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May 26, 2022

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2023 Nissan Z: The last letter in sports cars

May 18, 2022 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — The manual transmission is on its way out. Over the past decade, as automatic transmissions have gained gears and ubiquity, the practical advantages of a manual have disappeared. They have worse fuel […]

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2022 Range Rover: The pinnacle of refinement and luxury

April 27, 2022 Jordan Golson

HEALDSBURG, Calif. — On the wonderful television show Ted Lasso, AFC Richmond owner Rebecca Welton is regularly chauffeured around in a Rolls-Royce Phantom. The cars of Ted Lasso, as with just about everything else on […]

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2021 Toyota Camry: A best-seller for good reason

April 13, 2022 Jordan Golson

STURBRIDGE, Mass. — The last thing you want to see at 9:30 PM, two hours from your destination, is a low tire pressure warning light. But that’s what happened in my 2021 Toyota Camry XSE […]

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2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup: Supertruck

April 11, 2022 Jordan Golson

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — When General Motors announced that its first electric pickup truck would wear the legendary Hummer badge, I giggled. The idea of an electrified Hummer, the gas guzzlingest of all the gigantic SUV […]

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2022 Kia EV6: Fast, Faster, Fastest

March 30, 2022 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — Electric cars, aside from some of those made by Tesla, haven’t been the most exciting vehicles on the market.  That’s a problem because as much as people like sensibility and good fuel […]

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NSJ Second Annual Auto Awards

January 1, 2022 Jordan Golson

It’s hard to believe that 2021 is almost over, but here we are. As such, it’s time to pick our winners for the second North State Journal Auto Awards. These picks, across several different categories, come entirely […]

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2021 Hyundai Elantra: Basic motoring isn’t so basic anymore

December 31, 2021 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — I didn’t get my first new car until well into my late 20s. Everything before that was used in some form, and I was very excited to pick up that new car. […]

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: Speedy charge time makes this the EV to beat

December 17, 2021 Jordan Golson

2021 is the year that electric cars went mainstream. The Ford Mustang Mach-E (Mach-E review; Mach-E GT review) and Volkswagen ID.4 (review) are solid, attainable electric cars. They have personality and are exciting and, most importantly, […]

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 392: The most unnecessary Jeep ever made

November 6, 2021 Jordan Golson

WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, Colo. — No one asked Jeep to put a 6.4L V8 HEMI making 470 horsepower in a Wrangler. The mere thought of it is preposterous. You want to put an engine […]

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2021 Rolls-Royce Cullinan: The best SUV in the world

October 29, 2021 Jordan Golson

SAN DIEGO — As someone who reviews cars for a living, I’m frequently asked, “what’s the best car you’ve ever driven?” The answer is easy: any Rolls-Royce. No other automaker even comes close. Maybach and […]

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