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2014 Toyota Tacoma

36
Have you noticed? Mid-sized trucks are getting pretty scarce. Dodge dropped the Dakota. GM has put the kibosh - for the moment, at least - on the Chevy Colorado (and its GMC...

2023 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid

13
How much are you willing to spend to save on gas? That's the question presented by the Big Three hybrids in the compact crossover class, the Honda CR-V hybrid, the Toyota RAV4...

2016 Subaru BRZ

15
You have to work it to appreciate it. If you don't - you probably won't. That's the thing to know going in. This isn't a Miata. Which is by no means a bad thing. You've...

2013 Volkswagen CC

10
Where does bread and butter end - and entry luxury start? It's a tough question, because there's no longer a clear line in the sand - in terms of equipment and features...

2017 Cadillac Escalade

12
The Cadillac Escalade is ridiculous - but then, so is my orange Trans Am. Both are (or were, in the case of my ancient Pontiac) designed to meet emotional rather than...

2013 Mazda2

21
If you want a really small car - but still need four doors then you've pretty much got two choices: The Mazda2, subject of this review - or its chief rival, size...

2012 Honda Ridgeline

30
Honda's take on the old Chevy El Camino (and Ford Ranchero) probably came along a few years too soon. In 2006, when the first Ridgeline appeared, real trucks (body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive with...

2011 Lexus RX350

0
There's an old slam that says Japanese car companies are better at imitating than innovating. Then how to explain the Lexus RX? When this model first appeared way back in late 1998, it...

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

29
Well, you haven’t got much choice. But - sometimes - that’s not a bad thing. The Jeep Grand Cherokee, for instance. It is one of just a few (one of just two, really) “mid...

2017 Toyota Yaris iA

21
One of the best little Toyotas isn't. It's the Yaris iA. Which was badged as a Scion last year. But it's not that anymore, either. It's actually a Mazda2 . . . which you...
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