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First Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, Better In Every Way

Over the last couple of decades, what is often referred to by marketers as the mid-size, three-row crossover has become an increasingly important segment in the U.S. automotive market. After the minivan reached its peak in the 1990s and began a steady decline, families increasingly opted for these larger car-based SUVs. This was despite the fact that in many respects they were functionally inferior to minivans for carrying human cargo. Chevrolet is just now launching the third-generation of its entry into this segment, the 2024 Traverse, and we’ve had our first chance to drive it.  Like a number of other descriptors such as “first-ever” and “best-in-class,” “all-new” is a term often misused and abused by marketers. But in the case of the new Traverse, all-new is pretty close to accurate. There are some non-visible bits that may be carried over but most of the important… Read More »First Drive: 2024 Chevrolet Traverse, Better In Every Way

The Fancy Sandwich of SUVs

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This week Robbie and Sam both had Lincoln’s baby plug-in hybrid, the Corsair Grand Touring. Aside from the position of the start-stop button, and Robbie’s inability to arrange the 24-way driver’s seat adjustment to comfortable, there isn’t much fundamentally wrong with it, but is it worth the price? Meanwhile, Nicole had the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV which cost twice as much but lacks an engine altogether. Lots of EV related news again this week as Rolls-Royce promises that anyone scalping the new electric Spectre will be banned for life from buying a new Roller. At the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Caterham which has continued to build variants of the Lotus 7 for 50 years, drops an electric sports car and Hyundai unveiled the Ioniq 5 N with the sound and shift feel of the Elantra N. Meanwhile, here in the US, after more than two years… Read More »The Fancy Sandwich of SUVs