Choosing between two vehicles from the same brand at the same price point is an unusual problem, and Mazda is one of the few manufacturers where it happens regularly. The 2026 CX-5 and CX-50 share Mazda’s standard 2.5-liter engine, standard AWD, Mazda’s i-Activsense safety suite, and nearly identical base fuel economy. They sit within a … Read more
The Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey have been competing for the same family since the late 1990s. In that time, both vehicles have been comprehensively refined — and yet the comparison between them has never been more relevant than it is in 2026, because the two minivans now represent genuinely different answers to the same … Read more
The 2026 Ford Bronco Sport is a genuinely excellent vehicle for a specific set of tasks. It has real off-road capability at a price that dedicated off-road vehicles cannot match. Its boxy shape and upright windshield give it a visual identity that no compact crossover competitor can replicate. It has a flip-up rear window, Trail … Read more
Most three-row SUV buyers have a number in their head. The SUV has third-row seating and substantial cargo capacity, and the family will fit everyone and everything on the annual summer drive to the lake house. The number they have in their head is usually the vehicle’s total maximum cargo volume — the figure that … Read more
The 2026 Kia Sportage Hybrid and the 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid are, in a meaningful technical sense, the same vehicle. They share the same platform, the same 1.6-liter turbocharged hybrid powertrain, the same 6-speed automatic transmission, and the same combined system output of 231–232 horsepower. They come from the same South Korean parent company. They … Read more
A 600-mile round trip is the most common American road trip that families actually take: a long weekend to a national park, a beach town three states away, a grandmother’s house that is just far enough to require one overnight. It is long enough that fuel cost matters and short enough that most families attempt … Read more
The compact SUV has become the default family vehicle recommendation so thoroughly that most people have forgotten why wagons existed in the first place. They existed because the station wagon body is one of the most intelligent compromises in automotive history: five adults fit comfortably, cargo loads easily over a low flat floor, and the … Read more
The window sticker says 35 mpg combined. You have a 15-gallon tank. Quick math: 525 miles per tank, plenty of cushion for a 1,000-mile weekend run with one fuel stop each way. The drive to the mountains begins on Friday afternoon, and somewhere around mile 280 the fuel gauge is at half and the math … Read more
There is a meaningful asterisk on the 2026 Toyota Highlander Hybrid that no comparison article mentions in its opening paragraph: this is almost certainly the last year you can buy one. Toyota has confirmed the Highlander transitions to an electric-only powertrain for 2027. What is on sale now is the final version of a vehicle … Read more
The window sticker on a compact SUV is a document written to maximize the number of items that sound important. Dual-zone automatic climate. Panoramic moonroof. Power liftgate. Wireless charging. Ventilated seats. Blind-spot monitoring. Lane departure warning. Traffic sign recognition. Rear cross-traffic alert. Head-up display. Premium audio. Heated steering wheel. Each is presented as a convenience … Read more