Driving sensations, not just specifications
We've arrived in Las Vegas, a city of big lights, big jackpots, and big dreams. Yet, when I spot my rental at the airport rental lot, my first thought is “damn, that's big!” That is the 2025 Chevrolet Suburban Premier I've rented for the weekend. Unlike the compact and mid-size crossovers I usually rent, the… Continue reading 2025 Chevrolet Suburban Premier Review: My Uber XXL
What is a Mercedes GLS? Simply, it is Mercedes’ largest and most luxurious SUV. And, it might also be the most family-friendly vehicle that Mercedes makes. I'm a family man, so let's dig into the 2025 Mercedes GLS 450 4MATIC and see if it is the premium alternative to minivans like the Toyota Sienna. This… Continue reading 2025 Mercedes GLS 450 Review: Show Me the Money
I have just one memory of my Great Grandma Martha. I am three years old, riding in the back of her red 1986 Mercedes 300E with my mom, and passing paper notes to Martha up front. As Martha is nearly deaf, the notes are our only way to communicate with her while we are on… Continue reading 2026 Mercedes GLC 300 Review: Heirloom Quality?
I'm stuffed with peanut butter cookies (thanks, Porsche!) and still floating on the high of driving the world's best luxury vehicles from Maybach and Lucid. Next up is my test drive of the Porsche Cayenne S, a midsize SUV that is downright common in coastal California. How can it possibly excite me after wafting in… Continue reading 2025 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Review: The Driver’s Daily
I've got a surprise treat today: a well-equipped 2026 Mercedes AMG GLC 43 4MATIC. As a petrolhead and driving enthusiast, AMGs are right up my alley, and as a dad of two, the compact SUVs like the GLC just make sense. Put them together, and the AMG GLC 43 could be a home run! So… Continue reading 2026 Mercedes AMG GLC 43: The Neiman Marcus Hot Hatch
The BMW X5 is a sweetheart of the line for me. Big enough to spread out, quiet enough to lower my cortisol, and oh so comfortable. The 2025 X5 is a fourth-generation (G05) X5 that launched as a 2019 model. As such, the 2025 X5 has already received BMW’s lifecycle impulse upgrades that updated the… Continue reading 2025 BMW X5 xDrive50e Plug-in Hybrid: A Big Softie
When I reviewed the Kia Sportage LX in 2022, I called it a segment laggard and hoped that Kia would make it competitive. And Kia acted, refreshing the Sportage with a new modern, adventurous design (their adjectives, not mine). In addition to stylish new sheetmetal, the updated Sportage got an astonishingly long list of standard… Continue reading 2026 Kia Sportage LX AWD: Your Ticket to the Cheap Seats
This weekend, it's over the mountain and through the woods to the grandparents’ house we go. Our “horse and sleigh” is a brand-new 2026 GLE 350 4MATIC, loaded with Christmas presents for a holiday reunion. While the mid-size Mercedes SUV is easily up to the task of carrying my loved ones and luggage to grandma… Continue reading 2026 Mercedes GLE 350 4MATIC: Honey, You can do Better
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