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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(October 5, 2024) The 2024 Range Rover Evoque is the “little brother” in the Land Rover fleet and shares its siblings’ off-roading capabilities, but its smaller size, numerous features, and sporty styling make it more appropriate for urban environments. Perhaps a clue to what makes the Evoque a bit different is that at one point in the Evoque’s early years former singer-turned-fashion-designer Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) — working with renowned Land Rover designer Gerry McGovern — was commissioned to lend her touch to a Special Edition Range Rover Evoque.

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By Paul Borden
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(September 29, 2024) Debuting in the U.S. last year, the 2024 Buick Envista serves as an entry level option for the company’s family of crossover SUVs that all share the letter “e” in their model names (Envision, Encore GX, Enclave).

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By Paul Borden
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(September 23, 2024) Kia has set a goal of filling its electric vehicle portfolio with 11 new models by 2026, and early indications are the move toward Benjamin Franklin’s discovery of “electrical fire” is paying off. The South Korean automaker credited its new electrified vehicles as spurring record-setting sales for the company in August. EVs, or more precise BEVs, showed an increase of 27 percent over the same period as last year.

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(September 15, 2024) Just a guess here, but I’m thinking that few people in the market for a luxury SUV are putting sub 4.0-second zero-to-60 mph times high on their list of desired attributes for their new vehicle. But if you are one who who seeks speed at all costs and have the budget to handle it, the 2024 BMW X5 M Competition just may be your dream vehicle.

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By Paul Borden
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(September 7, 2024) The Kia Sportage may have a checkered history, but the South Korean automaker has gotten things right since resuming production of its compact SUV after a two-year hiatus a couple of decades ago. Poor sales and problems such as recalls to correct issues with rear wheels falling off and a reputation for being rollover prone led the company to discontinue sales after the 2002 model year.

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By Paul Borden
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(August 25, 2024) Want to turn a $30,000 SUV into a $40,000 vehicle? Easy. Just yank whatever gasoline engine is under the hood and stick in an all-electric drivetrain.That price increase is an issue that remains with the electric vehicle (known as EVs or BEVs with the B for battery) as they hit showrooms with more driving range and quicker charging times than earlier models.

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MotorwayAmerica.com

(August 20, 2024) If you are looking for a way to stump drivers from Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012), here is a good one. Put them behind the wheel of a manual transmission car and hand them an instruction sheet written in cursive. Odds are they won’t be able to handle it.

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(August 11, 2024) It doesn’t happen often but on occasion a reviewer gets a second look at a vehicle and such as the case with me recently with the 2024 Infiniti  Q50. My review of the 2024 Infiniti Q50 appeared in April and included the information that sales for the only sedan in the Japanese automaker’s SUV-dominated fleet had shown a slight increase of 2.3 percent for the first quarter of 2024 over the numbers Infiniti reported for 2023.

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(August 3, 2024) After going nearly a decade between the first and second generation with only a mild facelift in 2013 following its debut in 2009, the 2024 Chevrolet Traverse embarks on its third generation just six years after entering its second in 2018. It gains a more off-road capable trim with the addition of the Z71 model, and a 2.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine replaces the V6 of previous models.

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By Paul Borden
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(July 29, 2024) The 2024 Infiniti QX55 is only in its third year since its introduction as a 2022 model, but already it seems due for a mid-cycle refreshing that might reverse the luxury midsize SUV’s lagging sales. An updated infotainment system and a junking of the continuously variable automatic transmission for a 10-speed or even an 8-speed automatic might draw buyers back to the sales levels it enjoyed its first couple of years.