The Car Connection’s Best New Features in 2020 Each year, millions of new cars roll on dealers’ lots vying for buyers’ attention. Beyond price, size, fuel economy, and space, those cars elbow past each other with (sometimes) innovative features that either blow our minds or take the wind out of …
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Review update: 2020 Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek treks into familial, familiar territory The Nissan Pathfinder three-row crossover reaches back to a macho name once affixed to a sturdy SUV from the 1990s and even appends a special edition moniker that somehow isn’t a name for outdoor-wear, yet. 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan …
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2020 Volkswagen Tiguan vs. 2020 Toyota RAV4: Compare Crossover SUVs In the Thunderdome of compact crossovers, the 2020 Toyota RAV4 would be the one man to leave. The 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan? Not so much. But the Bartertown of car shopping is about more than sales numbers and TCC Ratings (RAV4 is a …
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Review update: The 2020 Toyota Sienna Limited Premium is very casual, all business Minivans like the 2020 Toyota Sienna are the automotive equivalent of sweatpants, but like you and me, they get the job done for the family—especially if we can only get drive thru. Automakers slash rates, add deals, …
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2020 Honda Civic vs. 2020 Toyota Corolla: Compare Cars The Toyota Corolla is the pick for features—or for having a high-mpg hybrid as part of the lineup—but if the driver’s seat still counts a little more, the Honda Civic wins. Review update: 2020 Hyundai Venue SEL packs big value small …
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Review update: The 2020 Volkswagen GTI’s swan song hits all the right notes With an overhauled GTI on the way next year, I gave one last drive to the 2020 GTI. The 2020 Golf earned a 6.7 TCC Rating, based largely on the GTI. How to clean your car’s interior like …
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2020 Volkswagen Tiguan vs. 2020 Subaru Forester: Compare Crossover SUVs The 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan and 2020 Subaru Forester are boxy compact crossovers with all-wheel drive and good safety ratings. Our comparison finds the Tiguan is larger and the Forester is a better value. Nissan adds large vehicles to Takata airbag …
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Wheel Connections: Meals on Wheels deliver more than food during coronavirus shutdown Kathy Kreidler and her Subaru Forester have delivered thousands of meals to home-bound seniors so far, and the need is only getting greater. When does a three-row small crossover make sense? Grandparents, nannies, an involved aunt, uncle, sibling, …
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2020 Mazda CX-30 vs. 2020 Mazda 3 hatchback: Compare Cars Mazda has presented a curious case with its small cars. Following the evolutionary chart of the Mazda3 hatchback leads to a split in what we can now call the Crossover Era. 2021 Genesis G80 preview When it goes on sale …
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