JR Chocco
2020 Honda Insight Review: The Prius Conqueror
The 2020 Honda Insight is a fuel-efficient compact sedan that has a secret: it’s among the safest cars on the road and one of the best hybrids available. Efficiency-focused shoppers would do well to consider the 2020 Honda Insight hybrid sedan. The small car from Honda returns not only more than 50 mpg combined in most configurations, according to...
2020 Genesis G90 Review: Leaving a large luxury mark
The 2020 Genesis G90 drops the silly luxury-car pretenses, and puts its smart money down on features and service. The 2020 Genesis G90 takes on some of the world's best cars; the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-Series, and Audi A8 among them, but does it at a lower price. An update for 2020 gives the G90 new body panels aside...
2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Review: Is the Cullinan a proper SUV?
“The Cloud”, that’s what we quickly came to call the 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The way the Cullinan glides down the road, even over a rutted dirt road, barely unsettling its passengers. The way you view the world outside the Rolls-Royce as a silent movie. The way the interior coddles you in its warm robin’s egg blue hue. The Cullinan...
2020 Toyota Sienna Review: Better with Age
The 2020 Toyota Sienna minivan is an older design that hasn’t changed much in a decade, but it remains a good choice for its value, impressive power, and its optional all-wheel drive. The Sienna carries over unchanged after last year’s addition of Apple CarPlay and Amazon Alexa compatibility. The Sienna offers all-wheel drive, and last year Toyota expanded the...
2020 Lexus NX Review: The Avant-Garde Small SUV
The dramatic lines on the Lexus NX keep it a compelling rival to pint-size luxury SUVs from BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but it could be more spacious. The 2020 Lexus NX is a stylish five-seat crossover SUV that slots in size-wise between most of its rivals. The 2020 NX can be had in base, F Sport, and Luxury trim levels,...
2020 Nissan Sentra Review: No longer the generic rental car
The all-new 2020 Nissan Sentra is sportier and better equipped but is still a great value. The redesigned 2020 Sentra comes to market at a time when fewer people are buying compact sedans and fewer automakers are making them. Yet, the 2020 Sentra is an important entry-level vehicle for Nissan, as it has been since it was first launched...
2020 Lexus RC F Review: A modern pony car
The 2020 Lexus RC F is the high-performance variant of the automaker's RC luxury coupe, and it stands out thanks to its dramatic styling and potent 472-hp V-8 engine. The RC F is more luxurious than the typical sports car with its sumptuous cabin available with an extensive selection of coddling amenities. It boasts a relatively accessible base price,...
2020 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Review: Not the biggest but possibly the best
The 2020 Toyota Highlander puts practicality above all else but handling and styling make worthwhile cameos. While the all-new Highlander may not have the spacious third-row seats other three-row crossover SUVs, it has its own strong merits: excellent hybrid fuel economy and handling that rises above the usual complacent ride and distant steering. The redesigned Highlander comes in gas-only...
2020 Lexus RX 450h Review: The Original just got better
The 2020 Lexus RX wears its sleeve on its sleeve. It’s fashion-forward in a way it’s never been before, but that edgy look doesn’t sink too deeply into its steady ride and careful handling. Performance isn’t its big virtue, but being a Lexus is. A sales titan even in a niche filled with X3s and GLCs and F-Paces aplenty, the...
Mercedes-Benz teaches the ABC’s of Off-Roading
When you build the S-Class of sedans, like Mercedes-Benz does, you also must build the S-Class of SUVs. In this case, SUV's that are supremely capable both on and off road. On the road it needs to feel like the company’s big sedan, but off road they need to be able to conquer sand dunes and climb mountain hillsides...
