Family Cars

The 2026 CH-R sports 338 horsepower, but it's tuned more for refinement than performance.

Polestar isn't abandoning its EV-only strategy, but it's plotting significant changes elsewhere.

The Highlander has long been a staple in the three-row SUV segment, but Toyota recently expanded its lineup with the more spacious Grand Highlander. While it shares powertrain options with the standard Highlander, the Grand Highlander offers more interior space, making it ideal for families with car seats. We recently compared the Toyota Grand Highlander…

Car buyers love the appearance of legitimate off-road capabilities, even if the roughest terrain they’ll ever tackle comes in the school drop-off line. That’s why we see “soft-road” SUVs from nearly every major brand, with the Honda Passport TrailSport and Ford Explorer Tremor both popular recent arrivals. Honda redesigned the Passport for 2026, giving it…

Hyundai will reportedly halt production of the compact Santa Cruz pickup truck due to slow sales after just a few years on the market. The South Korean automaker is expected to replace the funky pickup with a slightly larger, body-on-frame truck, but we can’t help but wonder if that’s the right move for the moment.…

In this episode of the Auto Buyer’s Guide, Alex and Travis take a deep, data-driven dive into 2025 U.S. auto sales for the manufacturers that have reported so far. They hit brand-by-brand analysis, covering highlights and concerns: Ram’s bold moves (TRX/SRT and a diesel Power Wagon), GM’s large truck volume and growing EV portfolio, and…

A bunch of people have sent me links to reporting around a “bombshell” study from Europe. Apparently PHEVs in the wild consume more gas than the WLTP rankings say they should. Two things: No s**t Sherlock. But also: Back that high-speed train up, we’re not talkin’ ’bout ‘Murica! If you didn’t know, Transport & Environment…