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While pickup trucks are still widely used for contractors and service employees, in the last decade the truck market has evolved in a lifestyle and recreation direction.

In Grasso’s Garage, we consider the 2025 GMC Canyon AT4 AEV 4WD. Consumers looking for off-road excellence, comfort and style while not breaking the bank will appreciate its ...Read more

You don’t buy a Maserati because it makes sense. You buy one because it doesn’t. Because the world has become too safe, too soft, and Bluetooth-paired, and somewhere deep inside your soul, you still crave something with noise, nerve and the kind of raw mechanical passion not ruled by algorithms.

For most of the last 50 years, Maserati has ...Read more

Stellantis NV said Thursday its third-quarter revenue rose 13% to $43.2 billion (37.2 billion euro) as the company saw "early signs of commercial progress" after a recent string of poor sales and financial results.

But the maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles also warned of new one-off costs as it recalibrates its business strategy ...Read more

Hybrid drivetrains -- in luxury vehicles -- are less about fuel efficiency than they are about more power and better performance. The new Lexus LX700h -- the hybridized version of the LX ultra-luxury SUV -- is a case in point.

The optional hybrid drivetrain doesn't appreciably increase the miles per gallon -- but it very much increases the ...Read more

You've probably seen off-roading Land Rovers and Jeeps with Jerry cans of gas strapped to their sides. The reason for that being that there aren't many gas stations around off-road. So it's interesting to see Hyundai offer an off-road version of the Ioniq 5, which is a compact electric crossover.

It does come standard with a larger/...Read more

Volkswagen had a problem -- one of its own making.

It had a very successful small crossover -- the Tiguan -- that was the only German-brand crossover in its class. The Tiggy has always been a little more upmarket-feeling than the other crossovers in the compact crossover class, which were (and still are) Japanese, Korean and American.

Then VW ...Read more

The Toyota Sequoia is still the same -- but also very different.

How so?

Well, it's still a full-size SUV, with real four-wheel drive and real off-road capability. But it no longer comes standard with a big V8; instead, it comes standard with much more powerful V6 that's only about half the size of the previously standard V8. It gets slightly ...Read more

It's been said -- and it's true -- that small crossovers are so alike that it's hard to tell them apart. So it's nice to come across one that's different. Not so much in terms of how it looks but in terms of a couple of things that matter.

What It Is

The Sportage is Kia's compact crossover; it competes with the half-dozen others in the class, ...Read more

Big SUVs are bigger -- and stronger -- than they have ever been before. The just-updated Ford Expedition, for instance, is available with a 510 horsepower, twin-turbo V6 and comes standard with a 9,600-pound tow rating. It weighs close to three tons yet is capable of getting to 60 mph in less than five seconds, which makes it quicker than just ...Read more

The Mini Cooper is one thing few new cars are.

It is instantly recognizable -- because nothing else looks anything like it. This has been one of the Mini's greatest appeals, which transcends even the nostalgia factor of owning a new car that looks a lot like an old car.

It's nice to drive something that doesn't look like everything else.

Or ...Read more

"My God, it's full of stars!" So said astronaut David Bowman in Arthur C. Clarke's sci-fi novel "2001: A Space Odyssey."

You may utter something similar when you raise the hood of the 2025 Kia Telluride -- because there's a V6 under there.

And it's standard.

It is one of just a few vehicles in its class -- for that matter, in...Read more