Automotive journalists are well-known for decrying the SUV craze-in part selfishly, as we enjoy driving exciting vehicles, and reviewing truck after truck after truck can become tedious. "Why," we're always lamenting, "why don't consumers buy wagons?" After all, the station…
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The Acura RL, flagship of Honda's flagship line, suffers a lame-duck reputation among the automotive cognoscenti. Up against flashier rivals with more-potent powertrains and more-prestigious pedigrees, the premier Acura must by now be afflicted by a severe inferiority complex. The…
We finally got some real seat time in the all-new M-Class--and it was worth the wait. The new Mercedes truck is everything the old ML wasn't, beginning from bare metal. Where the old M was a body-on-frame, overweight truck with…
Nissan claims its little Frontier pickup has "class-leading" off-road capability-but pretty much every truck manufacturer makes those sorts of claims. Now, we've been mightily impressed with Nissan test products before, but our inherently skeptical natures still prevent us from taking…
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At first, we weren't particularly interested in the announcement of an all-new crossover SUV--the 2007 Mazda CX-7. A new car-based 'ute is about as rare as a Hollywood wedding. Mostly, they're ungainly, unexciting vehicles that trade the stability and light…
We know an executive or two in Detroit who'd like to, but there's really no denying that with the Titan, Nissan has finally built a real, competitive, full-size truck. We've tested it in our usual week-long way before; puttering around…
Upper-crust, Anglophile auto-lovers were initially introduced to the ragtop version of Bentley's immensely popular Continental GT (the GTC-clever, no?) at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. Even from the pictures, it was easy to fall in love. However, now that the…
Infiniti, the once-underdog Japanese luxury brand by Nissan, finally showed us the long-awaited revamp to the BMW-challenging G35 sports sedan. After being teased with various sexy coupe concepts, then, can we be forgiven when the four-door production model is finally…
Recalling the good-but-not-so-old-days of the Z3 hardtop's unexpected debut, BMW "surprised" us in New York (and Detroit and Chicago and Geneva and so on) by "unveiling" a fixed-roof version of the funky Z4 roadster. Well...yeah. Even if BMW didn't claim…
We've just returned from the town of Bridgeport Texas, about 90 minutes outside of Dallas, and future home of the Bridgeport Recreational Park. The 900 acres set aside for the park include serene trails through the scrub brush and rocky…
Read More Big Boys and Tough Toys – The Nissan Truck Off-Road Experience
