The Best Hybrid SUVs For Less Than $45,000 According To Consumer Reports

Photo: Kia If there’s one thing American car buyers love, it’s crossovers and SUVs. Sedans and wagons may still get the job done, but there’s just something we love about a little extra ride height, a taller seating position and the practicality of a liftgate. One downside, though, is that not only are new car … Read more

Subaru Ascent Isn’t Meeting Expectations! What Car Should I Buy

Nigel is an Aussie living in California. He has a Subaru Ascent lease that is about to expire, and the car has needed three transmission replacements. He is looking for another family crossover that can also tow about 3500 lbs. What car should he buy? We’re Driving the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek, What Do You Want … Read more

The Naturally Aspirated V6 Is Going Extinct

Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik I’ve owned four cars in my lifetime. Every single one of them had six naturally aspirated cylinders, and three were V6s. I suppose you can I’ve got a pretty strong affinity for that type of engine layout, and that’s why I’m so worried right now. You see, I recently came … Read more

These Are The Car Decisions You Immediately Regreted

I asked you guys about car decisions you immediately regretted, and I received an emotional outpouring that matched my own story. Most of us have the one that got away, but even sadder were those of you had to love your vehicles and then let them go. We also had wrenching faux pas, confusing two … Read more

An Appearance In ‘Spy Kids’ Wasn’t Even Enough To Make The Isuzu Axiom Relevant

Image: Isuzu Isuzu was really leaning into quirky SUVs in the late ’90s and early 2000s, first with its totally alien looking VehiCROSS two door rugged off-roader, and later with the 2002 Isuzu Axiom, but neither of these boldly styled cxdx were market successes despite an Axiom prototype sharing screen time with Antonio Banderas in … Read more

These Were The Lowest-Selling Cars In 2023

Image: Toyota In yet another instance of of discontinued models selling, Toyota had a few that sold in 2023. The lowest selling of these dead models was the Land Cruiser (which is on its way back with a new generation soon), which found seven buyers. Second lowest was the Avalon, which was axed a couple … Read more