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2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel | FCA
Trucks & SUVs

2020 Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel-Worth The Wait?

Jeep enthusiasts have been asking for a Wrangler diesel for a long time. Too long, really. Now Jeep has acquiesced and we now have the Wrangler EcoDiesel. With the torque and economy inherent with a diesel it always seemed like a perfect marriage with Jeep. Let’s look at what the EcoDiesel is and isn’t and …
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2020 Jeep Wrangler Limited | FCA
Trucks & SUVs

How Safe Is a Jeep Wrangler?

The Jeep Wrangler isn’t just an off-roading American icon, it’s an amazingly popular SUV. Buyers regularly trade in muscle cars for it, and the new diesel and upcoming plug-in hybrid versions will surely add to its popularity. But the Wrangler’s star status also makes its shortcomings that much more apparent. The truth is, the Jeep …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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2016 Hyundai Tucson driving on street
Trucks & SUVs

The 1 SUV by Hyundai You Should Avoid at All Costs

Today’s Tucson joins the Palisade in showing what makes Hyundai a well-regarded automaker. The updated-for-2019 Tucson isn’t just popular with female car-buyers, its platform may form the basis of the upcoming Santa Cruz pickup. It’s also an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and has been since its 2016 redesign. However, the 2016 Tucson is also the …
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Cars

The American Station Wagon Is Dead-Long May It Live

Buick announced today that the last American station wagon-the Regal TourX, will go out in 2020. Here’s a brief station wagon history. Though it has almost been like the walking dead, station wagons have always been integral to America. It will live on as the SUV and especially crossover. Wagons started in a manufacturer’s commercial …
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2020 Volkswagen T-Roc Convertible | VW-002
Trucks & SUVs

This Might Be VW’s Most Daring Move For 2020

In what can only be called a daring move on VW’s part, it began production today of the 2020 T-Roc Cabriolet. Why so daring you ask? Because it’s a convertible crossover and the last two that tried this were dismal failures. But we love oddball attempts like this so we’ll fill you in on the …
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Trucks & SUVs

8 GM SUVs Are Exactly The Same Underneath

Platform sharing is nothing new to the car industry. It allows each manufacturer to spread out its development and tooling costs over several vehicles that are all the same underneath. GM has eight SUVs that are exactly the same underneath. The sheetmetal, interiors, and even wheelbases can be sliced and diced, but everything underneath is …
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2020 Holden Trailblazer | GM-00
Trucks & SUVs

Why Can’t The US Get This Colorado And Blazer?

They say the world gets smaller every day. From technology to the internet to products made elsewhere, we are indeed tied ever-more tightly together. But if you live Down Under you get some things we don’t when it comes to Chevy. Or as they call it “Holden.” The Holden brand is GM’s Chevy in Australia. …
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2021 Trailblazer parked on city street
Crossovers

Operation Blazing Speed: Chevrolet Blazer Supercharged by Lingenfelter

While relatively affordable, the Chevrolet Blazer hasn’t had the smoothest debut. In addition to the UAW issues, the base engine has been criticized for its lack of power. Opting for the turbocharged four-cylinder or the V6 does improve things. But some owners—actually, quite a few—still want more than 308 hp. Luckily, the Blazer’s V6 is …
by Matthew Skwarczek
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Ford F-150 trucks on display at a car dealership.
Trucks & SUVs

Truck/SUV Sales Increase-Cars On Life Support

The latest sales figures are in with pickups, crossovers, and SUVs accounting for almost 75% of new vehicle sales. This is the highest level we have seen in a continuing rise in such sales. While Truck/SUV sales increase, we are seeing cars drop down to life support. Not all was bad for cars, but SUVs …
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202x Corvette SUV
Trucks & SUVs

Is Corvette Next With An SUV?

On the heels of Ford’s move to spread the Mustang brand out to include electric SUVs, there’s starting to be louder drum beats to do the same with the Corvette brand. The reasoning goes that the Corvette brand resonates so well because it hasn’t been tainted by past corporate gaffes. You know, the way all …
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Range Rover Sport SVR Off Road
Trucks & SUVs

Why Are Range Rovers so Expensive and Are They Worth It?

Land Rover’s Range Rover may be one of the reasons so many people associate SUVs with luxury and status. It combined the go-anywhere capability of the original Land Rover with on-road refinement and a quality interior. Decades later, it’s still a very refined and competent SUV on pavement and over muddy grass. Although considering it’s …
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A gray 2020 Nissan Armada parked near the desert with a family and dog.
Trucks & SUVs

2020 Nissan Armada SUV: Good and Bad

The 2020 Nissan Armada full-size SUV is a mixed bag of class-leading features and coulda, woulda, shoulda. It’s a great size with plenty of luxury features and a lower price than the competition. But fuel economy and a small third seat keep it off of most buyer’s priority list.  Being the basis for the Infinity …
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The electric Ford Mustang Mach-E is shown at 2019 AutoMobility LA
Trucks & SUVs

SUV Model Proliferation Is Killing Demand From Within

SUVs and variations of SUVs are sprouting up everywhere. Small ones, electric ones, even ones called Mustang are flooding the market. Sedans are dead. It’s now a pickup truck and SUV brave new world. While the SUV dominance marches on manufacturers seem to be covering every sub-segment and variation to snag every possible customer. But, …
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