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Anthony’s Analytics: 2022 Volkswagen Arteon SEL R-Line 4Motion

by Anthony Fongaro – Photos via Volkswagon- 10/24/2022 Back in 2008, Volkswagen created what I would say is one of its best-looking vehicles. It was the Passat CC, later renamed as the

2024 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion

A few years ago, Volkswagen introduced its smallest SUV, the Taos. I then tested a mid-spec SE with front-wheel Drive and an eight-speed automatic transmission. This time, the top-of-the-line SEL with all-wheel

2023 Toyota Prius Prime XSE

by Anthony Fongaro – photos via Toyota– 06/30/2023 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Since its introduction, the Toyota Prius was known for being an efficient hatchback, and screw traditional styling!

2024 Lexus NX350h Luxury AWD

A few years ago, Lexus brought us the current-generation NX. It was a big step in terms of luxury, design, technology, and powertrain. I’ve driven a regular NX350 with a turbocharged inline-four

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2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 4Matic+

Wait, this car isn’t a Mercedes-Benz? What gives and who is “AMG”? Well, AMG used to be just the internal tuning company for Mercedes-Benz. It’s similar to Audi’s RS vehicles and BMW’s

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2023 BMW Z4 sDrive 30i

Sporty convertibles. They don’t sell well, usually don’t have a lot of space, and might be considered a second car. For these reasons, they aren’t the highest sellers. Even though they have

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2024 Mazda CX-90 Turbo S Premium Plus AWD

Mazda has a penchant for making all of their vehicles fun to drive. That applies to everything from the MX-5 up to their biggest vehicles. In terms of large SUVs, out

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2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Laredo 4×4

When consumers look at a vehicle, they may skip over the base model. It may not have all the technology, upgraded engines, and other features available. Even when you add a few

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country B5 AWD Ultimate

How often do you see new wagons on the road? I’ll bet not a lot. As it’s been for over two decades, Americans don’t like wagons. SUVs have been king and every

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1 year ago

2024 Kia Seltos SX Turbo AWD

In the world of the subcompact SUV, competition is fierce! Automakers such as Mazda with their CX-30 and Volkswagen Taos, two top-tier SUVs. If you want to stand out, you need to

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2024 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 2.0T SEL R-Line

I’ve said this many times, but I don’t like the “SUV coupe” trend. I don’t think they look as sleek as others do and there’s always a compromise. Sometimes, these SUVs will

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Sports Car: The 2023 BMW M2

It’s a time for celebration with BMW’s M division getting ahold of one of their coupes. They take almost all of BMW’s products and pump them up to 11. Granted, their first

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The 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 Limited AWD

Hyundai is on a roll with their EVs! The wheel-spinning Kona Electric is a great SUV, but the Ioniq 5 is a game-changer. Hyundai created an SUV with retro looks, a very

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