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2016 Lincoln MKX

5
It's a tricky thing, re-selling a mainstream model as a luxury model. Audi and Acura are two who do it pretty well. So does Cadillac. Can Lincoln? The key to success is not...

2010 Dodge Journey

4
Minivans started out as utilitarian, family-intended vehicles. They were clunky-looking, pretty slow - and swathed in hard plastics. But on the upside, they were inexpensive, easy to clean - and so perfect...

2016 Toyota Avalon

12
The Toyota Camry comes in two other forms - a slightly larger/much more luxurious version called the Avalon - and a much more expensive (and only slightly nicer) version called the...

2012 Nissan Maxima

6
Competition is good - but not always necessarily for the seller. When Nissan introduced the Maxima back in 1981, the idea of a "four door sports car" - as the car...

2012 Chrysler 200: Not Great But Maybe Good Enough….

2
Thank God it's not just a name change - because the old Chrysler Sebring was the ultimate Rental Car Special. A car you drove for $25 a day when on vacation...

2021 Hyundai Elantra Walkabout!

5
Here's a look a something different for a change... which is surprising, given the class of car we're looking at. Almost every other class of car is the same car -...

2011 Ford Explorer

4
The circle is now complete. The very first "SUV" - the vehicle that almost singlehandedly turned the market for passenger cars into a market for trucks  - and truck-based vehicles called...

2020 Mercedes E53 AMG

9
Many people think the defining element of a high-end car is a V8 engine - or even better, a V12 engine. But some of the most iconic high-end cars - models like...

2016 Cadillac Escalade

12
In its Mad Men-era heyday, a Cadillac was the ultimate, the most, over-the-top... and not the least bit shy about it. Big fins - and big V8s. Even bigger attitude. Here's to repeating...

2020 Hyundai Kona

6
Crossovers are so popular, they’re getting smaller. Examples include the Honda HR-V, which was one of the very first subcompact crossovers - and also the Mazda CX-3, which is one of the...
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