JR Chocco
2021 Subaru Legacy Review: Tastefully AWD
The 2021 Subaru Legacy aces its value and safety tests but lacks pizzazz on the rest. The Outback crossover SUV across the showroom floor gets all the attention, but the 2021 Subaru Legacy sedan doesn’t deserve to be so overlooked. It’s an incredible bargain, it’s spacious and stacked with features including standard all-wheel drive, and it’s a smooth pavement...
2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review: The fun, fuel efficient RAV4
The 2021 Toyota RAV4 is the bread-and-butter crossover for many buyers. The RAV4 compact crossover SUV still has a few tricks up its sleeve. It adds a plug-in hybrid this year, with a twist: the 2021 RAV4 Prime has the quickest acceleration of the lineup. For 2021 the RAV4 Hybrid can be ordered as an XLE Premium, too. Like last...
2021 Cadillac CT4 Review: All the ATS goodness and more
The 2021 Cadillac CT4 is well-equipped and fun to drive, making it a good small sedan choice. The CT4 is the brand’s smaller sedan, in a lineup that also includes the CT5, but the CT6 is no longer. The compact CT4 squares off against German stalwarts such as the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, not to mention...
2021 Toyota Land Cruiser Review: Heritage Like No Other
The 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser is a full-time four-wheel-drive icon with a handful of luxury touches. Its go-anywhere, haul-anything attitude is a direct link between utility vehicles from the past and modern luxury SUVs of today. It’s nostalgic and useful in all the right ways, but it’s not as comfortable as models that have embraced luxury more than utility. This...
2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Review: From back of the pack to the front
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 leaps to the top of its class due...
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Review: The premier large luxury SUV
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class is a three-row crossover SUV that redefines luxurious family transport. The GLS-Class SUV is a masterful blend of performance, comfort, and luxury worth every dollar the automaker charges for its sublime ride, luxurious interior, and prodigious power. It’s so nice it’s hard to imagine how Mercedes will improve upon the GLS with an ultra-decadent Maybach...
2021 Volvo XC90 Review: Still our favorite large luxury SUV
Low-key luxury lies in the 2021 Volvo XC90’s crisp and clean styling, serene cockpit, and in its strong acceleration. The XC90 is a six- or seven-seat luxury crossover SUV. It’s often compared with vehicles like the Audi Q7, BMW X7, and Acura MDX, but it takes a different path to its luxury credentials. The 2021 Volvo XC90 puts bluff...
2021 Lexus NX 300h Review: The Avant-Garde Hybrid SUV
The avant-garde shape of the 2021 Lexus NX has stayed fresh with the hybrid powertrain keeping it current. The NX is a five-seat luxury crossover SUV that compares with vehicles such as the BMW X3, Acura RDX, and Infiniti QX50. It scores well above average, thanks to a high-quality interior and an efficient hybrid model. For 2021, Blind-spot monitors now...
2021 Kia Sorento Review: Surprisingly Competent
The 2021 Kia Sorento crossover SUV strikes out in a new styling direction, and brings hybrid and plug-in models along for the adventure. The Sorento is a seven-seat crossover SUV that slots below the big Telluride in the Kia lineup. It’s a rival for vehicles like the Ford Explorer and VW Tiguan, as well as the related Hyundai Santa...
2021 Toyota Tacoma Review: Die-Hard Capability
The 2021 Toyota Tacoma gains new Nightshade and Trail Special Editions this year, but otherwise carries over the things that keep it the top-selling mid-size pickup truck in the U.S. It’s excellent at off-road driving in TRD spec, has a useful pickup bed and an available crew-cab body, and can be configured with part-time four-wheel drive and a manual...
