2025 Kia Sorento Turbo-Hybrid Plays the Blues Better than B. B. King On Beale October 21, 2025Casey Williams W. C. Handy wrote a little song named Beale Street Blues that set artists like B. B. King, Rufus Thomas, and even Elvis [...]
2025 Toyota GR Corolla Transforms a Practical Nerd into a Refined Athlete October 15, 2025Casey Williams We probably all knew a smart sensible nerd from high school who went off to college, maybe joined a fraternity, and hit the [...]
2025 Infiniti QX80 Strives to Take a Place Among the World’s Flagship Luxury SUVs October 7, 2025Casey Williams Infiniti has tried and tried hard to compete with the world’s flagship luxury SUVs – land jets like the Cadillac Escalade, Lexus LX, [...]
Nissan Will Not Sell Its Ariya Electric Crossover during 2026, but with the Sleek Murano Crossover and Affordable Leaf EV, You Won’t Care September 30, 2025Casey Williams Nissan announced it will halt sales of the Ariya, its mid-size electric crossover, for 2026. I’ve driven it several times and like its [...]
The E450 All Terrain is not Your Typical Mercedes, but It is All Mercedes September 23, 2025Casey Williams Sitting in a field at my grandmother’s with the 2025 Mercedes-Benz E450 All Terrain wagon, the car is in Off-road mode that raises [...]
2025 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle is more Boutique Hotel than Family Fun Bus September 15, 2025Casey Williams Chrysler may not have invented the mini-van, but it sure made its version ubiquitous during the 1980s. Seemingly everybody I knew owned a [...]
2025 Nissan Z is the Alternative for Corvette Fans Who No Longer See One as an Attainable Aspiration September 9, 2025Casey Williams My best friend and I are both Corvette fans. He owned a 1976 “C3” for a few years and I currently own a [...]
Who Wore It Best for Adventure: 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 or Hyundai Santa Fe XRT? September 2, 2025Casey Williams Retro-modern sleekness for the glampground comes in hard-edge British flair or family-friendly Korean chic. Pick the vehicle, price, and skills you desire. 2025 [...]
2026 Subaru Solterra goes Mile-high in Denver to Prove It’s a Much-Improved Electric Crossover that takes City Streets, Mountain Trails, and Giant Moose with Equal Aplomb August 25, 2025Casey Williams 2 There was very little wrong with the Subaru Solterra EV that debuted in 2022 beyond range and charging times. At its California debut, [...]
2025 Kia Telluride X-Pro Is About Half The Price Of The Six-Figure SUVs It’s Meant To Emulate, So How Does It Compare? August 12, 2025Casey Williams For those keeping track, and I’ve heard from you, I’ve tested three six-figure luxury SUVs during the past month – one with a [...]