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George Straton

2018 Mazda6 Signature 2.5T exterior

2018 Mazda6 Signature 2.5T - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Peter Stamatis) Back in 2014, sister site "Drive...He Said" heaped restrained praise: "There, we said it. In spite of the [meh] interior styling, [flimsy trim and spartan appointments], we cannot immediately think of another family sedan for $21,000 out the door that wants

2018 Genesis G90 3.3T AWD exterior

2018 Genesis G90 3.3T AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Peter Stamatis) "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth....Then God said "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place and let land appear"... and God saw that it was good." In the beginning [ca. 1999], from

2018 Toyota Yaris 5 Door SE exterior

2018 Toyota Yaris 5 Door SE - Roadblazing DHS Budget Subcompact Car Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell) Louis Vuitton handbags are designed and made in France. They are coveted haute couture fashion, with high extrinsic value. Toyota Yaris (Vitz) 5-door mini cars are also designed and made in France. They aren't haute automotive fashion, but they are high on intrinsic value.

2017 Nissan Titan XD Diesel SL 4x4 Crew Cab exterior

2017 Nissan Titan XD Diesel SL 4x4 Crew Cab - Bottom Line Review

One out of 21 is the loneliest number in U.S. half-ton full-size pickup truck sales. While one in four purchasing U.S. Ford dealership customer drives off the lot with the super-popular F-150 pickup truck and at Chevrolet and RAM stores slightly more than one out of five buying

2018 Toyota Corolla iM exterior

2018 Toyota Corolla iM - Roadblazing DHS Budget Subcompact Car Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell) Lost in Translation: Message from [then] Toyota Motor North America HQ [then] in Torrance, California to Toyota Motor Corporation Global HQ in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan: "Please don't send us any 5-door hatchback compact cars. Americans won't buy them." Message

2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum AWD exterior

2017 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Peter Stamatis) MISSION DIFFICULT. Your Mission, Should you Choose to Accept it, is to procure a volume brand personal vehicle to transport 7 occupants, yourself included, with minimal gear, to an outdoor youth soccer tournament. Parking is in a grassy area adjacent the fields The challenge will be

2018 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription AWD exterior

2018 Volvo S90 T6 Inscription AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell) Scandinavian Gothic art never approached the Baroque largess and opulence of Bavaria. TRANSLATION: Swedish luxury cars always "Zag" with refined minimalism where German luxury car ostentatious "Zig." Volvo, the singular remaining volume Swedish managed luxury car brand, has been cash infused by