JR Chocco
2021 Honda Odyssey Review: Our favorite family hauler
The Honda Odyssey is refreshed for 2021 and loaded with standard safety features. If smart is sexy then the 2021 Honda Odyssey is a knockout. The refreshed minivan is big on space and interior comforts. The Odyssey excels at what it was meant to do well: haul families and their gear in space, comfort, and safety. Like last year,...
2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 Coupe Review: The perfect balance
Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 proves we're in the golden days of perfect crossover SUVs. Everyday sporty ‘utes like the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 hardly look like they’re just as quick as their smaller siblings but stopwatches don’t lie. Mercedes says the GLC 43 crossover takes just 4.7 seconds from 0-60 mph compared to the C43 sedan’s time of 4.5 seconds. Two-tenths...
2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty Review: The best only get better
The 2020 Ford F-Series Super Duty has the towing technology and the goods to pull up to 37,000 pounds. Ford’s venerable workhorse heavy-duty pickup truck gets a fresh face and new off-road package this year to compete with newer rivals from Ram and General Motors. With the 2020 F-250 Super Duty, Ford has a lineup of three-quarter and one-ton...
2020 Buick Encore GX Review: A true encore
The 2020 Buick Encore GX steals the parking spot left between the smallest mainstream and luxury crossovers in a stylish package. Buick does a double take for the 2020 model year. It’s offering the older Encore hatchback while it introduces the new Encore GX, which isn’t much more expensive or much bigger. The GX is the Encore you want...
2020 Ford Escape Review: Fashionably grown up
The 2020 Ford Escape takes a more refined tack, and brings its hybrid edition back into vogue. The Escape crossover SUV whistles into a new model year with three distinct personalities. There’s the thrifty turbo-3 model, an engaging turbo-4 hustler, and a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. This Escape goes back to its roots bringing the hybrid back, better than...
2020 Subaru WRX Review: Still the pocket rocket
The 2020 Subaru WRX and WRX STI are willing companions that blend accessible performance with edgy good looks and high-tech cabins. The WRX is a familiar friend, and not just because the current model has been around for seven model years. With its sharp reflexes, turbo thrust, spacious interior, and occasional rough edge, the WRX is a go-to flannel...
2020 Lexus ES 300h Review: A perfect powertrain fit
The 2020 Lexus ES charts a sportier, sharper course than before, and it succeeds. As buyers flock toward SUVs, sedans are left out in the cold. The 2020 Lexus ES relishes in its elegant sedan-ness, with sharper moves than we have come to expect from this model and excellent fuel economy, with no dilution of its core Lexus virtues....
2021 Acura TLX Review: Returning to its roots
The 2021 Acura TLX plants its flag among premium mid-size sedans with a racy design, strong turbocharged engines, and improved dynamics. The TLX is a mid-size premium sport sedan that offers front-wheel drive and torque-vectoring all-wheel drive. It seats five in comfort and exists in a middle space between mainstream sedans and a luxury market dominated by European rivals....
2021 Lexus IS Review: Keeping pace
The 2021 Lexus IS doesn’t gain any ground on the more performance-oriented compact sedans, but it’s priced right. The 2021 Lexus IS compact luxury sedan induces new or first-time Lexus buyers into Toyota’s luxury brand. It competes with the Genesis G70 and Cadillac CT4, and more aspirationally the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It is a solid entry-level luxury...
2021 Toyota Corolla Hybrid Review: When a Prius just won’t do
The 2021 Toyota Corolla buffs the automaker’s small-car credentials in some obvious ways, and some subtler ones, too. An absurdly good value especially in hybrid trim, the 2021 Corolla’s a resale beacon and hasn’t lost those attributes even as it’s grown more stylish and more nimble. For 2021, all versions gain Android Auto compatibility, two more airbags, and available...
