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2022 Kia EV6 Episode 4137
Kia Brings Plenty Of Practicality And Fun Along For The Ride – With all of the battery electric vehicles coming online, we’re quickly leaving the “early adopter” stage and going full mainstream. So, it should come as no surprise that we’ve got yet another all-new BEV to test: the much talked-about Kia EV6! The 2022 Kia EV6 crossover is the first step in Kia’s…
2022 Subaru WRX Episode 4137
Back To Its Winning Ways – It’s been wild, and it’s been mild, but throughout its nearly 20-year history, the rally-inspired Subaru WRX has been the gateway to Subaru high performance. Well, 2022 starts a 5th generation of this iconic all-wheel-drive boy racer, so let’s find out if it still has a place in the modern sporty car landscape. It’s hard to believe the…
2022 Hyundai IONIQ 5 Episode 4136
Welcome To A Whole New Hyundai Family – The Hyundai IONIQ burst onto the scene for 2017 as the brand’s Prius-fighting hybrid. But quickly, a plug-in and even an all-electric version arrived to show Hyundai had much bigger things in mind. And that was eventually spinning IONIQ off into Hyundai’s all-electric sub-brand. And now we’re driving its initial offering,…
2022 BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe Episode 4136
A Smart-Looking 5-Door Hatchback Pretending To Be A Sedan – It may be hard to classify, and maybe even harder to explain its purpose, but the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe is one stylish coupe/sedan/hatchback type vehicle that truly stands out, and is back for a 2nd generation. So, let’s find out what it all means. BMW sure knows how to maximize their efforts, with…
2022 Audi S3 Episode 4135
A Great Sport Sedan Middle Ground – If you like the idea of a Volkswagen Golf R, but lead a little more luxury lifestyle, and want it in a true 4-door sedan package, look no further than the Audi S3. It may be Audi’s smallest sedan, but there’s nothing small about it when it comes to performance, style, technology, and comfort. Many of us wish that 2021 never…
2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Episode 4135
Traded Its Funky Uniqueness For Practicality – Mitsubishi brought the Eclipse name back to their lineup for 2018. Not as the small sporty 2-door that many of us remember fondly, but as yet another small crossover known as the Eclipse Cross. In the 4-years since, it has slowly but surely built up some momentum in the crowded small crossover field. So, let’s see…
2022 Acura RDX Episode 4134
Improves On An Already Great Luxury Crossover – The third generation of Acura’s RDX compact utility arrived just 3-years ago with big gains in performance, roominess, and technology. Big sales numbers since suggest that Acura got everything right. Well, they didn’t think so; giving the RDX a major refresh for 2022. Let’s find out where the focus is this time. The…
2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness Episode 4134
The Most Off Road Capable Forster Ever...And The Best Forester – Subaru owners are all about getting out into the wilderness, or at least their marketing department would like you to think so. So much so that last year they launched a new off-road ready wilderness version of their outback. Well, it was such a big hit, that a sequel was in order. Stay tuned for…
2022 Lexus NX Episode 4133
Hello To The Brand’s First Plug-In Hybrid – Like most luxury brands these days, Lexus has a full lineup of SUVs; but, unlike most, it was their parent company Toyota that really kicked off the crossover craze here with the 1995 RAV4. Yet, it took them until 2015 to release a true Lexus version of the RAV: the NX, which now begins its 2nd generation. Just what…
2022 MINI Cooper S Hardtop 2-Door Episode 4133
Still Everything We’ve Come To Love About The New Mini – Ever since BMW relaunched the MINI brand for 2002, they’ve been very successful at making constant updates without straying too far from the cute looks and go-kart personality that attracts so many fans. And that’s where we find ourselves with this 2022 MINI Cooper S 2-door hardtop. New style, new tech,…