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The first-ever Toyota Avalon, a 1995 model, rolled off the assembly line at the automaker’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky in 1994, and it has been updated several times since. The current fourth generation model, introduced for the 2013 model year marked the debut of the Avalon Hybrid, which is built …

When it comes to compact SUVs, it’s hard to imagine of one having been around for almost a quarter of a century. The Kia Sportage was introduced in 1993 and the first generation Sportage shared numerous components with various Mazdas thanks to the Ford-Mazda-Kia alliance that existed at the time.
Fast …

Exactly one and a half years passed since I spent time with the previous generation of the Audi A4. The 2014 Audi A4 was a sophisticated and well-engineered mid-sized premium sedan. However, to compete against other premium competitors, such as the BMW 3 Series or the Mercedes C-Class, it lacked …

Ever since I saw the new Volvo XC90, in particular the sporty R-Design model, I knew I wanted one. I’m not an SUV or crossover person, although I have a fondness for station wagons, but this was different and had my attention. The previous generation XC had been around since …

In the battle for the best luxury sedan or coupe, king of the hill if you would, it used to be cut and dried: one of the leading car magazines of the period would pit a Cadillac against a Lincoln and select the winner.
More recently, the contenders have been BMW …

The Lexus LS made its debut in 1989 as a 1990 model at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. For the uninitiated, LS stands for “luxury sedan” and the car’s quiet cabin and luxurious interior, combined with a very high level of customer service, helped launch the Lexus …

As an avid reader of American car magazines, the Honda Civic’s history is quite familiar to me. The Civic – first introduced in its home market in 1972 as a 1973 model – was the prototypical Japanese econobox in its earliest guise and it’s the second-oldest continuously available nameplate from …

The original Volt reached showrooms at the end of 2010 as a 2011 model. Introduced not as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, General Motors called it an “extended-range electric vehicle.” Most of the roughly 85,000 sold in the United States were sold in California. The current Volt, which began to …

When BMW first introduced the X5 in 1999, purists were shocked. The Bavarian automaker was known for sports sedans, not trucks, but the Sport Activity Vehicle, as BMW called it to differentiate it from a less sporty SUV, garnered accolades left and right.
Now in its third generation, introduced in 2013, …

Note to self: Don’t schedule cute roadsters like the fourth generation Miata, excuse me, MX-5 Miata, for a wintertime excursion. The Soul Red Metallic Miata arrived, top up of course, on a snowy day in February, and my fleeting hopes of driving to the shore with the Beach Boys playing …

The Honda Accord may be the oldest nameplate we’ve tested at Frequent Business Traveler, aside from its stablemate, the Honda Civic. Honda first introduced the Accord in its home market in 1976, the name chosen because of the Japanese automaker’s “desire for accord and harmony between people, society and the …

We honestly thought we would not be able to complete winter tire review this year.  From the time that we mounted our first set of winter tires, Bridgestone Blizzak WS80s in November, the New York metropolitan area – actually much of the East Coast – enjoyed rather balmy, spring-like weather.
While …