Road Test: 2016 Kia Sorento SX+ V6 AWD

Story and photo by John LeBlanc The all-new 2016 Kia Sorento should not have surprised me. Oh, I know. The Korean automaker’s tagline is “The Power to Surprise” and over the past few years, each new product introduction brought a surprisingly improved new model; wickedly competitive vehicles that bury the memories of the cheap-to-buy and equally cheap-feeling […]

Road Test: 2015 Kia Optima Hybrid

Story and photo by John LeBlanc Thank high fuel prices and stricter government-mandated fuel economy ratings for today’s variety of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles. Once limited to being quirky little cars when they arrived in the late 1990s (think first-gen Toyota Prius or Honda Insight), hybrids now come in all shapes and sizes, including family sedans like […]

Road Test: 2015 Nissan Murano SL AWD

Story by John LeBlanc If you’re looking to point a finger for the death of the traditional station wagon, feel free to direct your index at Nissan’s Murano.

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Passat TDI Highline

Story by John LeBlanc How expensive is that mountain bike you just bought? Or that snowboard? I ask because when I talk to new car buyers, they often state the extra space required for their lifestyle accessories as the main reason why they opt for an SUV or crossover over a car with a trunk. […]

Road Test: 2015 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 TSI Comfortline

Story and photo by John LeBlanc The Volkswagen Golf is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. So the timing of the all-new, seventh-generation models seems appropriate.

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