by Frank A. Aukofer Because full-size pickup trucks all do essentially the same chores for their owners, marketing them entails offering new and desirable features, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has done with the 2019 Ram 1500. It’s not entirely... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer The Forte was not suffering. But Kia nevertheless injected it with juice from the Stinger -- though not the venom. That’s the opening loud note signaling the 2019 Kia Forte, which competes in the compact sedan... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Playing hardball with its exceptional 2019 Santa Fe, Hyundai is on the verge of realizing its full competitive lineup of crossover sport utility vehicles. It’s an important milestone, given the phenomenon of crossover sales that lately... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer For 2019, the Honda Pilot continues its imaginative indecision, which resembles either an oscillating cooling fan or Edgar Allen Poe’s pendulum. But this midsize crossover sport utility vehicle is anything but the pits — except, of... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Sometimes, as with the 2019 Kia Sorento SXL, it’s good to resist too much change. It remains essentially as it was in 2016: a midsize crossover sport utility vehicle that is handsome, quiet, safe, comfortable and... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Tamworth, N.H – With its unrivaled new 2019 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye and a slew of other bulked up coupes, it looks as if Dodge intends to overpower the market for muscle cars. Counting the Redeye,... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer Sometimes the 2019 Honda Insight growls like a boastful lion, but mostly it goes about its business like a stealthy cheetah, all economy of movement and efficiency. The new Insight is the heir to the original,... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer At least Toyota is not fudging anything with its first 2019 Corolla, coming right out and naming it the all-new Hatchback. Time was, that could be the kiss of death — or languishing on the sales... Continue Reading →
by Frank A. Aukofer You make a flavorful confection without a tasty topping, so you lose customers. Subaru faced that dilemma and whipped up the 2019 Ascent to top its lineup of cars and crossover SUVs. The Japanese company, enjoying... Continue Reading →
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