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These are halcyon days for truck shoppers. In addition to being the most capable and versatile vehicles on sale, they’re also the most customizable and diverse. The 2018 Nissan Titan is proof. Available in full-size Titan configuration, or nearly heavy-duty Titan XD trim, the Titan is available with three cabs, two powertrains, in five...View the full article

With its GS F, Lexus takes on revered rivals like the BMW M5, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, Cadillac CTS-V, and Audi RS 7, though at a disadvantage. Yes, it has a 467-horsepower V-8, but forced induction gives all of its competitors far more power. Still, track-ready handling mixed with composed road manners and a family friendly cabin make the 2018...View the full article

The 2018 Lexus IS has a tough mission, to conquest drivers who’d otherwise naturally opt-in with Mercedes, Audi, and BMW. It fights the good fight with sport trim packages, snug-fitting sheet metal and a dose of high technology. It falls shy of the benchmarks in several ways, but shows promise. We give it a 6.5 out of 10. (Read more about...View the full article

If you remember the very first days of Lexus, you remember the clever ads: the champagne glasses on the hood of the car, the ball bearing rolling down its hood, the "relentless pursuit of perfection." Forget it all. Now Lexus is chasing after world-class luxury and performance with big power, great handling, and outrageous styling. It...View the full article

Pour one out for the sedan. While SUV sales power the car industry, traditional four-doors have wilted on the sales charts, save for a stalwart or two. The 2018 Lexus LS bows on that crowded stage. For its breakthrough moment, the LS breaks down what it’s stood for in the past. The pursuit of perfection gets dialed back, while the pursuit of...View the full article

2018 Mazda CX-5 vs. 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: Compare Cars Sporty and crossover SUV used to go together like oil and water. That’s no longer the case, and luckily for buyers the engineers and designers at Mazda and Alfa Romeo understand that a commanding view out, utility for cargo and gear, all-weather traction, and fun-to-drive aren’t...View the full article

The 2018 Kia Niro is a compact wagon that its maker wants you to view as a crossover utility. It comes only as a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid that’s new this year, though we expect an all-electric version to arrive for 2019 or 2020. Trim levels differ between the two powertrains: the higher-volume Niro Hybrid is offered in base FE, mid-level...View the full article

The 2018 Kia Niro is a compact wagon that its maker wants you to view as a crossover utility. It comes only as a hybrid or a plug-in hybrid that’s new this year, though we expect an all-electric version to arrive for 2019 or 2020. Trim levels differ between the two powertrains: the higher-volume Niro Hybrid is offered in base FE, mid-level...View the full article

Sporty and crossover SUV used to go together like oil and water. That’s no longer the case, and luckily for buyers the engineers and designers at Mazda and Alfa Romeo understand that a commanding view out, utility for cargo and gear, all-weather traction, and fun-to-drive aren’t mutually exclusive terms. Enter the 2018 Mazda CX-5 and...View the full article

The 2018 Jeep Renegade poses an interesting question: Is it possible to marry a great economy car and a great off-roader in one vehicle? Four years after we first asked that, we’re still wowed by the amount of real Jeep tucked into this tiny trucklet. It’s the smallest Jeep sold by the brand since the last world war, but the Renegade...View the full article

Pickups versus sedans: Google’s Street View can predict political leanings A team at Stanford is using Google Street View images to successfully predict election results. Aside from the sheer vastness of information publicly available on Google, the big takeaway is that a preponderance of sedans indicates that a given area is likely to vote...View the full article

The 2018 Subaru Forester blends crossover capability, the handling and ride of a car, and the year-round security of standard all-wheel drive. The compact utility wagon is practical, offers more off-road capability than you’d expect, and remains an excellent choice in a very competitive category. It won our Best Car To Buy 2014 award the...View the full article

Getting the little things right in a small car is a big deal. The 2018 Kia Rio is new this year and improves on the outgoing model in numerous small ways. The power, which comes from a frugal-first 1.6-liter inline-4, is delivered in a more immediate way, belying its budget-minded mission. The Rio’s nose is a little taller this time around...View the full article

The 2018 Kia Optima plays to its base. It improves on all the things that we liked from last year—sharp-ish looks, great safety, and tremendous value—but it's still a sedan after all. This year's sportier trim and common-sense safety features that help it ace our safety test may get lost on buyers who are racing toward crossovers. Slow...View the full article

The 2018 Kia Optima Hybrid is a mid-size sedan with all the right moves. On top of its safe package (its crash-test scorecard is spotless) and relatively handsome looks, a fuel-efficient powertrain is subbed in for fewer trips to gas stations. For those reasons, the 2018 Optima Hybrid earns a heady 7.2 overall score on our scale, reflective of its...View the full article

2019 Jeep Cherokee adopts more conventional styling It may not look like the box it came in like its distinctive namesake did, but the 2019 Jeep Cherokee adopts a more conservative look that discards with the quirky trio of lights seen in last year's model. 2018 Hyundai Sonata Review With three different engines and a bevy of trim levels, the 2018...View the full article

The 2018 Kia Sportage is a compact crossover with, as its name implies, a decidedly sporty outlook on life. The five-seat Sportage isn’t necessarily a standout in any way, but its just-right combination of handling verve, interior refinement, and zesty powertrains earns it 7.0 out of 10 on our scale. (Read more about how we rate cars.) The...View the full article

A team at Stanford is using Google Street View images to successfully predict election results. Aside from the sheer vastness of information publicly available on Google, the big takeaway is that a preponderance of sedans indicates that a given area is likely to vote democratic, while pickup trucks indicate republican leanings. And the imminent...View the full article

Filed under: We list 10 cars in recent memory that got major midcycle redesigns to correct unpopular styling, including the 2019 Jeep Cherokee.Continue reading Emergency facelifts: 10 cars that got dramatic midcycle redesigns Emergency facelifts: 10 cars that got dramatic midcycle redesigns originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 20 Dec 2017 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | CommentsView the full article

With three different engines and a bevy of trim levels, the 2018 Hyundai Sonata may sound complicated—it's not. The sharp mid-size sedan is a good value and better looking now. It's also possible that those qualities will fall on deaf ears as buyers flock to SUVs that sometimes offer none of the above, and at a higher cost. We say the Sonata...View the full article

It may not look like the box it came in like its distinctive namesake did, but the 2019 Jeep Cherokee adopts a more conservative look. The handful of images that Jeep released Tuesday show a 2019 Cherokee with angles baked into its seven-slot grille, headlights and LED running lamps integrated into a single unit, and revised taillights. It's not a...View the full article

2018 Toyota Camry Review The 2018 Toyota Camry is a new generation of the mid-size sedan that’s been the best-selling car in the U.S. for the last 15 years. This small Fiat failed Europe’s stringent crash tests Much like in the United States, safety standards in Europe are increasingly more stringent. Just as the IIHS gave out far...View the full article

This year, there’s officially a 2018 Jaguar F-Type for every sports and touring car shopper’s needs. Although neither as dynamically sharp as the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette, nor as stately as a traditional GT car, the F-Type strikes a nice balance and becomes more attainable this year thanks to a new base turbo-4 engine...View the full article

The Nissan GT-R is one of the world’s greatest sports cars. This year, the twin-turbo, all-wheel-drive 2018 GT-R is closer to a performance bargain (at least in relative terms) this year thanks to the addition of a new GT-R Pure trim level that pushes the price of entry down to about $100,000. Overall, the GT-R rates 7.4 out of 10 on our...View the full article

This small Fiat failed Europe’s stringent crash tests Much like in the United States, safety standards in Europe are increasingly more stringent. Just as the IIHS gave out far fewer Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2018 the Euro NCAP organization recently downgraded several models upon retesting after each received a mid-life-cycle facelift...View the full article