By David Finkelstein

Love it or hate it, newer-style minivan “people movers” are generally quite purposeful and serve a good deal of the needs and desires of young family's. The number of players in this arena has trailed off over the years with Ford and General Motors having ceased production sometime back.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

The styling direction Nissan has taken with two of its highest volume vehicles, last year with the 2015 Murano mid-sized crossover and now with the 2016 Maxima sedan have proven to be alluring head-turners. Even though many manufacturers are leery of taking design risks, Nissan’s vehicles, especially the new Maxima, seem to resonate giving buyers a compelling choice.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Acura reworked its best-selling mid-sized MDX crossover for the 2014 model year and we called it "a stroke of engineering genius," the personification of what a luxury sport utility is supposed to be. Yet in just its third model year on the new platform, Acura has endowed the MDX with more updates and improvements in several areas that put additional luster on an already well-polished vehicle.

By David Finkelstein

It was some 12-years ago when Toyota Motors launched its Scion automotive line in the United States. Its business model was to offer personal-sized vehicles, aimed at a select customer base that included first time buyers and younger motorists. The major difference with the Scion offered at Toyota dealerships was the dealer installed “post assembly add-ons” for personalizing the customer's beloved means of transportation, regardless of model.

By David Finkelstein

The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot Sport Utility Vehicle offers a host of new technologies and features, the flagship in Honda's expanded lineup of SUV's and the third generation of the popular three-row mid-sized people mover.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

The Acura ILX enters its fourth model year as the luxury brand's entry-level sedan, the car meant to introduce young up-and-coming college grads to the Acura brand, win them over, and keep them coming back for more upscale Acura products as their economic lot in life improves.

By Jim Meachen and Ted Biederman

Fiat's newest entry in North America, the 500X — a sub-compact crossover — takes the best of the Fiat 500 design and molds it into a tiny people mover with a fun-to-drive personality offering a very comfortable and pleasing interior. It's practical and it gives the struggling brand a new lease on life in North America.