2024 FORD RANGER MIDSIZE PICKUP TRUCK

  After an absence from the compact pickup market for several model years, Ford came back in 2019 with a new Ranger and it’s been a very popular product. Today’s compact pickups are generally a lot larger than they used to be and this applies to the Ranger. It’s true that people buy compacts because […]

For those of us who’ve watched Hyundai’s continual upwards progress over the years, Kona is a relatively new nameplate. That being said, the Kona is one of the most innovative products in the industry because it is available either as an electric vehicle or with a conventional internal combustion powerplant. Not many automakers give you […]

  The first-generation Porsche Boxster was launched in 1996 and became a major success for the company. It was a reasonably high-performance German roadster that was a lot less expensive that its ‘big brother’ 911 model. Later, a coupe variant was launched as the Cayman.     Porsche adopted the name ‘718 Boxster’ for its […]

  The Integra was one of two launch products back in 1986 when Honda introduced Acura as its luxury brand in North America. (The other product was the Legend). It remained in the Acura range until 2006 when it was dropped, probably because buyers were increasingly turning to SUVs and crossovers. Happily, the Integra is […]

  Korean automaker Hyundai has announced that it will launch an all-new Sonata midsize sedan for 2024. This is exciting news because the Sonata has long been one of Hyundai’s most popular cars, even in a range now dominated by SUV/crossovers.   The Sonata has been manufactured since 1985 and the new model is the […]

The Toyota Venza is an intriguing product because it slots into the company’s range with a slightly different role to that of its SUV/crossover stablemates. Toyota likes to think of the Venza as a cross between an SUV and a stylish station wagon (remember those?). It’s a high style, premium product that’s widely popular despite […]

  The competition among manufacturers of luxury electric vehicles has intensified in recent times and most firms active in this class have been busy creating new products. Audi is no exception and has been developing its range of e-tron dedicated EVs for some years, but it was 2019 before we saw a production model. There […]

  The Mazda CX-9 is the automaker’s flagship vehicle and offers a high level of luxury, performance and sophistication in a stylish and roomy body with three-row seating for seven passengers. It’s a medium to large SUV with handsome, restrained styling rather like some of its often-more-expensive rivals. The upscale look is finished off with […]

  Automotive historians have interesting discussions on the topic of “who invented the minivan” but whatever the answer, it was Chrysler Corporation that kick-started the class in brilliant style back in the 1980s. Although minivans don’t enjoy the popularity they once did thanks to the boom in SUV sales, they are still arguably the most […]

  Now in its second generation, the compact crossover Jeep Compass is an affordable way to get into the highly desirable Jeep range, other models having become quite costly in recent years. Even though you can buy a 2022 Compass for less than $29,000, the vehicle is very much a “proper Jeep” with highly capable […]