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2012 Honda Pilot
Jan 21st
Honda’s Pilot comes off as family-values motoring at its finest. It’s big and purposeful, with a blocky design that’s more curb appeal-friendly than a minivan’s but enough smooth edges that it’s not mistaken for a self-indulgent, fuelish SUV. Those slab sides also project an impression of strength and a willingness to protect the seven passengers within.
And that’s just from the outside. An environment-friendly 3.5 liter V6 engine, generous safety and comfort features and improved fuel economy for 2012 are on hand to put the Pilot near the top of any family’s list. More >
2011 Lexus RX 450h
Oct 31st
Appreciating the Lexus RX 450h requires a keen sense of the subtle. What Lexus has done with this vehicle is taken the relatively simple process of propelling a car down the road, made it impossibly complex, and then refined it so that it seems simple again.
Confused? Just check out the power-flow display on the dash, a prominent feature in all of the Toyota/Lexus family hybrids. The complicated dance of electric and gasoline power, battery charging and regenerative braking as well as engine shutoff and re-start, is evident only in the constantly changing power-flow arrows of the display. Without it, you’d never know what this luxury hybrid crossover was up to.
2011 Dodge Durango
Oct 5th
You might not have noticed, but Dodge’s Ram pickup trucks recently became a separate brand. The split is quietly indicative of what’s going on with Dodge’s mid-size SUV. In the past, the Durango was one of the truckiest sport-utes out there, carrying design cues and sharing engines with the pickups. Now, as if freed of the need to try and impress big brother Ram, the Durango is all-new for 2011 and seems to have finally come into its own as a suburban SUV that’s still tough enough to work hard. 
A platform change puts the Durango onto the same chassis as the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, and as far as relatives go, being related to a Jeep is a Good Thing. The Durango’s now on a unibody platform, and its three-row seating has been improved. More >