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Toyota Crown — Crown sedan makes its way back to U.S.



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 16, 2023) Following a nearly 30-year run Toyota retired its large-sized sedan the Avalon last year after the 2022 model run. Not surprising since Americans have had an insatiable love affair with trucks and SUVs with sedans of all sizes taking the brunt of their popularity. Yet there's still a few sedans — Honda Accord, Toyota Camry and Corolla as example have rather held their ground amongst the stampede and don't look to be sent out to pasture anytime soon.

Lexus NX 350 F-Sport — A just-right-size luxury crossover


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By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 16, 2023) The compact Lexus NX crossover arrived in 2015 filling the segment vacated by the popular RX in the Lexus lineup. The RX was of compact size when it was introduced in 1998, but has deserted the segment through five iterations, growing into a mid-sized luxury SUV.

Chevrolet Trax — Dazzling new style with more room at lower price



By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 9, 2023) All-new for 2024 the Chevrolet Trax — the brand's new entry-level model now that the Spark has been discontinued — is larger, much better looking inside and out, less expensive and surprisingly a bit larger than the Trailblazer, Chevy's other small compact SUV. The previous Trax ended production after the 2022 model year, and there is no 2023 Trax model rather just jumping to 2024 for the Korean built sub-compact crossover.

Volkswagen Tiguan — Family transportation from Germany


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By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 9, 2023) The spacious near-midsize Volkswagen Tiguan has an European flair with an engaging driving demeanor, rewarding handling, and conservative, but attractive styling inside and out. The dashboard design might seem rather austere compared to some of its Japanese and Korean competition, but Volkswagen has taken it up a notch with the '23 Tiguan and it comes off very pleasingly especially with the compelling10-inch digital gauge cluster.

Honda CR-V Hybrid



All-new 6th Generation CR-V
compelling and easy to live with


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 4, 2023) For 2023 Honda introduces an all-new 6th generation CR-V crossover utility vehicle. After first being launched back in 1997 the CR-V is now more than a quarter century old and a perennial best-seller. Over the years, the small crossover segment continues to be one of the fastest growing and the CR-V maintains its reign as the best seller over those 25 years.

Lexus RZ 450e Luxury



A terrific new Lexus SUV
— if it just wasn't an EV


By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 2, 2023) Lexus has been in the gas-electric hybrid business for almost two decades and now for 2023 the first pure-electric vehicle the RX has arrived. It's built on the same platform as the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra twins introduced last year, and the my eye they look quite similar, that is until a good look at the window sticker where the Lexus is a near $20,000 bumping price.

Mazda CX-30T — Just right for a small family



By Jim Meachen
Editor, MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 2, 2023) If you're a family man, but enjoy a fun-to-drive automobile with a modicum of performance then we suggest you consider the Mazda CX-30 Turbo. It's a practical vehicle for a small family that will keep dad entertained on the weekend and mom with enough room to carry her purchases from an afternoon shopping spree. The icing on the cake is that this compact crossover has very appealing styling and an interior that could live quite nicely in a near-luxury SUV.

Jeep Compass — Power to the people



By David Boldt
MyCarDara

(June 26, 2023) At the base of the Compass windshield (on the driver’s side) is etched the profile of a World War II Jeep; that, after all, is the origin of the Jeep story, developed for the U.S. military immediately prior to World War II, and soon serving in both European and Pacific fronts. After the war civilian versions (known as the CJ) were used by hunters, fishermen and what we’d later call outdoorsmen in pursuit of their God-given right to get-the-hell out of the house.

Toyota Prius — Original hybrid car is reinvented


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By Jim Meachen
MotorwayAmerica.com editor

(June 25, 2023) Over the past couple of years the Toyota Prius — demonstrating underwhelming performance combined with rather frumpy styling — has been rapidly losing relevancy. What with the onslaught of full electric vehicles and the addition of high-mileage hybrid versions of popular compact crossovers and sedans, the nation's "original" hybrid car is fading.

Mercedes AMG E53 Cabriolet — Adding fun to the driving experience


Photos by Paul Borden

By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(June 20, 2023) The E-Class has long been a staple in the Mercedes-Benz lineup though the midsize luxury car didn’t actually gain that “E” designation until the mid-1990s when the German automaker simplified its model nomenclature to the familiar alpha-numeric format we know today.