Lincoln's MKT has distinctive styling and a comfortable interior. While the Ford Flex, on which it is based, has a form-follows-function flair, Lincoln sacrifices third-row room for rakish lines. [...]
The original IS 300 was basically an upgraded Japanese-market Toyota, but its premium-compact replacements impress as true-Lexus in design, features, and materials. Overall, these fun-to-drive [...]
The redesigned "Lexus Land Cruiser" still doesn't have quite the cachet of an Audi Q7, which could be equipped with thrifty diesel power. Nor did Lexus offer the in-your-face style of the [...]
Given the rise of car-type crossover SUVs, a V8-powered luxury SUV with truck-type architecture and serious off-roading hardware is a very anachronistic vehicle these days. For SUV shoppers who [...]
RX offers a winning blend of luxurious comfort, practicality, and build quality while adding welcome high-tech features. The RX 450h's hybrid powertrain exhibits outstanding refinement. Avoid the [...]
Lexus positions the CT 200h as a fuel-sipping alternative to the Audi A3, BMW 1-Series coupe, and Volvo C30. While it sacrifices ultimate performance to those rivals, its levels of luxury and [...]
In price and marketing position, the LR2 has mainly targeted the Acura RDX and Infiniti EX35. It's somewhat slower and a bit less agile than those rivals, but trumps them and most others in ride [...]
In a class trending toward luxury-crossover SUVs, the tall, off-road-oriented LR4 may seem a bit out of place. In reality, most of the time this SUV is likely to be used exactly the way its [...]
In its base HSE form, Range Rover Sport isn't as aggressively sporty as some comparably priced high-performance SUVs. Supercharged models raise the performance bar significantly, but at a stiff [...]
The redesigned Kia Optima aimed to deliver upscale accouterments and a sporty, driver-oriented demeanor at bargain prices, and it mostly succeeds. Optima isn’t quite as dynamically polished as [...]
