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QX80 Is Luxury Four Wheeling

1 week ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – It’s big. It’s bold. It’s substantial. The new 2025 INFINITI QX80 makes a statement within the world of large, luxury sport-utility vehicles.
Electric Day Despite Rain at IMPA Spring Brake

2 weeks ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

TANNERSVILLE, Penn. – Steady rain, heavy at times, along with Pocono Mountain fog, put a damper on this year’s IMPA Spring Brake (#impaspringbrake) but did not diminish my ability to get a taste for of four new electrified vehicles on the twisting roads at Camelback Resort here.
Lightning Continues to Impress

1 month ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – Ford offers more variants of its best-selling F-Series trucks than can be detailed here, but for those wanting to get the most fuel-efficient, environmentally sound version, the battery-electric F-150 Lightning introduced in 2022 remains the one to choose.
Rogue Solidifies Compact SUV Credentials

1 month ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – The Nissan Rogue has been the brand’s best-selling nameplate in the United States for almost a decade and after a week in the comprehensively equipped 2025 Platinum all-wheel-drive version, I can understand the reasons.
Acadia Brings More Room to Mid-Size SUV

1 month ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – The refreshed 2024 GMC Acadia went through a post-puberty growth spurt in its 19th year, gaining 10.6 inches of length and 3.2 inches of height, to move into the larger end of the mid-size sport-utility (SUV) segment, ending up 204 inches long, 80 wide and 71 high.
Solterra is Subaru’s EV Answer

2 months ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – Silky, smooth and quick – not the normal terms to describe a Subaru sport-utility vehicle (SUV), but when it comes to the battery-electric (EV) 2024 Solterra Touring, they fit perfectly. And, in the case of the 2025 version, an exceptional value story (but more on that later).
Outlander Squeezes 3-Rows in Compact SUV

2 months ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

Sign up for our weekly email to stay on top of the latest news and insights!YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – The reengineered 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander stands out from the crowded compact sport-utility segment thanks to its seven-passenger capacity in three-rows of seating. We did not need the third row during our recent week in the premium-level equipped Outlander SEL 2.5 S-AWC but were able to appreciate the improvements Mitsubishi made to the platform and interior features.
Civic Sport Touring Hatch Offers Room, Economy, Fun

2 months ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

YARMOUTH PORT, Mass. – I was recently reminded about the wonderfulness of a hatchback automobile — never the darling of American consumers — after a week in a refreshed for 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring Hybrid which I stuffed to the gills during numerous trips while moving from my old home to my new one.
MDX: a Refreshing Take on 3-Row SUV Performance

2 months ago | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

The most refreshing aspect of the refreshed 2025 Acura MDX Type S remains the brand’s commitment to producing a spirited, performance-oriented, three-row mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV) which also coddles its occupants with abundant room, modern technology and convenience amenities in keeping with the brand’s positioning as a luxury/premium marque. But it is performance-influenced engineering which really sets the MDX apart from its competition.
Murano Grows into Sophisticated SUV

Mar 10, 2025 | thebrakereport.com | Mike Geylin

CHATHAM, Mass. — The ugly duckling has evolved into an attractive addition to the mid-size sport utility (SUV)/crossover utility (CUV) market with the introduction of the fourth generation of the Nissan Murano for the 2025 model year. I thought the Murano, which debuted in 2002, an unconventional design at best, one which did evolve into a more-reasonable SUV competitor as subsequent generations became available.