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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid SX Prestige - An excellent family hauler.
Sometimes I think there are too many acronyms. SUV, MPV, CUV; it gets confusing. Once there were sedans, hardtops, and station wagons. The...
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February 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS AWD
I have to admit the 2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV RS AWD is a good-looking vehicle. Chevy has outdone themselves. It drove well too. And it was c...
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January 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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2026 Toyota Prius Nightshade Plug-in Hybrid - New Yeller or Little Yellow Taxi?
Why back in time there were some race cars built by a guy named Max Balchowsky named Old Yeller and Ol' Yaller (they were yellow), a movie...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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2025 Subaru Forester Limited - A Very Nice Tall Wagon
The 2025 Subaru Forester is a Subaru without bling. That's not to say it doesn't have good stuff, it does, but that it looks the part of a S...
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March 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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2025 Mazda CX-5 2.5 Turbo Premium - A very good, mid-size SUV (or cross-over)
Way back when the earth was still cooling there was a belief that 4-bangers just couldn't cope with the high-speed roadways of the '50s, '...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD XRT - A very nice EV, but still an EV
If you read my stuff, and I hope you do, you know that I have mixed feelings about EVs. Some days I like them (never love), some days I don'...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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2026 Toyota Crown Nightshade - One of the best overall cars I've driven in a long time.
If you are a person of a certain age, as I am, you appreciate a car that isn't too low or too high. That's not to say the 2026 Toyota Crow...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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2025 Mazda Miata MX-5 RF - Still a Great, Fun Car!
All photos courtesy of Mazda It's been just about a year since I last drove a Miata. That one was a soft top. Most Miatas are soft tops, but...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Western Automotive Journalists 'Best of the Bay' 2025 - Choosing the Best!
The Western Automotive Journalists 'Best of the Bay' is a chance for a collection of journalists (now called content creators) to get togeth...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz XRT AWD-A Nice, Smallish, Sport Truck
I admit, I like these little pickups. Yes, little is in the eye of the beholder. There are some smaller 2-door pickups in Mexico and Latin...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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2025 Kia K4 GT-Line Turbo - Racheting it up a few notches.
I reviewed a 2025 Kia K4 GT-line in March ( https://www.brucehotchkiss.net/2025/03/2025-kia-k4-gt-line-too-many-choices.html ). I was impr...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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2025 Toyota 4Runner 4WD Limited
May the gods forgive me! I really liked this 2024 4Runner. I usually have no use for SUVs. I don't have a huge family, and I don't need to f...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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2025 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid Limited - Another hybrid sedan, another good choice
Another hybrid sedan, another good choice. If you read my stuff, and I hope you do, you know I am a fan of hybrids. The electric part stre...
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August 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Premium Plus - The best of both worlds!
Back in April I reviewed a non-hybrid CX-50. I thought the car was worthy of your consideration. I think this Hybrid is worthier. Why? In on...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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2025 Volvo EX30 Twin Motor Performance Ultra - Just too weird for me.
I've said this before, and it bears repeating, if you want to attract a wide customer base for an EV it should not be, or look, weird. And m...
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August 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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2026 Honda Passport Trailsport Elite - Technology is my nemesis!
I don't understand why we need such a wide variety of SUVs. I don't mean from different auto makers, but from one company. Honda has two S...
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August 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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2025 Lexus TX 350 F Sport Handling AWD - Almost perfect
Some vehicles feel bigger than they are, others are the opposite. The 2025 Lexus TX 350 AWD falls into the latter category. At least from th...
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July 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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2025 Tacoma TRD Pro - Well built but too big?
If you are familiar with Dr. Who, you know that the T.A.R.D.I.S. (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) is much bigger on the inside than ...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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2025 Hyundai Sonata Limited Hybrid - A good choice for a family sedan
Hyundai has come a long way since its start. There is no Hyundai is a bargain basement car anymore. Every single model stands shoulder to ...
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July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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2025 Toyota Sequoia 1794 Edition - Big but not the biggest
It's big. Not as big as it feels but it is big. That was my first impression. In reality, in comparison to other large SUVs it is not that...
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June 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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2025 Lexus RX 350h - A car with real value
What is it that sets one make apart from all others? Sometimes it's styling but that really is in the eye of the beholder. I would argue t...
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June 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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2025 Genesis G80 3.5T Sport Prestige AWD - A very nice car
There is no denying it, the Genesis G80 is a very good-looking car. In my opinion the Makalu Gray Matte paint doesn't do it justice. So ma...
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May 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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2025 Toyota Crown Signia Limited - When is a crossover a station wagon?
From time to time my mom, like many moms in the 1950s, drove a station wagon. It started with a '56 Ford Ranch Wagon that my dad "bought" ...
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May 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM