JR Chocco
2021 Toyota Sienna Review: The High-Miler MPV
The 2021 Toyota Sienna offers a mashup of swagger and sustainability, with a class-leading 36-mpg hybrid powertrain across the lineup. The Sienna is a passenger-oriented minivan, with seating for 7 or 8. A hybrid powertrain on all models in the lineup assures EPA ratings of up to 36 mpg, and equipment spans from sensible and durable in base LE...
2021 Kia Telluride Review: Bigger than life
The 2021 Kia Telluride earns our Best Car To Buy nod with its excellent features, warranty, space, and style. The Telluride blocks out a distinct place in the crossover SUV realm. With the 2021 Telluride, Kia can tote up to eight passengers, with available all-wheel drive and all the luxury fittings it applies to some of its most expensive...
2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Review: The Roomy Two-Row
You want style, space for five adults, a good warranty, and enough cargo space for a long weekend trip? I would answer with the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. Sure, the Chevrolet Blazer looks sportier, the Honda Passport has a sliding second row, and the Jeep Grand Cherokee is more capable. None of these competitors combine presence, carrying capacity (for...
2021 Lexus LC Convertible Review: A Stunning SC
The 2021 Lexus LC turns every driveway into a fashion runway. Lexus has set a few benchmarks in its short life, the first being the original 1990 Lexus LS and the original SC coupe. It's a shame we’ve forgotten those since the Lexus LC came along since they were so amazing. With the LC, Lexus has wiped the slate....
2021 Hyundai Venue Review: Stylish Practicality
The 2021 Hyundai Venue courts bargain shoppers with department-store space and quality. The Venue is a five-passenger hatchback that’s sometimes marketed as a crossover SUV. Without all-wheel drive on its options list, we keep it in the car column, though it’s blessed with the interior space and flexibility of some of our favorite small crossovers. Sold in SE and SEL...
2021 Mazda 3 Turbo Review: Small sedans can be stylish
The 2021 Mazda 3 straddles the mainstream and upscale markets with a quality cabin, power that ranges from pedestrian to plentiful, and available all-wheel drive. The Mazda 3 is a compact sedan and hatchback that competes with mainstream cars but has upscale aspirations. Its price range fits that narrative as it starts in the low $20,000s and ranges up...
2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo Review: Urban Perfection
The 2021 Mazda CX-30 is great-looking, spacious, and more polished and fun-to-drive than other compact competitors, but it’s a step behind in value and features. The CX-30 is just one digit away from the CX-3, but it’s a completely different vehicle. As a compact crossover, the CX-30 offers an unexpectedly ample amount of space in a compact-car footprint, and...
2021 Chevy Tahoe Review: Not the family dinosaur anymore
The 2021 Chevy Tahoe gets larger, roomier, comfier, and loaded with more features than a cineplex.If big is better, then the redesigned 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe betters what it’s been. The full-size SUV expands in length, cargo room, and third-row passenger room to seat up to eight passengers in comfort (or nine in less comfort in fleet and base LS...
2021 BMW 4-Series Review: The Sport Coupe Leader
The redesigned 2021 BMW 4-Series has evolved into a technology tour de force with brilliantly responsive powertrains. The new 2021 4-Series is based on the same platform as the 3-Series but tweaked to make the two-door coupe longer, lower, and wider for some sleekness lacking in the 3-Series. BMW has been toying with larger sized versions of its signature...
2021 Buick Envision Review: Euro-American Style and Substance
The 2021 Buick Envision pulls up to luxury rivals with a suave new shape and energetic performance. The Envision five-seat crossover SUV enters its second generation this year with a new body and interior, new running gear, more standard safety features, and a new top Avenir trim. Smaller than the Buick Enclave and bigger than the Encore GX, the...
