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From Chef to C-HR, an unpredictable journey
BOSTON — I was watching a movie the other day and it reminded me of the car I’ve been testing this week. The movie was Chef, a fantastic labor of love from Jon Favreau, the […]
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2020 Hyundai Venue: Clever and efficient design makes this tiny crossover a winner
BOSTON — Jeremy Clarkson once pointed out that things sold by the gram are always more exciting than things sold by the pound. I don‘t think he was talking about small, Korean-built crossovers, but the […]
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2021 Kia Seltos: The perfect road trip companion
YOSEMITE VALLEY, Calif. — You can learn a lot about a person by going on a road trip with them. Sharing a cramped space for days on end will bring out the best and worst […]
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2020 Lexus RX 350: Can touch this
BOSTON — There’s a lot to like about most Lexus automobiles. They’re invariably well built, quiet and comfortable, (mostly) reasonably priced for the competition and what you get — and then there’s the infotainment system […]
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Toyota Tundra 1794 Edition: A worthy alternative to the American truck trio
BOSTON — Americans buy millions of trucks every year. Even in the midst of a pandemic, folks are still buying trucks. In 2019, between all the various full-size truck models from Ford, RAM, GM, Nissan, […]
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The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross: ‘Fast and the Furious’ it isn’t
I wasn’t a big car guy growing up. Some kids can tell you the horsepower and engine and endless stats about every car on the road. Or they’ll notice the difference in taillights between individual […]
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Tesla 2Q deliveries rise over 1Q despite factory shutdown
DETROIT — Tesla says it delivered more electric vehicles worldwide in the second quarter than it did in the first. The increase came even though coronavirus restrictions forced it to shut down its only U.S. […]
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2020 Genesis G70: For solitude and sport, the G70 has it all
BOSTON — When catching up with friends I haven’t seen in a while — usually because of COVID-related lockdowns and such — the conversation inevitably comes around to: “What have you been doing to keep […]
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2020 Lexus RC 350 F-Sport: Excitement and thrill from a Lexus? Sign me up.
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.
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 […]