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George Straton

2019 Volkswagen Jetta SEL Premium exterior

2019 Volkswagen Jetta SEL - Bottom Line Review

GOLFING FACT 1: The U.S. has over 15,000 registered golf courses. GOLFING FACT 2: The European Union has less than 7,000 registered golf courses. Alas, the car named Golf, with its appropriately available dimpled ball shifter head, lacks the equivalent popularity of the small dimpled ball sport

2019 Kia Forte EX exterior

2019 Kia Forte EX - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: George Straton) What small family cars have traditionally excelled at is moving small families around affordably and filling up the cheap seats at car rental facilities. With the shift of tastes away from flavor sedan to crossover SUV, carmakers who are remaining in the fight need up their

2019 Lexus ES 350 exterior

2019 Lexus ES 350 - Bottom Line Review

Median age of 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham buyer: 67 Median age of 1995 Buick Roadmaster buyer: 65 Median age of 2011 Lincoln Town Car buyer: 62 Median age of 2017 Buick LaCrosse buyer: 60.5 Median age of 2017 Cadillac XTS buyer: 65 (* Unless in Chinese market or livery use)

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0T Ultimate AWD exterior

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Ultimate 2.0T AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell) LIVABILITY = (eng.) "The suitability for living in measured in habitability and comfort." America's oldest continually inhabited state capital has taken a stand against sprawl and in favor of Livability. A slightly more comfortable higher plateau elevation, strict urban planning restrictions, the Pueblo

2018 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 exterior

2018 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 - Bottom Line Review

From its PV445 Duett to the P220 Amazon, the P1800e Shooting Brake, then to the rectilinear 200 DL, 700 and 900 series, followed by the front-drive based 850, successor V70s and their Cross Country ilk, with a smattering of more spherical small-compact V50, and the compact plus V60, Swedish carmaker

2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited AWD exterior

2019 Toyota RAV4 Limited AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Peter Stamatis) Timeline of Current Non-Truck Based Current Best Selling Passenger Vehicle in America. 1994 - XA10 1st generation Toyota RAV4 debuts. The world's first volume compact crossover SUV is derived from the Corolla sedan platform. The model acronym = Recreational Activity Vehicle 4 -Wheel Drive. Launched

2018 Ford F-150 Raptor SuperCab exterior

2018 Ford F-150 Raptor - Bottom Line Review

Restorative therapies are pursued for natural mutations resulting from damaged genes. The best therapy for a mutation of the Ford F-150 pickup truck, designated Raptor, is to respect its beyond capabilities and enjoy its civility. Striking fear in the hearts of more pedestrian rear view mirrors, the 2nd generation redesigned