2010 Hyundai Sante Fe
Here's something uncommon: a manual six-speed transmission as an available feature in a medium-sized crossover SUV.
The Hyundai Sante Fe is almost unique in this respect.
But it's not the only area where...
2011 Nissan Sentra
It's getting really tough to figure out which new small car is the best small car - because almost all of them are pretty damn good.
There's the new Ford Fiesta -...
2011 Dodge Nitro
The Dodge Nitro isn't a favorite of car journalists.
Google reviews of this chunky little SUV and you'll see it gets slammed a lot. It has a silly name (ok, fair enough)....
2011 Mazda Miata
The Mazda Miata and the Ford Model T may not seem to have much in common. But in one important way, they both achieved something that very few other cars ever...
2011 Suzuki Kizashi
On four wheels, Suzuki is barely even a presence in the U.S market - even though it's one of the dominant players when it comes to two-wheeled machinery.
For whatever reason, Suzuki...
2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid
American car companies lost market share in the '70s and '80s to a great extent because they lost consumer confidence. Hit or miss quality control - an endless conga line of...
2011 Honda Accord sedan
Honda's Accord has long been the yin to the Toyota Camry's yang. Sporty, modern-looking and high-tech - whereas the Camry has traditionally been flabbier-looking and stodgier-feeling. One was for younger up...
2011 GMC Acadia
GMC is GM's upscale SUV and truck division - up a notch from Chevy, not quite as high-end as Cadillac.
Until just a couple of years ago, GMC only sold trucks -...
2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara
There are a dozen or more compact-sized SUVs on the market, but only a few have real (truck-type) four-wheel-drive - 4WD with Low range gearing.
Suzuki's Grand Vitara is one of these...
2011 Ford Transit Connect
Name any category of vehicle - compact cars, sport sedans, luxury SUVs, crossovers - and there are multiple choices; sometimes as many as a dozen in any single category
But the Ford...