George Straton

RIDDLE: When is an affordable, Autobahn bred, German built compact crossover utility vehicle [Volkswagen Tiguan Mk. 1] un-competitive? ANSWER: When the brand [VW's] own compact sport wagon [Golf Sportwagen / Alltrack] can swallow your lunch cargo and then some. As has every other recently redesigned compact crossover competitor. With

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) Here in the Land of the Free and Largess, pint-size city cars are already a tough sell. Add classic retro models to that mix and their compromises often weigh more than the cars themselves. In defiance of those odds, it has taken

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) On a roll Korean automaker Kia has effectively used a hip-hopping Hamster family to push its SOUL to small family crossover utility vehicle dominance. Intent on staying at the top the "Cute Ute" heap, the 2017 Kia Soul is available

When an automotive brand touts itself as "Professional Grade," exclusively producing SUVs, light trucks and heavy duty trucks, "Roadblazing.com" expects larger rather than smaller. Defying expectations..."Honey, GMC shrunk...the 2017 Acadia," its largest crossover utility vehicle. The corker is that expected replacements

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) When you're hot, you're hot. Korean brand Kia is currently sizzling. Last year it sold 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. alone. That represented a nearly 8% increase over previous year sales. As a carmaker which ditched