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A while back, I had the opportunity to drive the latest-generation Lexus RX series, and thought it was a dramatic upgrade from the prior generation. But the one variant I didn’t spend meaningful time with was the hybrid model, the RX 450h.

Few words can strike fear in a parent’s heart more than “family vacation.” When you choose to drive instead of fly to your family’s beach vacation, it’s even more stress inducing. Long trips in the car are part of Americana.

Hyundai has gone from being labeled as the unreliable Korean alternative to world-class contender in record time. Like all success stories, there were some early year growing pains, as well as some awkward teenage moments (anyone else remember the Veracruz?),

There’s something special in the air, and it features the fresh aroma of burnt rubber, spent high-octane fumes, and a faint waft of highbrow entitlement. For years, Infiniti has struggled to reconnect with luxury car buyers, and that time has officially come to a close.

For many people, when they think of a luxury sedan they think of a brand with German heritage. But there’s a make out there that delivers on everything you’d expect from the German rivals without some of the drawbacks.

My daily driver isn’t exactly the most practical of cars. After all, a 2-seat, rear-wheel drive sports car with a massive V8 isn’t great for hauling stuff, dealing with potholes, or handling Chicago’s nasty winter weather.

The future is now, people, and as consumers we play a crucial role in shaping it. Buyer interest in autonomous, electric, tech-filled, and connected cars is molding the roads automakers follow, with many vehicles looking like they’ve been pulled straight from the pages of a science fiction script.

Having a 4 year-old in the backseat every week is the automotive equivalent of shaving your face with a cheese grater. You’re getting somewhere, but chances are things won’t be very pretty when it’s time to step back and assess the damage.

In the small luxury car segment, it’s all about the numbers and the letters. No, not the ABC’s and 1,2,3’s, but the A’s, C’s, and 3’s. Have I gone daffy? Forgotten remedial schooling? No. The small luxury car segment is dominated by the Audi A4, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and the BMW 3-series.

Despite the fact that it looks like a station wagon, Kia insists on calling its Niro hybrid a crossover. Perhaps it’s due to the wild popularity of crossovers, or the stigma attached to the car-like height of station wagons.

Lexus really wants America to shake-off those nagging sedan slumpin’ blues. But this task has proved far more daunting than previously expected. Despite releasing turbocharged powerplants and brilliant offerings like the insatiable GS F sport sedan, consumer interest in classically styled four-door vehicles has remained tepid at best.

Occasionally, going out on a limb and trying the unbranded version of a particular product pays off in spades. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does the feeling you get can often be both of surprise and satisfaction.

The Toyota Land Cruiser has been around since the 1950s in one form or another, but it’s a decidedly different vehicle from when it first burst onto the scene as a rugged, 2-door off-roader. The first real ancestor of today’s comfy, yet capable SUV came on the scene as the Land Cruiser J50 in 1967, but much has changed in these last 50 years in the realm of full-size SUVs.

It’s a familiar playbook that Hyundai has been following. It’s quite similar to the approach that Honda followed when they launched in the U.S. market in the late ’70s. Build a bare-bones car. Offer a killer warranty to back up the car.

Despite its wild popularity and success since first launching in 1982, the Toyota Camry has long been the car you go with if you want something safe, reliable, and… ordinary. But we live in an era where car buyers demand something more when it comes to styling and performance from their vehicles.