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George Straton

2020 Toyota Corolla XSE exterior

2020 Toyota Corolla XSE - Bottom Line Review

THROUGH DOWNTURNS AND CRISIS: The Toyota Corolla has led the historical charts as the best selling automobile worldwide. However, never before in modern industrial times has there been an effective month [or more] long shutdown of consumer vehicle industry. Once life and the global economy returns to "new normal&

2020 Ford Explorer ST exterior

2020 Ford Explorer ST - Bottom Line Review

Each discovery of brave new worlds is made with some notable conveyance. The sailing ships Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria brought Christopher Columbus to the North American continent in the late 15th century. The Ford Explorer (UN46) swept the Dearborn, Michigan carmaker into the late 20th century realm of

2020 Volkswagen Golf TSi exterior

2020 Volkswagen Golf - Re- Driven Review - Bests Par on any Course

IF RUMORS HOLD TRUE: the standard version of the best selling ever European brand hatchback will be torn from American clutches after this year. The non-confirmed yanking of the just launched standard Volkswagen Golf Mk. 8 comes on the heels of a bittersweet global Farewell and Auf Wiedersehen to the

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD exterior

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD - Quick Spin Review

UMBRELLA NAME RAISES EXPECTATIONS: whenever TRD, the abbreviation for Toyota Racing Development is appendaged to a production Toyota street vehicle model. Except that in 2015, TRD stopped marketing superchargers, their only bolt-on power enhancements. As for tuning the brand's most recent sports car the A80 2020 Supra, Toyota

2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SEL AWC exterior

2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross AWC - Bottom Line Review

TRACTIVE SPORTY COMPACT: were made possible by the Diamond Star alliance, between Mitsubishi, then Japanese zen master of the turbocharging small cars, and Chrysler called Diamond Star. Arguably the 1989 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX compact hatchback (and related Eagle Talon / Plymouth Laser) addicted Americans to possibility of turbocharged high power combined

2020 Subaru Legacy Limited exterior

2020 Subaru Legacy Limited - Quick Spin Review

IN RESPONSE TO FLURRY OF NEW ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAMILY SEDAN OFFERINGS: from Toyota [upcoming Camry] and Nissan [current Altima] optionally equipped available with select powertrains, Subaru stands alone with standard full time all-wheel drive. NEW ROOTS: an all new 2020 Subaru Legacy hops aboard the Japanese automaker's

2019 Volkswagen Arteon SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion exterior

2019 Volkswagen Arteon SEL Premium R-Line 4Motion - Bottom Line Review

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MORE CABIN CCs in a premium grand touring car. Extravagantly priced, cabin compromised, four door, four place grand touring coupes are excused if luxury Teutonic and wearing either a "Three Point Star" [Mercedes CLS],"Blue and White Propeller" [BMW 8 Series