Home Authors Posts by JR Chocco

JR Chocco

JR Chocco
1168 POSTS 0 COMMENTS
Car fanatic journalist living in the PNW covering all things automotive.

2022 Honda Civic Si Review: Smiles for Miles

2022 Honda Civic Si Review

The 2022 Honda Civic remains a go-to economy car, with low-key performance and high-economy powertrains. The Civic is one of the bestselling and best-known compact cars on the planet. Emerging now in sedan and hatchback body styles, it’s offered as a Civic LX, Sport, EX, or Touring. The hatchback swaps the EX trim for EX-L, and the Touring for...

2022 Toyota Sienna Review: Efficient Style

2022 Toyota Sienna Review

The 2022 Toyota Sienna is an impressive minivan worthy of a place on any family’s shopping list. The Sienna is a spacious, family-oriented minivan that competes against the Honda Odyssey, Chrysler Pacifica, and Kia Carnival. With its standard hybrid powertrain, the Sienna is a frugal, if not exactly fast, choice with a plush ride, decent seats, and the flexibility...

2022 Hyundai Kona Review: The Original Cute-Ute

2022 Hyundai Kona Review

The addition of the sporty N-Line and N models make the Kona more fun. The Hyundai Kona is a small crossover that offers a wide range of models, from the high-performance Kona N to the value-minded Kona. It competes against other small crossovers like the Kia Seltos, Honda HR-V, and Subaru Crosstrek. The Kona earns top marks on the...

2022 Hyundai Tucson Review: Catapulting to the Top

2022 Hyundai Tucson Review

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson swings for the styling and efficiency fences–and connects. The Tucson is a five-seat compact crossover that has been completely redesigned for 2022 to better compete in automotive’s most hotly contested segment. It competes with the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4, Ford Escape, and Nissan Rogue. The redesigned 2022 Tucson comes out swinging, due to strong technology...

2022 Toyota Tacoma Review: The Everlasting Truck

2022 Toyota Tacoma Review

For off-road enthusiasts, the 2022 Toyota Tacoma’s popularity is easy to justify, especially in off-roady TRD forms. The Tacoma is a popular mid-size pickup truck, and it squares off against the Nissan Frontier, Ford Ranger, and Jeep Gladiator. The Tacoma may be the top-selling mid-size truck in the U.S., but that doesn’t make it the best at anything. Instead,...

2022 Volkswagen Taos Review: A Winning First

2022 Volkswagen Taos Review

The 2022 Volkswagen Taos offers a winning combination of value, technology, and spaciousness that other small SUVs can’t match. The Taos is a five-seat crossover making its debut for the 2022 model year. It slots in below the plus-sized Tiguan but the two could be mistaken with VW’s conservative styling approach. The Taos offers a much more spacious interior...

2022 Audi e-tron GT Review: The Deafening Sound of Electrical Excellence

2022 Audi e-tron GT Review

Audi’s e-tron GT is a sublime cruiser, chewing up miles between charges in comfort and class. The e-tron GT is a sleek electric vehicle that doubles as a grand tourer and a performance car. It competes against a range of luxury electrics such as the Porsche Taycan, Tesla Model S, and the forthcoming BMW i4. If you need to...

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review: Putting the fun in functional

2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Review

Putting the fun in functional, the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz combines the utility of a truck with the ride quality of a crossover. New for 2022, the Hyundai Santa Cruz exists in the center of a Venn diagram of sedans, SUVs, and pickup trucks. It’s more like a Subaru Baja from 20 years ago, though its open bed and...

2022 Lexus NX 250 Review: From benchwarmer to starting lineup

2022 Lexus NX 250 Review

The 2022 Lexus NX amps up the pixel count in its quest for crossover street cred. The NX is a five-seat crossover SUV that’s been revamped for the new model year with a dramatic shape, a plug-in hybrid model, and a massive touchscreen-driven infotainment system. It’s a competitor for vehicles like the Acura RDX, Infiniti QX50, and German BMW...

2022 Honda Civic Review: Better than ever

2022 Honda Civic Review

The 2022 Honda Civic remains a go-to economy car, with low-key performance and high-economy powertrains. The Civic is one of the bestselling and best-known compact cars on the planet. Emerging now in sedan and hatchback body styles, it’s offered as a Civic LX, Sport, EX, or Touring. The hatchback swaps the EX trim for EX-L, and the Touring for...

THE LATEST REVIEWS