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George Straton

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion exterior

2018 Volkswagen Tiguan SE 4Motion - Quick Review

RIDDLE: When is an affordable, Autobahn bred, German built compact crossover utility vehicle [Volkswagen Tiguan Mk. 1] un-competitive? ANSWER: When the brand [VW's] own compact sport wagon [Golf Sportwagen / Alltrack] can swallow your lunch cargo and then some. As has every other recently redesigned compact crossover competitor. With

2017 MINI Cooper S Countryman All4 exterior

2017 MINI Cooper S Countryman All4 - Quick Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) Here in the Land of the Free and Largess, pint-size city cars are already a tough sell. Add classic retro models to that mix and their compromises often weigh more than the cars themselves. In defiance of those odds, it has taken

2017 Kia Soul Exclaim Turbo exterior

2017 Kia Soul Exclaim Turbo - Quick Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) On a roll Korean automaker Kia has effectively used a hip-hopping Hamster family to push its SOUL to small family crossover utility vehicle dominance. Intent on staying at the top the "Cute Ute" heap, the 2017 Kia Soul is available

2017 GMC Acadia All Terrain exterior

2017 GMC Acadia All Terrain - Quick Review

When an automotive brand touts itself as "Professional Grade," exclusively producing SUVs, light trucks and heavy duty trucks, "Roadblazing.com" expects larger rather than smaller. Defying expectations..."Honey, GMC shrunk...the 2017 Acadia," its largest crossover utility vehicle. The corker is that expected replacements

2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat exterior Plum Crazy Pearl Coat

2016 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat - Quick Review, Video

(Contributing Editors: Peter Stamatis; Susan Frissell: "Women With Wheels") It's Official: Roadblazing.com's sister blog site "Drive...He Said" has now [nearly, since the recent announcement of the Dodge Challenger Hellcat Demon] completed its mission of whetting Tire Shredding appetites. Two years

2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo AWD exterior

2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo AWD - Quick Review

(Contributing Editor: Susan Frissell, Women With Wheels.com) When you're hot, you're hot. Korean brand Kia is currently sizzling. Last year it sold 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. alone. That represented a nearly 8% increase over previous year sales. As a carmaker which ditched

2016 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4 Lariat exterior

2016 Ford F-150 Supercrew 4x4 Lariat - Review

Last year, Ford re-designed its 35 year strong top-selling F-150 half-ton pick-up truck around an aluminum body. Apparently, the mostly [Chevrolet] "Bow Tie Fans" who heckled "Isn't that what soda pop cans are made of?" have never flown on aluminum skinned airplanes. "Drive.