– Instead of imitating the boxy and costly stalwarts of this popular segment, the Armada breaks the mold—sort of. After all, it’s still a big-bodied, fuel-thirsty family dreadnought. But the three-row Armada has a serene, expensive interior and an upscale exterior that enable it to undermine high-rent rivals when it comes to price. While others […]
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2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Drivers' Notes | High-horsepower hauler
Powered by the same supercharged Hemi at the heart of Dodge’s Hellcat cars, the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is the sort of vehicle that comes from a “Why not?” attitude from the maniacs at SRT. It’s not for the faint of heart, nor for the cash-strapped. With 707 horsepower and 645 pound-feet of torque, […]
2017 Toyota Sienna, Tested in Depth: Today’s Family Hauler Is Perfect for Griswold-Style Family Vacations
– Minivans are the very definition of automotive versatility and functionality. Eye-catching styling is great, and engaging road manners make driving actually enjoyable, but when you need to get a gaggle of kids to ball practice or haul the family to Wally World, something big and boxy is the tool for the job. The Sienna […]
2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR: A Family Hauler Turns Feral
– What It Is: A high-performance variant of the slinky Jaguar F-Pace crossover SUV. Currently, the F-Pace can be fitted with a poky diesel four-banger or a satisfyingly brisk supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 that makes either 340 or 380 horsepower (a new turbocharged gasoline inline-four comes for 2018). Notably missing from the F-Pace’s engine bay, however, […]
Little Helper: Toyota’s i-TRIL Concept Is an Urban Kid Hauler
– Forget minivans and three-row crossovers. Designed for the single parent with one or two kids to move around, the Toyota i-TRIL concept posits a new mode of transportation that is somewhere between a subcompact car and a motorcycle. – A product of Toyota’s European design studio in Nice, France, the i-TRIL is a pint-size, podlike […]
Toy, hauler | 2017 Ram Power Wagon Video Review
When you’re bouncing along in a 2017 Ram 2500 Power wagon over the washboard silt roads of the Valley of Fire, just outside of Las Vegas, it’s a bit of a shock to realize how comfortable you are. We’d driven a convoy of brand new Ram Power Wagons out from a city improbably emerging from […]
Packing 475hp, the 2018 Durango SRT is the family hauler with an attitude
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is taking its SRT performance lineup in a new and interesting direction at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show. Jeep has offered a Grand Cherokee SRT hot-rod SUV for several years, but there has never been an SRT version of the related Dodge Durango. Now, after months of hints and rumors, Dodge has […]
