Auto Talk

Ford’s Explorer has been a successful model since it entered the Sport Utility market many years ago. It has also become a capable rig for police work. So it must be a good SUV, right? Well yes, but I think the time is near for a refresh.

Toyota’s popular crossover took to the roads in 2001, and since then has developed a reputation for quality and endurance that keeps customers coming back.

Once upon a time in this country a person who "made it" generally chose between three luxury makes: Cadillac, Imperial and Lincoln. Cadillac and Lincoln had the strongest sales and loyal, repeat buyers.

What better way to start the summer than behind the wheel of a new soul red metallic Mazda MX-5 sports car? And thank you Mazda for making it sound like a sports car.

The Kia Sorento is a popular model for Kia selling in excess of 12,000 plus each year during the past three years. So far in model year 2017 Sorento is on track to do the same. It s not hard to like this CUV, which was updated last year.

The number of older Honda CRVs driving around in our midst is a testament to how durable these little sport-utes are.

Mazda calls the CX-9 the Driver's SUV. I tend to agree it's also better executed in some ways in its exterior and interior design than similar sized SUVs from other manufacturers.

For the past couple of decades Ford's Lincoln division had been stumbling along unsure what kind of vehicles it wanted to offer younger buyers.

If you feel the need to spend more than $50,000 on a cross-over utility vehicle the Acura MDX would be one of the nicer looking ones for less than fifty-five big ones. The engine is strong, smooth and quite good on fuel.

I'm in the midst of selling two of my cars as the lower back muscles no longer like being stretched when I slip into the driver's seat. Hunting around for one car to meet my driving needs is at times an exercise in frustration.