2005-15 Toyota Tacoma

Tacoma's performance, accommodations, off-road prowess, and utility are competitive with most rivals. The crew cab's available curtain side airbags are an important safety plus. New and updated [...]

2012-16 Honda CR-V

CR-V continues to excel for its "just-right" blend of comfort, refinement, passenger room, and cargo versatility. An edgier look for 2012 makes it stand out from the competition. Though it's on [...]

2011-18 Ford Explorer

Ford's re-imagined Explorer is a very nice seven-passenger crossover that, unfortunately, competes against a lot of other very nice seven-passenger crossovers. It's both competent on-road and [...]

2013-18 Toyota RAV4

The RAV4 loses the V6 engine and 3rd-row seat that made it stand out in this class, and aside from larger dimensions that allow for great passenger and cargo room, nothing gained in its 2013 [...]

2007-14 Volvo S80

Stylish and comfortable, Volvo's redesigned S80 nevertheless cannot match the brand cachet and the sportiness or pure luxury of the best in this class. Regular six-cylinder versions trail rivals [...]

2009-15 Honda Pilot

Though trucky on the outside, Pilot is as car-like as any vehicle in this class. That's a strong selling point, as this Best Buy's (2009-12) combination of performance, utility, and passenger [...]

2011-15 Honda CR-Z

While the idea of a sporty car that's also a gas/electric hybrid is a bit puzzling, we can't complain much about Honda's execution of the concept. A CR-Z gets great fuel economy while being [...]

2011-15 Honda Odyssey

Some manufacturers have given up on minivans, but Honda came out swinging for 2011 with a sleekly styled people-mover that tops its esteemed predecessor in virtually every way. Even base LX [...]

2012-15 Honda Civic

Civic was not tops in the compact class at everything, but its strength lied in that it really had no glaring faults. Model choices ranged from mileage misers to downright sporty, yet all were [...]