Hip room gets ignored by most buying guides, and that’s a mistake. Legroom tells you if your knees hit the dash. Shoulder room tells you if you’re elbowing your passenger. Hip room tells you whether your actual seat is wide enough to sit in without the door panel and center console squeezing you from both…
Prices of new cars have significantly increased. As such, it has become difficult for people with a small budget to afford great car models. Thankfully, all hope isn’t lost. You can consider leasing if you need an SUV but don’t have the finances to buy one. Leasing deals offer an affordable and convenient way of…
It’s 7 a.m. on a Tuesday. You’ve got three kids to drop off before your 8 o’clock meeting. The oldest is already buckled in the third row. The youngest is in an infant seat that needs to click into a LATCH anchor buried somewhere in a seat crease you can barely see. And you’re doing…
If you’ve ever stood in a lumber yard staring at a sheet of plywood wondering how on earth you’re getting it home — you’re not alone. A standard 4×8 sheet is 96 inches long and 48 inches wide. That’s eight feet. Most cars don’t come close. But the right SUV? With seats folded flat, you’ve…
“Girly” is not an insult. It just means a car that feels like you — stylish, fun, full of personality, and maybe a little bit extra in the best possible way. Some cars just have that vibe. You see them on the street and think, “okay, that’s so her.” The shape is right. The color…
Heads-up displays (HUDs) used to be a fighter jet thing. Now you can find them in a Mazda CX-5. That’s how far the technology has come. A HUD projects key driving info — speed, navigation, safety alerts — directly onto your windshield or a small screen in front of you. Your eyes stay on the…
Buying a midsize SUV for towing comes down to one number: towing capacity. Get that wrong, and no amount of nice interior or good fuel economy is going to save you on a steep hill with a loaded trailer behind you. The good news? Midsize SUVs have gotten much more capable in recent years. Several…
Truck prices have gotten out of hand. The average new pickup truck now costs around $55,000 — more than most people expected to spend on a house payment, let alone a vehicle. But there’s a bright side: if you’re willing to skip the chrome trim and the sunroof, there are still some solid trucks you…
Seven seats sound like the obvious choice when you’re shopping for a family SUV. More seats, more flexibility, right? But six-passenger SUVs have a real argument that often gets overlooked. When you swap the second-row bench seat for a pair of captain’s chairs, each of those middle-row passengers actually gets a proper seat with armrests,…
Ask most car shoppers what they look for in an SUV, and you’ll hear the usual answers — reliability, fuel economy, cargo space. Visibility rarely makes the list. But spend a few months driving a vehicle with thick roof pillars or a high beltline, and you’ll start to understand why it matters. Blind spots aren’t…