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Titan a pickup powerhouse before and after Midnight
Nissan's Titan competes at the top level of pickup engineering, and attracts new attention with its black-on-black Midnight Edition.
Pacifica now offers electrifying performance
FCA reawakened the minivan industry with its new Pacifica two years ago, and for 2018, it offers a plug-in hybrid system to supplement the V6 power for the highest miles per gall
Downsizing leads GMC across new Terrain
With its showrooms full of larger SUVs, General Motors made the Terrain more compact for 2018, with new styling and power as attractions.
Ford covers the long and short of SUV field
There are so many SUVs of all sizes these days, we may as well give in and accept Ford's long (Expedition) and short (EcoSport) marketplace entries.
New Buick Regal, Avenir stretch expectations
Buick has added an upgraded Avenir to the Enclave, and unveils an all-new TourX wagon to replace the Regal midsize sedan.
Mazda6 bridges model gap with 2017.5
Nobody questions the beauty of the Mazda6, but to add new features, Mazda chose to bring out an upgraded 2017.5 model.
Q60 Coupe means alpha-numeric sports-luxury
The alpha-neumeric trend in identifying automobiles has led Infiniti over the top, but the Q60 Coupe will eave a distinct impression.
Lincoln Navigates back to top of luxury SUVs
Once nearly extinct, large SUVs have made a big comeback, and Lincoln's new 2018 Navigator might be the best of the lot.
Audi eases -- or adds to -- sedan-SUV debate
For those pondering whether to choose a midsize SUV or a sporty midsize sedan, Audi has two options with the same powertrain in the A5 Sportback and Q5.
Redone 2019 Ram moves to top of pickup class
The pickup wars get bigger and better, and the 2019 Ram might just move to the top of the list for discerning buyers.About the Author
John Gilbert is a lifetime Minnesotan and career journalist, specializing in cars and sports during and since spending 30 years at the Minneapolis Tribune, now the Star Tribune. More recently, he has continued translating the high-tech world of autos and sharing his passionate insights as a freelance writer/photographer/broadcaster. A member of the prestigious North American Car and Truck of the Year jury since 1993. John can be heard Monday-Friday from 9-11am on 610 KDAL(www.kdal610.com) on the "John Gilbert Show," and writes a column in the Duluth Reader.
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