Category: new car review

  • 2023 Wagoneer L – drive review

    2023 Wagoneer L – drive review

    For 2023 the Wagoneer lineup has been expanded with the new long-wheelbase Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L. Along with these new models there are two all-new 3.0-liter Hurricane twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engines. The Wagoneer L with its spacious, premium and technologically advanced interior is a winner of Wards 10 Best Interiors & User Experience…

  • 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V – drive review

    2023 Cadillac Escalade-V – drive review

     Cadillac’s latest, and perhaps last, new V8 model is the 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V with its supercharged 682-horsepower 6.2-L V8. Full-time active all-wheel drive provides enhanced traction to help scoot this Escalade from zero to 60 mph in under 4.4 seconds Cadillac’s Super Cruise hands-free driver-assistance technology can make highway cruising relaxing and less stressful.  Have a…

  • 2023 Ford Maverick – drive review

    2023 Ford Maverick  – drive review

    The Ford Maverick compact pickup truck is Ford’s lowest priced model.  Ford has shared that Maverick customers are younger, with more than a third of them under 44 years old, and more diverse. Interestingly, 60% of Maverick buyers are new to Ford and 80% of Maverick buyers are new to the truck segment. Ford says…

  • 2023 Nissan Leaf – Drive Review

    2023 Nissan Leaf – Drive Review

    The compact 4-door hatchback LEAF, which has been around since 2010, has been refreshed for 2023. The 2023 LEAF S is priced at $28,040. LEAF SV Plus is $36,040. Plus, the destination and handling charge is $1,095. Electric vehicles now cost an average of more than $58,000, according to KBB. That’s a price beyond the…

  • 2023 Volvo C40 Recharge – Drive Review

    2023 Volvo C40 Recharge – Drive Review

    The Volvo C40 Recharge is the first Volvo model in the company’s history to be designed as pure electric only.  The 5-passenger C40 Recharge comes with twin electric motors, one on the front axle and one on the rear axle, with a total output of 402-horsepower. New for 2023, the C40 Recharge is also available…

  • 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor – First Drive

    2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor – First Drive

    Polestar 2 launched in 2019 as the electric performance fastback with avant-garde Scandinavian design. For 2023 the Polestar 2 electric fastback gains important new features and refinements, new exterior and interior colors and materials, premium Bridge of Weir leather, and an enhanced Performance Pack delivering 476hp. The 2023 Polestar 2 Single motor has a starting…

  • 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe – Drive Review

    2022 Hyundai Santa Fe – Drive Review

    Hyundai Santa Fe is a 5-passenger, two-row midsize utility vehicle. Santa Fe is offered in six trim levels with corresponding pairings with four different power trains. There is a choice between two different ICE-powertrains, an HEV or a PHEV. Base prices range from $28,450 to $47,370. More information can be found here. @1ChicagoCarGuy

  • 2023 Toyota bZ4X – First Drive

    2023 Toyota bZ4X – First Drive

    Toyota “bZ” is a new vehicle series; a sub-brand that will encompass a range of seven new vehicles. The first is bZ4X. A compact 5-passenger crossover utility vehicle that is built on a new e-TNGA vehicle architecture uniquely designed for battery-electric vehicles. The bZ4X is offered in two trim levels, both with either front-wheel or…

  • 2024 Mazda CX-90 – World Debut

    2024 Mazda CX-90 – World Debut

    The entirely new 2024 Mazda CX-90 made its world premier in Southern California. CX-90 is built on an all-new large platform that features a front-engine, rear-wheel-bias longitudinal layout designed to elevate Mazda’s signature driving performance. The new three-row SUV will seat up to eight. There’s a choice of a mild-hybrid 3.3-L 340-HP inline-six cylinder or…

  • 2023 Toyota Highlander – Drive Review

    2023 Toyota Highlander – Drive Review

    The Highlander is Toyota’s 3-row midsize crossover SUV and among the top-sellers in this class of utility vehicles. For 2023, Highlander has a new, higher-torque and more efficient 265-HP 2.4-L turbocharged four-cylinder that delivers 310 lb-ft of torque. It’s also offered with a Hybrid that combines a high-efficiency 2.5-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine with two electric motor-generators…