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2017 Kia Niro Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Kia has a habit of making clever variations on the products of its sister company, Hyundai. Hyundai recently launched the Ioniq hatchback in hybrid and EV forms. Kia's variant, the Niro, is only offered as a hybrid, but is a few inches taller, enabling it to pass a a crossover.... Comparison vehicle: 2017 Toyota RAV4 |
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2016 Toyota Prius review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Though 15 years have elapsed, I still remember the first time I drove a Toyota Prius. That car was wonderful, because it was so high-tech and so novel, and awful, because it was ugly, slow, handled clumsily, and rode noisily. Also, transitions between the conventional and electric systems for acceleration... Comparison vehicle: 2013 Ford C-MAX |
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh In the years leading up to the Chevrolet Volt's introduction in December 2010 as a 2011 model, General Motors hyped the car relentlessly. This was their highest tech car ever, their vision of the future, their attempt to wrest green leadership away from Toyota. The Volt's technology was impressive, and... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Toyota Prius |
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2017 Chrysler Pacifica Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Chrysler created the modern minivan in the mid-1980s and for well over a decade virtually owned the segment while competitors experiemented with different approaches without success. But in the late 1990s competitors gave up trying to do something unique and instead focused on incrementally improving the Chrysler formula. Meanwhile, Chrysler... Comparison vehicle: 2017 Toyota Sienna |
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I've loved the Mazda MX-5 Miata ever since I first read it was going to be a thing. The formula behind the upcoming car:
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh If you're among the increasing number of people who realize that a small crossover is all the car they really need, then you suddenly have many to choose from ranging in character from functional and economical (Honda HR-V) to somewhat luxurious (Buick Encore) and from off-road-ready (Jeep... Comparison vehicle: 2016 Honda HR-V |
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2016 Honda HR-V Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Mid-century Americans bought cars based on their aspirations, not their needs, and success meant a large sedan. The oil shocks of the 1970s put a brief end to this (twice), but once prosperity returned so did the desire for a large vehicle--this time an SUV. Fast forward to the mid-2010s,... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Chevrolet Trax |
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2016 Kia Sorento Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The first Kias, cheap and unreliable, made a lasting impression. With no other brand do I so often hear, "I liked the X, but my wife wouldn't be caught dead in one." Those first Kias had a second consequence: they helped plunge the company into bankruptcy back in 1997. Hyundai... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe |
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The best - and only - compact family hauler. 2014 Mazda Mazda5 Pros and Cons Member4498 If you're like me, and suddenly have a need to haul around one or two kids on a budget, you'll find there are few economical options. Most family haulers are huge whales that chug on gas. The "import" options are pricey. The Chrystler options are unreliable. CUVs are most, if not... |
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2016 Nissan Maxima Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Back in the 1980s, fun-to-drive "sport" sedans were a new concept. Towards the end of the decade, Nissan could label the third-generation Maxima a "4-Door Sports Car (4DSC)" and the common reaction was not a cynical "whatever" but "I want one." The Maxima's sales continued to build through the 1990s,... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Acura TLX |
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2015 Ford Mustang GT vs. 2015 Audi RS 5 Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh For a half-century the Ford Mustang has been an acquired taste--one that many people acquired instantly, while others never did. Compared to a European coupe with similar performance, it was rude, crude, and far less expensive. It was clearly American. But when Ford redesigned the Mustang for the 2015... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Audi A5 / S5 / RS5 |
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2014 BMW i8 Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh The internal combustion engine isn't dead. But these days an auto maker doesn't demonstrate its technological prowess, at least not to the general population, by developing a supercharged 707-horsepower V8. Rather, the most effective way to demonstrate that you're the most clever auto maker of them all is to offer... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Cadillac ELR |
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2015 Honda Fit Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Since the Fit's debut as a 2007, car magazines have lavished much praise on the smallest Honda for its combination of agile handling, unexpected utility, and affordable price. They've been far less kind to the Nissan Versa Note. But I liked the Nissan, yet was underwhelmed by brief drives of... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Nissan Versa Note |
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2015 Jeep Wrangler Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh I'm often asked, "What's the best car?" My answer is, ironically, always the same: "It depends." Specifically, it depends on your personal needs, wants, and tastes. It's even possible that the worst car for the average buyer is the best car for you. It might be more than a... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Toyota 4Runner |
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2014 Ford Transit Connect Wagon Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh For their first dozen years, minivans were truly mini. But in the latter half of the 1990s they grew to become among the largest vehicles primarily bought for family use. Four-cylinder engines, once the only option, have given way almost entirely to thirstier V6s. Has this shift opened up space... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Toyota Sienna |
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2015 Volvo V60 T5 Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh You'll be living near some of the best roads in the country for a month, specifically those of western North Carolina. You can drive four different cars during this time. Would you make one of them a wagon? I love wagons, and I did my best to make two... Comparison vehicle: 2014 BMW 3-Series |
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2015 Toyota Sienna AWD Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Since the Kia Sedona and Toyota Sienna have both been updated for the 2015 model year, car magazines have been conducting minivan comparison tests. In one of these the finishing order was Kia, Honda, Toyota. In another it was the opposite: Toyota, Honda, Kia. Yet another comparison placed the Honda... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Kia Sedona |
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2015 Volkwagen GTI Review plus TDI Preview Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh When an American or Asian auto maker redesigns its cars, far more often than not the new one looks radically different from its predecessor. This is less common with some German auto makers. The latest Volkswagen Golf, the seventh, strongly resembles the first, which arrived in North America 40 years... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Ford Focus |
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2014 Cadillac ELR Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh It's happened before. It'll happen again. Back in January 2009 Cadillac revealed the Converj concept, a two-door coupe based on the electric + gas back-up Chevrolet Volt four-door hatchback. The people who write about cars, and the people who comment on what they write, were virtually unanimous: "It's... Comparison vehicle: 2014 Chevrolet Volt |
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2014 Buick Regal GS Review Official TrueDelta review by Michael Karesh Legend has it that General Motors once successfully fielded a hierarchy of five brands, each one catering to a separate stratum of buyers. People would start with Chevrolet then move up as their careers progressed, with the most successful ultimately buying Buicks then Cadillacs. Two of the five rungs... Comparison vehicle: 2015 Chrysler 200 |
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