By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(September 7, 2022) The Hyundai Kona has been around only a handful of years but even in that short time the South Korean automaker has made a couple of additions that make the Kona a compelling competitor in the subcompact SUV segment.

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 28, 2022) MIAMI — Three years into its second generation, the BMW X4 is a sexier version of the  boxier BMW X3 compact SUV introduced back in 2004, though the X4’s sportier coupe-like profile does come with quirks that impede on the mission of your usual Sports Utility Vehicle.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 17, 2022) Though Chevrolet has a history with pickup trucks that goes back over a century, its most popular vehicle, the Silverado, dates back only a little over two decades. It debuted as a 1999 model replacing the long-running Chevrolet C/K pickup. Even though it moved into its fourth generation with the redesign of 2019, the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado gets significant updates both inside and out as it battles Ram for the No. 2 spot in full-size pickup sales behind perennial segment leader Ford F-150.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 7, 2022) After “earning” a reputation as a producer of cheap economy cars of say questionable quality after its arrival in the U.S in the early 1990s, Kia has established itself in the 21st Century as the manufacturer of top quality products New vehicles such as the Telluride full-size SUV, playful Soul, and performance-driven  Stinger sedan are responsible for some of that growth.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 3, 2022) MIAMI — As the biggest vehicle in the company’s fleet, the 2022 Infiniti QX80 serves as Infiniti’s flagship SUV and has done so since debuting as the QX56 in 2004. The name change came for 2014 when Infiniti abandoned the practice of using the numbers in its alpha-numeric nomenclature to designate engine size. The QX56, for example, came with a 5.6-liter V8 engine. The new system instead reflected the vehicle’s place in Infiniti’s portfolio. The higher number, the higher the vehicle’s place in the hierarchy.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 23, 2022) After being fully redesigned a few years back, the 2022 Chevrolet Equinox gets a mid-cycle refreshing this year that includes new headlights, a new grille, updated bumpers and the addition of a new RS model that has some distinctive style features of its own.

By Paul Borden
MotorwyAmerica.com

(July 4, 2022) Introduced as a 2014 model to replace the coupes and convertibles of the popular 3-Series, the BMW 4-Series carries within it the soul of a sports car that is best exemplified by those models getting the company’s famed “M” performance upgrades. With a turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine, the M440i and M440i xDrive models ratchet up horsepower and torque to 382 horsepower and 369 over the 255/295, respectively you get from the turbo-4s in the 430i and 430i xdrive trims.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 29, 2022) Disguised as a compact econo sedan appealing to shoppers looking to squeeze every possible mile out of every drop of fuel, the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N is a performance beast offering a driving experience commonly found in performance makes bearing luxury labels.

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

A friend of mine recently bought a new SUV and told me that he loves it, except for possibly one thing. It’s not for “old people,” he said. “Too many dials and buttons.”