Families in South Dakota love to travel together. Whether it is to school, the store, or across the state, families demand a vehicle that provides comfort every mile. That also includes features that keep second- and third-row passengers occupied, even as they nap between destinations. Your family vehicle has become your sanctuary. Your safe space. The place you’d rather be on the…
Just as GM HD trucks are built for durability, so is the plant that produces them. On March 16th, Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan, celebrated the 16 millionth vehicle to roll off the line. It’s a major milestone for GM’s longest-running plant in North America. Sharp Automotive provides the details. Since 1947, the plant has operated continuously for nearly 80 years, manufacturing both cars and trucks. Currently, the plant produces Silverado and GMC…
You have to appreciate the opening line of Motor Trend’s review of the 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid XSE: “Opting for a modern hybrid powertrain is like adding garlic to any savory dish: It just makes things better. Case in point: the 2026 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid.” And so begins their review, which received much praise and a few quibbles, summarized in this Sharp Automotive post. As…
The 2025 Toyota Tacoma has been winning awards and the hearts of its owners. Our best-selling mid-size pickup truck offers a wide range of drivelines and trim levels – each with a specific mission. From work trucks to overlanding rigs, there is a Tacoma for everyone. The journalist members of the Texas Auto Writers Association agree. That is why they awarded…
If you’re an editor for a major automotive magazine and want to name your choices of vehicles you worked with, which ones would you choose above the rest? At Car and Driver, their editors compile an extensive list of their favorite vehicles. Their task is made more difficult because they test and evaluate over 450 cars, trucks, SUVs, and minivans. Their methodology goes deeper by…
The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is a family vehicle. With about a dozen trim levels to choose from, you can find the right combination for a family of five—or seven—to travel together on road trips or get across town for a run to daycare. Essential for traveling with children is their child seats. Installing them in…
Toyota made a commitment to build vehicles in the U.S.A. that now spans four decades. It also offers a variety of attainable zero- or low-emissions vehicles. Put these two ideals together and you have one of the best lineups of cars, trucks, minivans, and SUVs available in this country. Toyota reached a milestone recently by…
Chevrolet has taken the all-new Traverse up a notch with the latest High Country trim that gives owners a Cadillac-like SUV without having to pay Cadillac money. Starting from just $42,195, the Traverse has families in mind with its bargain pricing and loads of features, as MotorTrend recently found out in their review of the…
The 2025 Toyota Tundra offers truck buyers tons of flexibility. It has either a turbocharged V6 or a hybrid V6 and 10 unique trim levels, each uniquely appealing to customers. Tundra buyers can opt for the hard-edged TRD Pro off-roader starting from $74,455, or they can get plenty of off-roadability in the form of the…
The Land Cruiser is about as iconic as Santa Claus. But in lieu of presents, the Toyota will make sure you make it up, around, over, and through pretty much any terrain or weather the world can throw at you. Some of the first vehicles to explore uninhabitable areas around the globe were different Land…
