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Crossover Utility Vehicles

2019 Volvo XC40 T5 R-Design exterior

2019 Volvo XC40 T5 AWD R-Design - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell) Swedish Fish are a colorful fun candy goodwill ambassador from a land whose rugged landscape is less than colorful but begs adventurous exploration. Examining the piscine shape, then biting into starch gummy texture rewarded by a fruity sweet rather than a pickled herring flavor is a

2018 Ford EcoSport SES 4WD exterior

2018 Ford EcoSport SES AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Tomasz Paluch) Economy (En.) = derived from the Greek words "οικος" (En. "family") + "νεμομαι" (En. "management") and pertains to the management of household resources. The omicron + iota dipthong is in "oikos" pronounced as a long English letter ē vowel.

2018 Hyundai Kona SEL exterior

2018 Hyundai Kona SEL - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: George Straton) The Big Island of Hawaii slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa, with rich volcanic soil, are exposed to sunny days, rainy night and the gentlest of Pacific breezes. It is where a special 18th century imported arabica plant, first flowers and then ripens into a cherry-like

2018 Lexus RX 350L exterior

2018 Lexus RX 350L AWD - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: Peter Stamatis) No Single Size Fits All. However, More Sizes Fit That Many More. At a time when individualistic active lifestyle counts for a lot, automakers have become keen to this lesson. Narrow new segments are slotting above and below old ones like major stock splits. The tailoring

2018 Toyota C-HR XLE exterior

2018 Toyota C-HR XLE - Bottom Line Review

(Contributing Editor: George Straton) When Toyota pulled the plug on it's aspirationally youthful Scion North American sub-brand in 2017 it admitted a re-thinking of the product needed to compete for younger hearts and minds. Only the later term Scion models, such as a Toyobaru (86), a European hatchback

2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD exterior

2017 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD - Bottom Line Review

If in Western cultures aesthetics are a philosophy, in Shinto-based Japanese culture aesthetics are said to constitute a way of life. Zen following Japanese refer to "WABI-SABI" (Not to be confused with Wasabi horseradish). To that end Japanese carmaker Mazda forges driver rewarding heritage with such aesthetics as

2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk exterior

2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk 4x4 - Quick Review

Inspect the rucksack of any hinterland adventurer worth their salt and you're bound to find a compass [or other directional finder]. While the Jeep automotive brand is storied for having moved many an expedition, its last Compass SUV (Gen. 1.5), despite having optional simulated crawl mode all-wheel