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2017 Ford Escape improves but engine, tech disappoint

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

The refreshed 2017 Ford Escape comes with a smarter engine, advanced safety features, and a new(ish) infotainment system. Escape is Ford's second-best seller, behind the U.S. sales king known as...

Chevy lets parents play Big Brother to teen drivers

June 1, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

Parenting and stress are as inseparable as teens and texting. Chevy is trying to minimize what one online poll calls a parent's biggest worry: teens driving. Chevy will expand its...

The fourth-generation Kia Sportage once again steps out of the compact crossover class with a sharp design, big wheels and peppy turbo four. The test model came in a burnished copper color.

2017 Kia Sportage contends in crowded class of compact crossovers

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

There are 16 compact crossovers on the market, another 20 midsize crossovers, and nearly a dozen subcompact crossovers. Then there's the luxury makes. With so many crossovers on the market,...

Luxury or livery? Cadillac XT5 and Lincoln MKX face off in crossover showdown

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

One of the most common vehicles shuttling between downtown Chicago and its two airports is the blacked-out livery vehicle, or fancy cab. These tinted-windowed SUVs from Lincoln and Cadillac carry...

There are few exterior changes to the refreshed Santa Fe three-row crossover, which along with the smaller Santa Fe Sport, was redesigned for model year 2013.

2017 Hyundai Santa Fe fails to resound in three-row crossover class

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

The noise started when we hit cruising speed on the highway. It wasn't a particular noise, but noise in general coming from the back. And it wasn't coming from the...

The insurance institute found 14 percent of teens drive pickups, and even though we'd prefer the midsize pickup like the Toyota Tacoma for college life, they're not as safe as an older Honda Ridgeline, or more expensive Toyota Tundra or Ford F-150.

Best back-to-school cars under $12,000

August 18, 2019 at 3:53 p.m.

Everyone remembers their first. It might have been good, it was more likely bad, but it is almost universally remembered with tenderness. A first car promises freedom, along with the...

Why the road atlas still matters

June 1, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.

On a recent road trip with my kids I couldn't find an atlas, and when I asked around at service stations, convenience stores and online, people responded as if I...

2016 Mazda CX-9 three-row crossover is a fun-to-drive family hauler with plenty of style to stand out from other cookie-cutter crossovers.

2016 Mazda CX-9 crossover balances style with value, power with economy

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

The police officer circled back to us saying, "I gotta stop you, man." My kids stopped putting their baseball gloves in the liftgate, where we were having ice-cold sodas from...

2017 Cadillac XT5 Platinum crossover provides luxury for a price

August 18, 2019 at 11:56 a.m.

Some things bear repeating. In Cadillac's case, it is the shield shape of its crest tattooed all over the new XT5 crossover. Here are a few design elements bearing the...

Prevent heatstroke deaths of children left in cars

August 21, 2019 at 7:18 p.m.

Since 1998, there have been 680 deaths in the United States from adults leaving a young child in a hot vehicle. That is 37 deaths per year that the National...

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