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2010 GMC Terrain
Jul 20th
The GMC Terrain rolled into my driveway looking like a three-fourths scale armored car, but looks are somewhat deceiving when it comes to this new crossover. Sure, the quality and toughness that keeps GMC’s customers loyal are built into it, but the Terrain is unlikely to be spending much time on jobsites.
This carlike do-all represents a new direction for General Motor’s tough-truck brand. The Terrain is the second vehicle in the GMC stable to emphasize passenger comfort and fuel economy over towing capacity and payload. With the success of the full-size Acadia crossover, GMC has proven that it can do suburb-friendly trucks just as well as it can do working vehicles. The all-new Terrain offers similar dynamics in a smaller package. More >
2004 Nissan Armada
May 5th
“Armada?” my wife asked. “Does that mean you get a whole fleet of SUVs for the price of one?” This was only the first of an endless stream of quips that punctuated my test drive in the 2004 Nissan Armada, most involving sailing ships and vanquishment by smaller English products. More >
2010 Lincoln MKT
Mar 26th
The SUV backlash that everyone predicted is in full swing. Customers are deserting truck-based sport-utility vehicles in droves, and a growing number of multi-purpose crossover vehicles are taking their place, at both the low and high ends of the market. The marketing folks will talk about how it’s an opportunity to serve customers as never before; what they really mean is, “What do luxury buyers want these days?” The market’s changed, and that’s why we’re looking down the split-grilled barrel of a great big Lincoln station wagon.
Okay, it’s not technically a “station wagon.” The all-new MKT is Lincoln’s full-size luxury crossover vehicle. It’s a mega-wagon that features three rows of seating, a wide range of safety technologies, Ford’s new EcoBoost engine which provides V8-like horsepower with V6 fuel economy, and of course Lincoln’s brand of American luxury. Show-car styling and a generous girth give the MKT an impressive bearing on the road, and a newfound sense of luxury makes it a comfortable place to be, as well. Of course, that pesky question still remains: is it what luxury buyers want? More >