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2016 Kia Optima EX (1122)

11-01-2016Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2016 Kia Optima EX. It is a midsize family sedan and the overall feeling of reviewers and myself is that there is little to complain about with this car. It was a very pleasant driving week with this Kia Optima EX. By the way, the EX is...

2016 Mazda CX 5 (1121)

06-01-2016Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2016 Mazda CX 5 Grand Touring AWD. Well it is clear that a company who listens to their customers and reviewing journalists will find favor in their products. In this case Mazda has been listening as many have been saying the CX-5 crossover needed more power. So we...

2016 Hyundai Tucson SE FWD (1120)

03-01-2016Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2016 Hyundai Tucson SE FWD. The Tucson has always been a nice, middle-of-the-road small crossover. For 2016 it is longer, wider, lower, and more mature. It's got a new, more powerful engine, and it gets better fuel economy. It's loaded with more features depending on how much...

2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWC (1118)

03-01-2016Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport SE AWC (all wheel control). The stylish Outlander Sport is a capable competitor in the crowded compact crossover segment.

Compact crossover with seating for five
Adds a new transmission and electric power steering for 2015
IIHS Top Safety Pick award winner

Compact crossovers are abundant these days...

2016 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle (1119)

15-12-2015Autolove No comments

By Vince Bodiford

BMW effectively invented the sport activity vehicle segment with the launch of the original BMW X3 back in 2003. In my opinion, the BMW X3 is among the best in the segment - not only because it's a BMW, but for blending great styling...

2016 HYUNDAI SONATA SPORT 2.0 T (1117)

07-12-2015Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Sport 2.0 T. T for turbocharged and perhaps the most useful and efficient boost to power yet devised. In the Navy we had JATO for Jet Assist Take Off but that was rather expensive solid fuel rockets really. They’re only good for one use,...

2015 Kia Soul (1116)

01-12-2015Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2015 Kia Soul. It has four doors (5 if you count the hatch back) and seating for five. It's available in three trim levels: base, + and ! (the last two trims are also known as Plus and Exclaim). The top-of-the-line Soul ! builds upon the...

2016 Volvo XC90 (1115)

24-11-2015Autolove No comments

Overview: 2016 Volvo XC90 - one giant leap to the front of the luxury mid-size SUV pack Excerpt from a review by colleague Vince Bodiford www.theweekenddrive.com It's amazing what $11-billion in cash will enable a company like Volvo to produce. That infusion came from Volvo’s owner, Zhejiang Geely Holdings of China -...

2016 Hyundai Elantra GT A/T (1114)

18-11-2015Autolove No comments

Overview: This is the 2016 Hyundai Elantra GT A/T four door hatchback midsize. The standard equipment is good and there are two options packages: Style and Technology. . . with just about any feature upgrade you’d want or need. The style package, for example, will add $6,000 to the price tag. I...

2016 Kia Forte SX 5 Door (1113)

18-11-2015Autolove No comments

This is the 2016 Kia Forte SX 5 Door sedan. Reviewers are impressed and I suspect you will be too. Other than being a smaller car than I care for, it fits well in this segment of the market.