JR Chocco
2021 Lexus LC Convertible Review: A Stunning SC
The 2021 Lexus LC turns every driveway into a fashion runway. Lexus has set a few benchmarks in its short life, the first being the original 1990 Lexus LS and the original SC coupe. It's a shame we’ve forgotten those since the Lexus LC came along since they were so amazing. With the LC, Lexus has wiped the slate....
2021 Hyundai Venue Review: Stylish Practicality
The 2021 Hyundai Venue courts bargain shoppers with department-store space and quality. The Venue is a five-passenger hatchback that’s sometimes marketed as a crossover SUV. Without all-wheel drive on its options list, we keep it in the car column, though it’s blessed with the interior space and flexibility of some of our favorite small crossovers. Sold in SE and SEL...
2021 Mazda 3 Turbo Review: Small sedans can be stylish
The 2021 Mazda 3 straddles the mainstream and upscale markets with a quality cabin, power that ranges from pedestrian to plentiful, and available all-wheel drive. The Mazda 3 is a compact sedan and hatchback that competes with mainstream cars but has upscale aspirations. Its price range fits that narrative as it starts in the low $20,000s and ranges up...
2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo Review: Urban Perfection
The 2021 Mazda CX-30 is great-looking, spacious, and more polished and fun-to-drive than other compact competitors, but it’s a step behind in value and features. The CX-30 is just one digit away from the CX-3, but it’s a completely different vehicle. As a compact crossover, the CX-30 offers an unexpectedly ample amount of space in a compact-car footprint, and...
2021 Chevy Tahoe Review: Not the family dinosaur anymore
The 2021 Chevy Tahoe gets larger, roomier, comfier, and loaded with more features than a cineplex.If big is better, then the redesigned 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe betters what it’s been. The full-size SUV expands in length, cargo room, and third-row passenger room to seat up to eight passengers in comfort (or nine in less comfort in fleet and base LS...
2021 BMW 4-Series Review: The Sport Coupe Leader
The redesigned 2021 BMW 4-Series has evolved into a technology tour de force with brilliantly responsive powertrains. The new 2021 4-Series is based on the same platform as the 3-Series but tweaked to make the two-door coupe longer, lower, and wider for some sleekness lacking in the 3-Series. BMW has been toying with larger sized versions of its signature...
2021 Buick Envision Review: Euro-American Style and Substance
The 2021 Buick Envision pulls up to luxury rivals with a suave new shape and energetic performance. The Envision five-seat crossover SUV enters its second generation this year with a new body and interior, new running gear, more standard safety features, and a new top Avenir trim. Smaller than the Buick Enclave and bigger than the Encore GX, the...
2021 Subaru Legacy Review: Tastefully AWD
The 2021 Subaru Legacy aces its value and safety tests but lacks pizzazz on the rest. The Outback crossover SUV across the showroom floor gets all the attention, but the 2021 Subaru Legacy sedan doesn’t deserve to be so overlooked. It’s an incredible bargain, it’s spacious and stacked with features including standard all-wheel drive, and it’s a smooth pavement...
2021 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review: The fun, fuel efficient RAV4
The 2021 Toyota RAV4 is the bread-and-butter crossover for many buyers. The RAV4 compact crossover SUV still has a few tricks up its sleeve. It adds a plug-in hybrid this year, with a twist: the 2021 RAV4 Prime has the quickest acceleration of the lineup. For 2021 the RAV4 Hybrid can be ordered as an XLE Premium, too. Like last...
2021 Cadillac CT4 Review: All the ATS goodness and more
The 2021 Cadillac CT4 is well-equipped and fun to drive, making it a good small sedan choice. The CT4 is the brand’s smaller sedan, in a lineup that also includes the CT5, but the CT6 is no longer. The compact CT4 squares off against German stalwarts such as the BMW 3-Series, Audi A4, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, not to mention...
