2016 Kia Sorento
Getting to market first definitely helps. It explains the rush, the ever-shortening model year vs. calendar year. You'll get attention if only because the others aren't there to look at yet. ...
2015 Audi Q5 TDI
In the U.S., diesels are sold at least as much on the strength of their performance as their economy - the reverse of the usual dynamic.
Which explains why they are almost exclusively...
2015 VW Jetta
VW's Jetta sedan hasn't got a lot of sex appeal.
Nothing about it seems automotive centerfold worthy. And yet, it's a perennial favorite - one of the most successful (in terms of...
2015 Mercedes GLA250
Everyone wants to get in on the compact crossover sporty wagon action - even Mercedes, which until recently refrained from entry, preferring instead to concentrate on coupes and sedans and SUVs...
2015 Mazda3
I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Two "shoes," actually.
The first - as regards the Mazda3 - is the Sky-D diesel engine that was supposed to have been available last year...
2015 Hyundai Sonata
Should Toyota be worried?
I think so, yes.
Because anyone who takes the time to cross-shop the new Hyundai Sonata will find it harder to justify buying a Camry - which though still...
2015 BMW 740Ld
Our time seems to be one of role reversal. Bruce Jenner, for instance.
Also diesel engines.
They are work truck - and economy car - engines no longer.
In the U.S., they are primarily...
2015 Acura TLX
It's rare for a luxury car's price to go down for the new model year. Rarer still for that to happen when the car in question is "all new."
Well, here you...
2015 BMW X4
BMW calls the new X4 a "sports activity coupe" - notwithstanding its, uh, four doors.
Five, actually - if you count the hatchback.
So what is it, actually?
Imagine a fastbacked (and lowered) X3.
Or...
2015 Infiniti QX80
Well, gas is cheap again.
Does it mean big SUVs (with big, thirsty V8s) will make a comeback? I doubt it. Even though the cost of fuel is down, the cost of...