Crossover Utility Vehicles

(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

(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

(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

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

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