General Motors’ GMC Truck Division has created its own sub-brand within the entire lineup. Using the Denali title on a version of each GMC offering has increased not only sales, but net margin across the board — making GMC the most profitable part of GM. Also helping GMC’s status within the organization is the continued …
Exactly 30 years ago, a bright red Honda Civic sedan graced our dooryard as the replacement for a cancer-stricken Accord sedan with over 175,000 miles that appeared bent on self-destructing. This purchase mirrored wife Kathryn’s earlier Honda purchase, her very first car, except the salesman asked her not to come back again. She had squeezed …
The 2020 Outback wears evolutionary styling outside, yet an upgraded, tech-rich interior that packs more rear seat space and greater cargo capacity — all while retaining the virtues that make this America’s favorite wagon. Since 1996, the Outback has propelled Subaru’s sales in America — the brand’s largest market. Now in its sixth generation, and …
Thick, heavy snowflakes are peppering the windshield as my Lighting Blue Ranger FX4 squirts through the narrow streets of downtown Nashua and heads northeast for Maine. As each county line passes, the weather conditions change — right along with the temperature readout. Heavy rain replaces the wet snow, but just after the York toll plaza, …
For many drivers, there is a little “Walter Mitty” inside each of us; wishing, dreaming and otherwise envisioning exploits beyond our reality. In case you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Saturn Five rocket under the hood of your Subaru, Honda or otherwise safe family wagon, FCA’s Jeep Division has taken …
Toyota has built a stellar reputation for its small pickup series that goes all the way back to the 1970s. Now named Tacoma, this small-to-mid-size pickup is a functional suburban vehicle, a durable recreational tool, as well as a tough off-road warrior. Last year, Toyota sold over 248,800 Tacoma extended-cab and double-cab trucks in America …
The winter sunrise creates a brilliant red horizon — the kind of sky that sailors lament. Their old adage about “red sky in the morning, sailors take warning” proved more than fortuitous on this day, as we launched the Ford Explorer ST from central Hancock County westward to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Curiously, …
For 10 years, Chrysler/FCA has been trying to convince consumers that its pickup brand is now called Ram, but drivers of every ilk still prefer the Dodge label. The thing is, these new Ram pickups are so different from anything Dodge built, and now so popular, that perhaps the shift to Ram was the name …
Winter brings us a pair of repeat visitors, a compact crossover plus a compact sedan — two of the hottest-selling auto segments. Which one best fits your needs? The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is a rakish-looking small crossover available with front drive ($23,595) or lockable AWD like our top SEL trim, almost $31,000. Using a 1.5-liter …
Toyota’s Prius is the best-selling hybrid car in the world. Since mass production started in Japan in 1997, Toyota has sold over 7 million Prius models worldwide, in approximately 90 markets. Toyota’s steadfast persistence with this fuel-saving technology has far surpassed every other automaker’s alternative energy systems — by a long shot. However, the evidence …
