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Salted roads and snow. They both suck, and for completely different reasons. One makes commuting a potentially life-threatening inconvenience, while the other is put in play in order to alleviate said slippery disposition, but poses a threat to your automobile and is a chore to remove.

Say what you will about handmade supercars, but McLaren continues to create some of the most amazing extreme machines ever to grace the asphalt. Unfortunately, getting a vehicle of this caliber for a week-long review is easier said than done, and while there is a very good chance that I will be getting ahold of a 720S next spring, the desire to tinker with one today remains insatiably strong.

Does the world really need another compact crossover? Maybe not, but Mitsubishi clearly does if it wants to continue its climb back to from obscurity in this country. The largest and fastest growing segment in the auto industry, compact crossovers now dominate the lots of suburban malls, high schools, and office parks across the land.

After a long absence from the US auto market, Alfa Romeo has come back to the states with three very solid cars in the last couple of years – the crazy fun, but highly impractical 4C, the excellent handling and well-executed Giulia (and its bonkers Quadrifoglio variant), and now the Stelvio – the company’s first ever SUV.

Do you know what I have learned to love about the latest rounds of Lexus vehicles? No matter how low you go on the totem pole, they will always come packed with presence and projected reliability.

All the leaves were brown, and yes, the sky was grey. But I’d be damned if I was walking that wintry day. Ford had gone through all this trouble to make sure that I had ample access to the heavily revised, and downright devilish Mustang GT in Malibu, California, and I sure as hell wasn’t about to pass up on seat time.

If there’s one thing that Dodge is doing well these days it getting the most out of its line-up. Despite the challenges of aging platforms like the ones underpinning the Charger, Challenger, and Durango, all three vehicles continue to be relevant and desirable thanks to the prowess of Dodge and SRT’s engineering and design teams.

Put every ounce of ingenuity into building something special, and the results are guaranteed to impress. Nowhere is this adage more appropriate than within Ford’s latest lineup, especially when considering its completely overhauled models. Regardless of whether you are considering a microscopic GT/GT40 LEGO kit or a hulking F-150, The Blue Oval has something for everyone, and it’s only getting better as time progresses.

Vehicle redesigns are an expensive and risky investment for car manufacturers, although they’re also a necessity to keep up with stiff competition. General Motors’ SUV line is undergoing a major overhaul. Both the Chevy Equinox and Chevy Traverse are redesigned this year along with the Buick Enclave.

When Lexus first showed off its Lf-Lc concept a few years back, I thought it was a pretty stunning design. But it’s pretty rare that a production car ends up looking so close to the concept that it’s based on.

Today’s tale begins with the background behind this crazy caper. Instead of going to Japan to visit my wife’s family like we normally do annually, they opted instead to come to the States this year. That’s all fine and dandy in my book, but there was one stipulation: They were flying into LA instead of Cincinnati, and all four adults and two children wanted to go on a “Wild West Road Trip.” Having lived in Colorado for two years during high school, I immediately proffered the notion of pushing eastward instead of up the northwestern coast.

When James Bond orders his vodka martini shaken, not stirred, he’s actually ordering a watered-down drink. Why? Because shaking the mixture would chip the ice, and the smaller ice chips melt faster, watering down the drink.

Jumping from the rugged Chevy Colorado ZR2 into the far larger and refined Silverado 1500 Z71 Redline was a wise decision. Although both trucks are quite different from one another in a myriad of ways, a line of GM comparisons and contrasts between the two demands to be drawn.

Truck buying trends have kicked into high gear in recent years, and as automotive enthusiasts we couldn’t be more pleased with the results. From TRD Pro Tacomas and the mighty Nissan Titan, to air-ride-equipped RAM 1500 Night Editions and the carnivorous Raptor, there is a lot to like on the market nowadays.

It’s been less than a year since Land Rover knocked our socks off with the 2017 Discovery. So what are the chances that a company with a history of few new models could pull off two solid entries in a single calendar year?