Dear Dreamy-Eyed Enthusiast, 

It might not have been the best handling nor the most powerful among its rivals, but the Rogue has always been a utilitarian and comfortable crossover with a pliant ride and ample space to carry a family, all bags in. And those have been the primary reasons for its success. So straight away, the 2021 Nissan Rogue has big shoes to fill as it takes the baton from the company’s best-selling SUV.

In its second AutoGuide comparison, the Kia Seltos is picking on something its own size. Step forward, Mazda CX-30.

The Honda CR-V has come a long way since its humble beginnings to become one of the best family cars out there. But is it an ideal weekend crossover? 

The Mazda CX-3 is the Ikea Lack coffee tables of cars.

The Tahoe and Suburban used to be marvels of modern automotive packaging.

Kia’s new sub-compact crossover has an uphill battle on its hands. Can it prevail?

The RAV4 is now the de facto face of Toyota’s hybrid movement—and the Prime is the best electrified vehicle it’s made yet.

I’m sometimes criticized for my choices among peers for supporting Toyota cars. As an auto journo and enthusiast, I guess I’m expected to only drool over Celicas and the Supras but I love pretty much everything it makes.

It is a testament to the success of the Genesis G90 that it wasn’t until my last day with the car that I discovered that its 5.0-liter V8 sounds absolutely stunning when you rag on it.

Earlier this year the German brand announced the 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS 4.0 models, with larger, naturally aspirated flat-six hearts plucked from the GT4 and Spyder. Now the Cayenne is getting a similar treatment, with a 4.0-liter engine of its own for GTS duty. This one packs eight cylinders however, and a set of turbos. It’s essentially a detuned version of the lump from the Cayenne Turbo, dropping about 90 ponies from the pack but still producing an ample 453 hp and 457 lb-ft of torque. Far from being the runt of the litter though, the Cayenne GTS, sampled here in Coupe form, might just be the pick of the whole range. It blends power, poise, and even a semi-reasonable list price—within the Cayenne family—in a package that remains one of the most thrilling big crossovers on the market.

As someone who has fetishized old sports cars all his life and tried to own one or two, I have to say, I envy the Wrangler’s universal appeal. It truly is all things to all people. And to me, this two-door Wrangler Rubicon is a Singer 911 with a reasonable price tag.

Here in a post-Bronco world, Ford’s Escape now makes more sense.

In a way, Porsche’s latest high-tech 911 is very old school.

In many ways, I’m not the right person to be testing the 2020 Lexus GX460.

Admit it: you kind of forgot about the Chrysler 300.

It might be a fun, reasonably-priced electric car, but everyone I know commented on the same thing when they saw the 2020 Chevrolet Bolt: its bright Oasis Blue paint.

The Cadillac XT6 fills a large gap in the brand’s lineup.

Nobody can accuse Honda of being subtle in styling its halo hot hatch.

Consider the evolution of the common sedan.

I don’t know why, but I rarely think about the Nissan Armada. As big, three-row SUVs go, it seems to be lost from general consciousness versus the ubiquitous domestic offerings used so frequently for ride-sharing apps.

I haven’t watched a single episode of Tiger King.

Hyundai wants you to think of its new Venue as a pint-size crossover. But don’t believe the Korean brand.

AutoGuide readers, I need your help. I need you to comment on this review, and make your voices heard to the good folks who run this website. AutoGuide needs to invest in a trailer – preferably with something on it.

Pragmatism. That’s what the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, two recently refreshed titans of industry, represent.

As anyone who owns a toddler knows, it is easier to solve Fermat’s Last Theorem than it is to get a small child to eat their vegetables. How many of us were told as tykes not to eat cookies before supper lest we ruin our appetite?

To call the Escape the most important car Ford launches all year is an understatement.

Auto reviewers are a weird lot. We pay attention to details that very few car shoppers ever notice, and we are so jaded by the tsunami of high-tech features appearing each week in our driveways that we often forget that a buyer new to the market after a few years will be amazed (or confused) by the appearance of touch screens, track pads, and voice controls where once there were knobs.

The Honda HR-V is one of your many choices in a small crossover. Like all of those, it has some strengths, weaknesses, features, and functions that could make it the right choice for you. But it depends on what you’re after. Your writer found the HR-V to be a very willing and eager driving partner for inclement weather. Although I must admit, the test car did arrive with winter tires.

It’s about time. Just over 20 years since the first Honda Insight arrived on US shores—beating the Toyota Prius to US market by a year—the company has launched a hybrid version of its popular CR-V crossover. And it couldn’t have come a moment sooner.

While success is never guaranteed in the car industry, launching an SUV in North America these days comes pretty darn close. At the risk of oversimplification, a carmaker needs only roll the thing out and then sit back and watch buyers flock to dealerships to hand over their money.

There’s no getting around it: the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport is a calculated business move. And there’s nothing wrong with that.

I well remember being in a massive throng of car journalists on media preview day at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2013 for the reveal of the seventh generation (C7) Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. A next-generation reveal for an icon like the ‘Vette is a big deal, and it was the talk of the show.
At any rate, in the aftermath of the unveil I remember hearing and reading a lot about the dramatic (!) switch to rectangular taillights and a front grille and headlight array that looked like it had drawn a bit too much inspiration from Ferrari. The audacity! Having returned from Las Vegas where I sampled the all-new eighth-generation (C8) Corvette Stingray, a car that introduces changes that makes handwringing over square taillights and Ferrari-ish grilles seem quaint, I’m struck by how much the general consensus around this car has evolved. Just about everything I’ve heard is positive.

There’s a bit-part character in Mad Men whose portfolio is filled with “the cure for the common X” taglines. If Danny Siegel got any amount of seat time with the 2020 Volvo XC90 he’d almost surely call it the cure for the common SUV. And he wouldn’t be wrong.

The latest A-Class is proof that following the crowd has its advantages.

How do you increase the reach of America’s best-selling non-pickup? If you’re Toyota, you add a whiff of off-roading ability, embodied here in the RAV4 TRD Off-Road, new for 2020.

No other model in the Lexus lineup best exemplifies the luxury brand’s founding principles than the current ES sedan.