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2019 Honda Passport Elite AWD exterior

2019 Honda Passport Elite AWD - Bottom Line Review

Timeline of Honda's First Sport Utility Vehicle in America. 1993-1997 - MU UCS69GW Isuzu Rodeo / Wizard assembled in Lafayette, Indiana by Isuzu Subaru and bebadged as 1st generation Honda Passport debuts as the brand's first North American market SUV. Originally available solely with a 5 speed

2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD exterior

2019 Mazda CX-5 Signature - Bottom Line Review

INDIVIDUALIZATION OF OUR SURROUNDINGS FEELS BETTER: Whether it be in the intricate patterns, the gentler shapes, the earth tones, the subdued sounds, the crisp action, or something as subtle as a monogram. DEFINING FOR DECADES THE INTERSECTION OF BESPOKE AND AUTOMOTIVE: are customizing subsidiaries of luxury marques such as Audi

2019 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring exterior

2019 Mazda MX-5 Grand Touring - Bottom Line Review

More than one century ago the earliest automobiles earned the nickname [or mockery] "Horseless carriages." In the years since, driving has developed into a less sensory, more automated human activity. Responding to the trend of motoring disconnect, in 1989 Japanese automaker Mazda arrived at the Chicago Auto Show

2019 Ford Edge Titanium AWD exterior

2019 Ford Edge Titanium AWD - Bottom Line Review

As school letter grades are issued, parents scour excitedly for letter "A" or "E" designations and with consternation for letter "F" designations. In honor of its founder, the letter grading scheme at American automaker Ford has traditionally been the converse. "E" passenger

2019 Toyota 86 GT exterior

2019 Toyota 86 GT - Quick Take Review

IN CONCEPT: The swept back silhouette of a front engine, rear drive fastback coupe is irresistible. The sensuous shape stimulates the visual senses. Low mass, low center of gravity, just enough high revving power at the threshold of breaking the rear rubber loose, capable of controlled slides into and oversteer

2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Autobahn exterior

2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI - Bottom Line Review

JET STREAM, February 2019: North American meteorologists scurried to plot the Polar Jet Stream, east to west flowing winds at altitudes between 30,000 and 40,000 feet, just below the Northern Hemisphere tropopause, as it rained brutal icy conditions down from the North Pole. JETTA STREAM, February 2019: Volkswagen

2019 Volkswagen Golf SE exterior

2019 Volkswagen Golf SE - Bottom Line Review

QUICK ANIMAL FACT: The Rabbit or Hase (German for "Hare") is able to make sprints at speeds of more than 25 miles per hour. QUICKER ANIMAL FACT: A horse named Golf, owned by a VW lead engineer, likely was vastly quicker and nimbler than any hare. Eponymous with