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Lost the Sport Name, But Was Never its Forte Anyways: 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Ultimate 2.0T

The argument over what came first, the chicken or the egg is never going to get resolved; however, when the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport was released before the extended length three-row addition. It was never really clear why the shorter, 5-passenger crossover was named Sport before the 3-row was ever …

A New Way To Buy A Car: Carvana – The Car Vending Machine Experience

Buying a new car is never easy – take it from someone who just bought two brand-new cars from a dealership. It’s a hassle. First there’s the vultures that sneak up and pretend to be your friend, the test drive that only makes you circle the block and never exceeds …

Business as Usual: 2019 Volkswagen Jetta

For the longest time, Volkswagen has defended a confident stigma amongst its leading competitors. Offering an progressive driving appeal and premium finished interior, they served as the middle ground compromise for those who didn’t want to settle for a Kia but couldn’t quite afford an Audi. Now that times have …

Celebrating 50 Years, Hot Wheels Legend Tour 2018 – Where Dreams Became A Reality

If you’re reading this, then you’re probably exactly like me. As a kid you played with Hot Wheels, correct? I think I can honestly admit that I probably had more than 1,000 little die-cast wheels at one given point. But as we grew up into adulthood, we have to let …

A Buick Enclave and the Best Street Tacos L.A. Has to Offer

As someone who frequently travels to Los Angeles, I do the typical run of the mill routine every time I’m here. It’s almost never that I break loose, stop to take a look around and see what the streets of L.A. has to offer behind the typical glamorous scenes. A …

Crème of the Crop: 2019 Acura RDX Advance

As we start to see Acura get its mojo back, there still has to be a little bit of that Acura-ness that some of its consumers are used to. Our recent seat time in the RDX A SPEC left us thriving for more and wondering how other trim levels …

Change is Coming: 2018 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT

It has been a few years now since Lexus first introduce their luxury coupe to a market that was already being cornered by the Germans. The Lexus RC coupe brought a breath of fresh air after having a long hiatus since the early years of the Lexus and the SC …

No Longer Your Grandpa’s Ride: 2019 Toyota Avalon Touring

There is no beating around the bush that the Toyota Avalon is the kind of car that its targeted audience carries a pace maker and an extra set of heart meds in their pill box. So, when Toyota revealed the next generation Avalon with a missing bumper and a few …

Blending In: 2018 Honda Insight Hybrid

Nearly a decade ago, hybrids needed to make a statement to society for their ingenuity and impressive fuel economy. Some continue to this epidemic to show society that they’re one of them – as if they already didn’t let us know they’re vegans and on the Keto Diet. What started …

‘A’ is for Attitude: 2019 Acura RDX A SPEC

The last decade or so for Acura has been, well, to put it blunt, boring. Their cars engineered for those that enjoy early morning coffee from a glass pot, perhaps a round of golf at noon, and collect their monthly pension checks before dusk. It was as if Acura …

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