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The 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer blazes no new trail but it reorients Chevy for the modern crossover era.  For those of a certain beautiful age (yes, you are), the Trailblazer may evoke the rough-and-tumble days of pickup truck-type SUVs such as the Ford Bronco, or in its later days, a 4Runner …

The pairing was highly eventual, but also highly anticipated. On Friday, Jeep announced that its 2021 Gladiator pickup would be available with an optional 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 plucked from the Ram 1500 pickup and Wrangler SUV. In the Gladiator, the turbodiesel will make 260 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque …

Pour one out for the Kia Optima. After 20 years on sale in the US, the company has decided to make a change – and that change comes in the form of the 2021 Kia K5. Even though the Kia mid-sizer loses the nameplate that made it somewhat of a …

Okay, here’s the situation. On a Friday evening, I schlepped the almost three hours from Munich to the Sachsenring with about 37 butterflies in my stomach. The reason? The next day I was set to drive a prototype of the upcoming BMW M4 back to back with the current M4 …

Buyers in the market for a solid compact crossover can select from seven different trim levels of the Toyota RAV4 for 2020, ranging from the bare-bones LE model to the rugged TRD Off-Road. But the question of which one to buy has gotten tougher with the addition of the new …

It’s hard to describe Porsche as being a good value. Don’t get us wrong, the entire range is excellent, from the entry-level 718 Boxster to the new 911 Turbo S – it’s always a good day when there’s a Porsche in your driveway. But regardless of which model you’re shopping …

It’s not too early to start planning for next year. On Tuesday, Volkswagen gave us our first look at the 2022 Tiguan crossover that will arrive in the U.S. in fall 2021. Not much is radically different on the small crossover with a big interior, aside from upgraded interior materials, …

Few things can match the joy of an Italian supercar, painted in the country’s iconic Rosso Corsa, wearing a yellow coat of arms on its fenders. One of those things, though, is an even more powerful, more advanced redhead than ever before. The 2020 Ferrari SF90 Stradale is just that: …

It’ll take an eagle eye and a steady hand to point to the changes on the 2021 Audi Q5’s exterior, but that same finger may quickly find bigger changes inside. On Monday, Audi unveiled the updated 2021 Q5 compact crossover that will go on sale this fall. When it arrives, …