Car of the Month
Each month, MotorWeek host John Davis selects a vehicle to highlight that has the potential to be a game-changer, sets a new benchmark in its class, or exemplifies the latest trend in the automotive world.
2020 Ford Explorer 9.03.2019
MotorWeek kicks off its 39th season by highlighting a vehicle that best symbolizes the current American SUV lifestyle, the Ford Explorer. No other vehicle better illustrates the transformation of Sport Utility Vehicles from backwoods explorers to family cars more than Explorer, the best-selling ute of all time. The previous generation Explorer fully… Read More
2020 Hyundai Palisade 8.05.2019
The name Palisade is defined as a type of fence with pointed stakes for protection and defense. So, perhaps with the introduction of the 2020 Palisade, Hyundai is projecting their 3-row, luxury-minded SUV as their best line of defense against the endless barrage of big crossovers these days, and a family’s best protection from the outside world! Or, maybe,… Read More
2020 Toyota GR Supra 7.01.2019
Perhaps no new car has been more widely anticipated by enthusiasts than the 2020 Toyota GR Supra. This sleek 2-seater coupe has been teased and promised for years, and it is finally here. However, the new Supra’s design and engineering did take a somewhat non-conventional path. To reduce the financial risk of launching a relatively low volume model,… Read More
2019 BMW 330i 6.06.2019
For many years, the BMW 3 Series went mostly unchallenged as the preeminent European sport sedan. But, as we all know, things are much different now. Brands from all over the map have taken BMW’s formula, refined it, and are delivering some incredibly dynamic and capable luxury-oriented sport sedans. And this is the environment into which an all-new 7th… Read More
2019 Honda Passport 5.07.2019
You may remember the Honda Passport, the Isuzu designed 5-passenger SUV that Honda sold in the 1990s. It was actually their first SUV, until their own, smaller CR-V arrived for ‘97. But when Honda’s Isuzu partnership went away, so did the passport. Well, the passport is back. This time, Honda kept the design in house for the new mid-size 2019 Honda… Read More
2019 Chevrolet Blazer 4.01.2019
We have to admit, that when we found out that the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Blazer was not a rugged, rear and all-wheel drive utility, based on the brand’s midsize Colorado truck, we were quite disappointed. After all, Ford was reverting to rear drive architecture for its new Explorer. But, then we decided to look closer at the upstart Blazer. What we found… Read More
2019 Lexus UX 3.12.2019
Utility vehicles clearly rule the road these days, and they come in just about every size, from very big to very small. And at the most pavement stingy end is where we’ll find the smallest Lexus yet, the new subcompact UX. Like most modern utilities, the important numbers here are not horsepower, ground clearance, or tire size; but rather the number of… Read More
2019 Toyota RAV4 2.01.2019
It’s hard to believe the Toyota Rav4 has been on the road for well over 20-years. During that time, the economy has been way up, and of course way down; and that was well before everyone had a smartphone in their hands. Well, the first thing you’ll notice about the 2019 RAV4 is that Toyota dialed up a seriously rugged new design for this new generation,… Read More
2019 Ford Ranger 1.03.2019
Unless you live in a cave, you’ve probably already heard that the Ford Ranger pickup truck is back in the U.S. for 2019. For anyone interested in less than a full-size truck, this is great news. But, rather than being a compact hauler like the original Ranger, the new one is firmly midsize. It now rides on a new high-strength steel frame, and it is both… Read More
2019 Genesis G70 12.01.2018
Launching a new brand is never easy, and the sport-luxury market is really in flux right now as SUVs rapidly gobble up sales from sedans. Plus, even the most well respected traditional brands are seeing increasing competition from unlikely places. And that’s the environment into which enters the rear- and all-wheel drive 2019 Genesis G70. Based on the… Read More