JR Chocco
2023 Lexus UX 250h Review: The Refined Small Hybrid
The 2023 Lexus UX prioritizes sharp styling and good fuel economy over a truly engaging driving experience. The UX is a small crossover SUV that competes against the BMW X1 and Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class. Its acceleration is leisurely and the touchpad interface for its infotainment system can prove distracting, but fuel economy, style, and safety are all worthwhile assets. Lexus...
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Review: An Electric Truck for Everyone
The 2022 Ford Lightning makes the most F-150 sense: it’s quicker, quieter, cleaner, and reassuringly capable. The Lightning is a battery electric version of Ford’s bestselling pickup truck. Shoppers might consider it over hybrid versions of the F-150, but it’s the only electric work truck on the market for now. An electric Silverado arrives in 2024, and the smaller...
2023 Toyota Camry Review: Best Selling for a Reason
The 2023 Toyota Camry is anything but boring with its attention-getting looks and its wide powertrain lineup. Like Kleenex or Coke, the Camry is a household name by now. Forget dull Camry sedans of yore, though. The latest model is stylish and fun, even in hybrid form. There’s a Camry for just about every want or need, too, at...
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS Review: The S-Class of Electric Sedans
The EQS injects true luxury into the world of electric vehicles. Mercedes swings big with the EQS electric vehicle that’s billed as the eventual successor to the ultra-posh S-Class sedan, with a fully electric powertrain and a futuristic interior. Rivals at this level of electric luxury and price are few, and include the Lucid Air and the Tesla Model...
2022 Toyota RAV4 Prime Review: Almost Silently Perfect
The 2022 Toyota RAV4 lives up to its meat-and-potatoes hype, but the Prime serves up green-car red meat. With the RAV4, Toyota hits a bulls-eye for compact crossover SUV styling and features, though interior space misses some key marks by mere inches. Its Prime plug-in is a gem, and that makes it a rival for the Ford Escape as...
2022 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Review: Go Big or Go Home
The 2022 VW Atlas Cross Sport competes as a thoroughly competent crossover, that stands out with its spread-out interior space and muscular styling. The Atlas Cross Sport is a two-row crossover that lure drivers with a reputation for driving satisfaction. With seating for five passengers, the Atlas Cross Sport take on competitors like the Ford Edge, and Honda Passport,...
2022 Kia Telluride Review: As Good as it Gets
The 2022 Kia Telluride still tops our family-SUV shopping list with its handsome looks, great space, plentiful features, and long warranty. The Telluride three-row crossover SUV seats seven or eight, polishes its top trims with luxury touches. It’s a rival for cars like the Honda Pilot, Ford Explorer, and its platform mate, the Hyundai Palisade. Not much has changed for...
2022 Hyundai Elantra N Review: More Than Meets the Eye
The 2022 Hyundai Elantra excites us with its styling, leading gas mileage, and N Performance. The Elantra compact four-door casts a long styling shadow over rivals like the Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3. It’s brash on the outside, advanced on the inside, but has a welter of powertrain choices that include a fun Hybrid with stellar EPA ratings and...
2022 BMW i4 Review: Electrifying an Icon
The 2022 BMW i4 is an electric sedan that mostly retains the conventional style of the 4-Series, but swaps in an electric powertrain. It competes against other electric vehicles, ranging from the Tesla Model 3 to the Genesis GV60 and Kia EV6. Though the i4’s styling choices are mostly conservative, the electric drivetrain transforms it into something new for...
2022 BMW iX50 Review: The Next Generation of EVs
The iX is the first electric SUV from BMW for the U.S. market, it’s a full-fledged luxury vehicle, deviating from the styling, proportions, and interface that BMW has used in previous SUVs. Rivals to the iX include the Tesla Model X, Audi E-Tron SUV, Cadillac Lyriq, and Mercedes EQS SUV, and those aiming for a more rugged aesthetic might...
