Honda Odyssey Long-Term Update: Halfway Home in Our 40,000-Mile Test

– WHAT WE LIKE: The Honda Odyssey remains one of the best minivans on the market, trailing only the 10Best Trucks and SUVs–winning Chrysler Pacifica in terms of ease of use, features, and practicality, and just edging past the Chrysler in driving pleasure. Since our last update, more logbook admiration has come in for the […]

In the Beginning: We Start a 40,000-Mile Test of Genesis’s Premium Player

– In retrospect, it’s only logical that we eventually would find ourselves behind the wheel of a nearly $ 70,000 Hyundai. Loosely following the blueprint used by the trio of Japanese manufacturers that launched upscale divisions in the late 20th century, Hyundai’s newly minted Genesis is meant to put a little space between its upmarket […]

A Whole Lotta Soul: We Embark on a 40,000-Mile Adventure in a Kia Soul Turbo

-More than one highly regarded philosopher has claimed that everybody’s got a soul. Which, with a sly wink about capital letters and capitalization, Kia is bent on twisting into everybody drives a Soul. Kia’s execs sometimes seem as surprised as anyone else to see its simple shoebox of a transportation appliance multiplying like so many […]

Ford F-150 Raptor 40,000-Mile Test Intro: The Beast Begins Its Stay

– When it comes to traversing Michigan potholes, there are two strategies. Most folks employ the balanced-human approach: Plod through the minefield carefully, taking it easy in hopes nothing gets bent. The second tactic requires more, well, let’s call it commitment. Every vehicle has a safe speed at which it will fly right over the […]