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May 22, 2025

Articles by Jordan Golson

About Jordan Golson
Jordan Golson is North State Journal's automotive reporter. He covers cars - both foreign and domestic - from around the globe.
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2020 Lexus RC 350 F-Sport: Excitement and thrill from a Lexus? Sign me up.

June 23, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — Every automaker, whether through millions of dollars in marketing spend, through design, or simply through the type of people who buy their cars, has an image. Ferrari is for folks who are passionate […]

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The 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid may be the best small car you can buy. Really.

June 17, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON – Earlier this year, I reviewed the Toyota Prius. I said that when it first came out twenty years ago, it was for environmentalist wackos and early-adopter do-gooders who didn’t mind driving a weird […]

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Monaco. Ferrari. Pretty girls and sunshine.

June 15, 2020 Jordan Golson

The Ferrari SF90 Stradale is a dizzying engineering achievement of numbers and downforce and power-to-weight ratios and power output and a big plug. It’s also Ferrari’s first “series production” plug-in hybrid. Series production is Ferrari-speak […]

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2020 Mazda3 Hatchback AWD: One of the best small cars (finally) picks up all-wheel drive

June 11, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — Everyone remembers their first new car. The excitement of getting that car with just a handful of miles on the clock, knowing that no other rear-ends but yours had graced the driver’s seat. […]

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Like the city in New Mexico, the Hyundai Santa Fe is a delight

May 28, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — I’ve been to Sante Fe a few times. It’s a lovely city, with fascinating culture, terrific food, and a psychedelic art exhibition called Meow Wolf partially funded by Game of Thrones author George […]

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The venerable Toyota 4Runner remains in demand, even after all these years

May 20, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — An increasing number of cars are coming with that new, future-proof oval-shaped USB-C plug. While this might be annoying to folks who are still carrying around tons of the old, rectangular USB-A plugs, […]

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2020 Honda Passport: This is a capable SUV, but I have some concerns

May 13, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — I get to drive a different car every week. Though my neighbors might think I’m a drug dealer, I’m just a car journalist, testing a wide array of vehicles — from the economical […]

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The Volvo XC40: A quintessential Swedish crossover

April 1, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — I love Ikea. Swedish meatballs and furniture with a dash of über-capitalism and mass consumption swirled in for good measure. Where else can you get a bookcase and a hot dog and be […]

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Like a forgettable first date, it could be worse and could be better

March 25, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — I’m a car journalist and a single guy. This might seem like a weird way to start my review of the Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, but hear me out. Our swipe-right Tinder-Bumble-Hinge-Whatever dating culture […]

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The comfy and quiet Toyota Avalon is a Lexus-Lite

March 17, 2020 Jordan Golson

BOSTON — As I write this, the country is beginning to shut down. Folks are being urged to stay home and only go out when immediately necessary. And I think about my mother, who is […]

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