2009 Dodge Sprinter 2500 CRD Road Test Review

It was only a matter of time before the relationship between Chrysler and Fiat met with repercussions from the domestic brand's many partners. First it was news that Nissan would be axing a deal to replace its Titan with a Ram-based alternative and likewise Chrysler would no longer sell it...

2010 Chevrolet Aveo LS Road Test Review

With fierce competition in the subcompact segment coming from the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris and others, the Aveo5 is ready to face that challenge. With its updated exterior design carrying over from the 2009 model year, this American-badged subcompact is st...

2009 Nissan Versa Sedan Road Test Review

2010 Toyota Sienna LE Road Test Review

My husband loves minivans. I, on the other hand, don't share the same level of enthusiasm. We like to joke that I would have no problem getting one as long as I got to drive the sports car! We're an odd couple, plus he's a lot less vain than I am. But after driving the 2010 Toyota Sienna LE FWD, I start...

2009 Subaru Legacy Sedan 2.5 Road Test Review

Subaru is a quirky Japanese automaker, and the Legacy sedan may be their least quirky car. In the mid-sized segment, it is definitely something different compared to the Mazda6 / Nissan Altima / Honda Accord crowd. It's not a car that will jump out at you, but if given a chance it's likely to wi...

2009 Nissan Altima Hybrid Road Test Review

Nissan knew it needed a hybrid to complete its Altima lineup. The venerable midsize front-wheel-drive four-door sedan is ubiquitous on streets throughout North America and has a reputation for sporting tendencies that give it cachet beyond commuter duty. So what was the Japanese autom...

2009 Nissan cube 1.8 S Road Test Review

How much car can you get for under $17,000? That's a question Nissan wants you to ask, and of course they've got the answer with their all-new cube. It's all about packaging, because this compact model is sized like a subcompact even when compared to Nissan's already small Versa, the least e...

2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe Road Test Review

The closest I had come to driving the 2009 Nissan 370Z Coupe before getting the keys to this one was on my Xbox. Reality is much more fun! The history of Japanese sports cars includes about a half-dozen nice cars, a fewer number of great ones and only one legend. The Z. One of my first jobs was as a ma...

2009 Nissan cube Road Test Review

I was on a quest. No, nothing to do with the sporty yet still obviously utilitarian minivan oddity of the same name made by Nissan, but rather a quest for an iPhone cord so that I could charge up my device. The problem? I'd forgotten my cord when leaving home and was now in strange territory. Oh, I'...

2009 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SL Road Test Review

The 2009 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SL surprised me. I expected another boring four-door, front-wheel-drive commuter with barely enough amenities to please a pauper, but this compact sedan is far more sophisticated than that, and it had everything I needed to make it through a week in South Florid...

2009 Mazda6 GS Road Test Review

It’s no surprise that competition in the family sedan segment is fierce. Very fierce. With long time veterans like the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima and Honda Accord, breaking into that market is anything but easy. Mazda tried for years with its 626, and initially at least, when the car was the...

2008 Hyundai HED-5 i-Mode Concept

By the year 2010, what will the automotive landscape hold for us? Who will be number one? Will it be Toyota or GM? While these two duke it out, position number three could very well be held by a onetime unlikely contender, an automaker that rose to the challenge in a fraction of the time that it...

2009 Toyota Venza Preview

The Toyota Highlander has grown up, leaving the Japanese mega-brand with a bit of a hole to fill, a gap to bridge, and a niche to cater to - a niche that also happens to make up a fair chunk of the crossover segment. The Ford Edge and the recently redesigned Nissan Murano don’t necessarily make a...