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2024 Lexus GX 550 Premium Plus 4x4 exterior

2024 Lexus GX 550 4x4 - Bottom Line Review

A PLUSHER PRADO STAYS TRUE TO ITS ROOTS: Among overland sportsmen, the "field grade" shotgun has the standard blued barrel and wood stock that won't mind brushes with the brush, in contrast with the "presentation grade" firearm with silver and gold barrel engravings and

2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn DSG exterior

2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI - What's New Review

2025 Volkswagen Jetta GLI model year update : The compact Q-ship sedan remains alive and well in America, filling the void of the demised mid-size executive car. German automaker Volkswagen's Jetta GLI has the longest heritage of the ilk, dating back to 1984. Despite its bulbous grafted trunk, the

2025 Genesis GV80 3.5T Prestige AWD exterior

2025 Genesis GV80 3.5T AWD - What's New Review

2025 Genesis GV80 3.5T Prestige AWD model year update : The first SUV chapter in the Korean Good Book of luxury driving has not disappointed in either bling, cossetting or value since it launched four years ago. At that time Roadblazing.com gave a thumbs-up to the tested the turbocharged

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser exterior

2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4 - Bottom Line Review

FIELD GRADE OVERLAND GO-TO: There is a quip about taking an African safari in a the historic chopped top Land Rover Defenders, made ubiquitous by Royal colonial expeditions and the film "Born Free." Any outfitter who is genuinely concerned with mobile survival in the harsh Serengeti brings along

2024 Lexus IS 500 F-Sport Performance exterior

2024 Lexus IS 500 F-Sport - Bottom Line Review

RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF RATIONAL ROAD BURNER: A Bavarian wild child saloon, stuffed full of wicked straight six has traditionally been the yuppie's emotional choice for Autobahn burner. However, the last remaining high performance compact sport sedan, propelled by eight ferocious pistons, begs to differ. The 2024 Lexus IS

2025 Mazda CX-70 Turbo S AWD exterior

2025 Mazda CX-70 Turbo S AWD - Bottom Line Review

ONE SIZE FITS MORE THAN ALL: Competing with the Goldilocks' fairy tale principle that one size does not fit all, is automaker Mazda's message that one size, reconfigured, can fit more than all. The Japanese Zoom Zoom brand launched its flagship CX-90 crossover utility vehicle, suited to

2024 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion, exterior

2024 Volkswagen Taos - Re- Driven Review

A major political election is just around the corner generating all sorts of anxiety with the imminence of great change. Back in 2020, another election year, German automaker Volkswagen caused similar anxiety announcing the end for the Americans of the standard Golf, that apogee of compact sportbacks. The Golf replacement