all-new Sport trim for both rides.

While Cadillac continues to be dedicated to its luxury sedan roots, it has gradually reimagined itself as a more modern automaker, emphasizing performance, technology, and even utility in its most recent vehicles. On a mission to complete its reinvention, Caddy plans on releasing a completely new vehicle every 6 months through 2020.

The last thing you want to happen when you are off-roading is for airbags to deploy and either block your view or cause you to let go of the wheel at a bad time. On some more rugged trails, a lapse in concentration could lead to a literal plunge off a cliff.

I’m conflicted this week. I really am. I often dislike compact crossovers. If find many of them lacking in distinction or personality. But I also generally like quirky and small vehicles that have pep and good handling.

Sliding out of the Audi A4 S Line from the week prior and into the A5 Sportback brought with it a sense of acceptance in the knowing that change can be a good thing. Here’s a car that costs just a fuzz more than the vehicle I had just driven, yet opts for a sloping rear roofline that discreetly hides a hatch instead of closed trunk.

In the past few years, Lexus has been going through quite a renaissance. They’ve shaken their stodgy, conservative reputation for one that is bolder and more aggressive. Just as Lexus received criticism in the past for being too bland or too vanilla, now they receive some criticism for being too stylized and too edgy.

If you are the sort that doesn’t want a car, but you want something that looks good and has a bit of performance, BMW might have your ride. The 2019 X2 M35i is a sporty compact crossover/hatchback that packs the most powerful 2.0-liter

When I first drove the current generation of the Audi A4 2.0T Quattro a couple years back, I was left impressed by its precise driving characteristics and polished interior and tech. Almost perfectly packaged and visually alluring in a variety of subtle ways, this unassuming junior executive commuter car is a prime example of what understated entry-level German luxury looks like.

Volvo has long been known for the safety and reliability of their vehicles, but it wasn’t until the past decade that they’ve really stepped up their design game. Following in the footsteps of their stellar XC90, S90, V90, and XC60, Volvo is back with another winner – a vehicle that envelops the best of Swedish sensibilities in a single package.

Starting with its 2019 models, Audi is killing off the last of its manual transmission cars here in the US due to slow sales. The small glimmer of positive news is that it is making a very limited edition run of A4 Audi Ultra sport cars with manual transmissions for US buyers.

Over the last two decades, GMC has managed to go from being almost solely associated with industrial utility to being a true premium truck and SUV brand. The combination of styling, functionality, technology, and quality all aim above the levels of their Chevrolet brethren, and typically have the price tag to match.

It’s time to face the facts. Compact crossovers aren’t just a flash-in-the-pan trend, they’re a juggernaut within the auto industry. They’re not going anywhere any time soon. So even though I find many of them boring, or with looks like they were drawn by a seven-year-old, I have to come to grips with reality.

One of the coolest Fords that has been launched in recent years is the understated, yet powerful Bullitt Mustang celebrating the famous movie car that Steve McQueen drove in the flick Bullitt. But if the factory version isn’t enough for you, performance parts and customizer Steeda has got you covered.

There are two classes of vehicles out there: the kind that needs to be thoroughly reworked, and the kind that needs to be left untouched because it’s already pretty darn good. I recently had the chance to hop behind the wheel of a vehicle that falls into the latter category, the 2019 Mazda MX-5.