By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(February 8, 2024) Shortly after Acura, Honda's luxury division relaunched its iconic Integra nameplate the company sent us the A-Spec trim level for our review testing. After a week behind the wheel we came away impressed with its attractive styling, long list of standard features, strong technology and driver assist features. It was essentially a Honda Civic Is dressed in prom clothes.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(February 5, 2024) As SUVs and pickup trucks garner all of the attention and the lion's share of sales, Mercedes is quick to remind us they still find value in the sedan market as verified by the new-for-last-year fifth-generation mid-sized C-Class sedan. And, with that comes a new four-door AMG model that foregoes its 385-hp twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 in favor of more powerful 402-hp but smaller hybrid integrated electrically charged turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with power delivered to all four wheels passing through a nine-speed automatic transmission.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 29, 2024) The Kia Telluride remains as a carry over into 2024 virtually unchanged from 2023 after a styling refresh and updating, the first since it launched for the 2020 model year. Last year's refresh included a new updated grille, redesigned LED headlamps, a new front bumper and fascia on the exterior. Inside, there was an all-new digital instrument panel with dual 12.3 inch panoramic LED screens that serve as the infotainment center and gauge displays.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 22, 2024) With beginnings as a LeMans racing car dating back to the early 1950s Mercedes recognized it needed a lightweight, aerodynamic sports car to successfully compete at the track. Short for Sport-Leicht, or Sport Light in German, the SL launched as the first incarnation of Mercedes two-seat sports car.

QX60 Looks the part, but falls
short of reigning competitors

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 21, 2024) Completely redesigned and all-new for the 2022 model year, the excellent and luxurious QX60 is unchanged for the 2024 model year. Our Autograph trim tested here is exquisitely furnished using some of the finest materials inside and dramatic styling outside.

Practical and comfortable
with superb fuel economy

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 16, 2024) There's a stigma associated with owning and driving a minivan that somehow you've reached maturity and now a fully responsible adult signaling to the world and your family that among those at the school "drop your kids off lane" you're the sensible adult here. When you were younger and pre-parenthood, minivans' sole purpose was seemingly the hideous monster of the automotive world, monstrously ugly, that sucked all the life and fun out driving.

A decent compact SUV but
trails segment competitors

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 14, 2024) The Jeep Compass Trailhawk is a five-passenger four door compact crossover utility vehicle whose best asset is it's trail rated off-road, all-terrain capabilities compared to a class of excellent rivals, and comes standard with four-wheel-drive. If rugged off-roading is high on your list of "must haves" the Trailhawk is more than worthy of your strong consideration, but so is its same sized competitor the Ford Bronco Sport. However, most competitors in its class are excellent and better choices for on-pavement ride quality, comfort and modern features and design elements.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(January 1, 2024) While marching to the beat of its own drummer since it debuted some 30 years ago, Lexus still marches forward taking on the German luxury giants of Mercedes, Audi and BMW with its core values of luxury, quality and style at a better price.

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(December 18, 2023) Genesis, Hyundai's luxury arm, has added the brand's first fully electric version of its mid-sized G80 officially christened the Electrified G80, to its portfolio of excellent vehicles. While most automakers of all-electric vehicles seem inexplicably resolved to peculiar and unusually weird exterior style design, what makes the Electrified G80 unique from most new electric vehicle's is that it shares the same exterior sheet metal and gorgeous interior as the gasoline version of the G80.

Rock Creek challenges Arizona's
Butcher Jones State Park trails

By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(December 15, 2023) After being wowed by the completely redesigned Nissan Pathfinder when introduced for the 2022 model year, the Japanese automaker introduced a rugged off-road edition "Rock Creek" for 2023, and just this week we were able to test the 2024 edition that brings real differences to the game, not just with a rugged appearance.