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An AI dial would be very welcome!

It’s out! The Sony a7r V has been reviewed by us and is now available for purchase at a competitive price. It’s packed with things like an AI processor, an upgraded OLED screen, and new focusing AI algorithms. We had a slew of focusing issues with every single Sony a7r IV we’ve used, but the newer iteration seems much more promising. You should check out our full Sony a7r V review at the previous…

2020 Lexus UX 250h Luxury

Whatever it is, little Lexus hybrid is a cute mileage champ …

Determining if a vehicle is a hatchback or a crossover can sometimes cause consternation. Take the case of Lexus small hatch/crossover, the UX.

That name provides no clue as to what this is, other than there’s an X in the name, so the vehicle designers probably considers it a crossover. Most of the time crossovers offer AWD or 4WD and…

2020 Toyota Corolla LE Hybrid

Corolla hybrid delivers high value, high mpg, low cost …

After 60 years in the U.S. market Toyota continues to impress when it comes to value and its redesigned 2020 Corolla is a prime example.

Toyota revamped its popular Corolla to lower its ride height, widen its track, lower the cowl for better visibility and looks and then shorten the front overhang and lengthen its rear overhang. Still, you…

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Ultimate 2.0T FWD

Hyundai’s Santa Fe should be on your test drive list …

If you’re in the market for a compact crossover there’d better be a good reason you haven’t test driven a Hyundai Santa Fe yet. You’d be crazy not to.

The 5-passenger Santa Fe, formerly the Santa Fe Sport, practically sets the bar for this crossover segment for everything perhaps except handling. Mazda’s CX-5 excels there. (more…)

2019 Volvo XC40 AWD R-Design

Volvo XC40 a fun, sporty crossover … 

Volvo, the Chinese-owned luxury car maker that builds its cars in Sweden and Belgium, has been on a roll now for a couple years. Its lineup of crossovers, like its wagons of the past, are well designed, utilitarian, but with enough luxury to easily take on its luxury ute competitors from Europe and North America.

Now comes the Volvo XC40, its first small…

RX350L crossover Long on luxury …  

Lexus may have invented the crossover craze with its original RX model that proved to be just what the doctor ordered for suburban America.

Well, that has not changed all these years later as the RX continues to impress and sell like cream puffs at the Wisconsin State Fair. For example, a few years ago Lexus introduced its awesome hybrid version that gets…