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…
On occasion, Toyota introduces a color unique to the TRD Pro line. For 2026, that color is Wave Maker, a very beautiful hue of bright light blue that stands out everywhere. This cool color is one of four available on the 2026 Tundra TRD Pro. Some may mistake this for a wrap. It is not. It is a solid color protected…
At Sharp Automotive, we carry three options in America’s most popular vehicle category. There is the best-selling RAV4, now a 100% hybrid model line; the sporty-looking Chevrolet Equinox; and the upscale-looking GMC Terrain. Admittedly, as GM models, the latter two share quite a bit, at least in the mechanical bits you can’t see. While the Equinox comes in both a sporty form with…
60 years ago, the default family car was a full-size rear-drive sedan powered by a V8, with the Chevrolet Impala often taking the sales crown. Ten years later, a general downsizing brought the mid-size Oldsmobile Cutlass to the sales lead. Eventually, front-wheel drive became ubiquitous, and smaller mid-size sedans rose to the top of the popularity charts. Until…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is an international institution. Pretty much every country on earth has seen a Land Cruiser rescue people or experience new terrain. When the Land Cruiser was introduced to the American market in 1958, every SUV since has tried to take a page from its book. The Land Cruiser 1958 Toyota makes…
Finding and buying your ideal truck can be frustrating, especially when deciding between a light- or heavy-duty truck with a gas or diesel engine. Chevrolet, GMC, and Toyota offer plenty of options, but trying to narrow it down to what you need versus what you want for the price can be exhausting. What Is a…
To understand the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and how it can achieve record track speeds is to understand the inner workings of this fast machine. This goes beyond horsepower, suspension geometry, and the materials used to build the 2025 Corvette ZR1. It is how it performs as a complete sports car. It is the combination…
Midsize trucks have come a long way from their compact truck origins in the 80s. They now sport more powerful engines than full-size trucks did back in the day and have nearly the same capability. In addition, they offer much more variety and off-road capability than their ancestors, and their turbocharged 4-cylinder engines can go…
We all love an old school Toyota Land Cruiser. They are the symbol of durability and ruggedness that can go anywhere on this planet. What if one of those old-school Land Cruisers came back to life? How would you do it? Toyota came up with a great concept fusing an FJ60 Land Cruiser from 1985…
Retired United States Army Sergeant Nick Koulchar was deployed to Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. While serving as a combat engineer and gunner with the U.S. Army Alpha Company, 40th Engineers, Task Force 1/6, his vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device. This attack resulted in Sgt. Koulchar having to undergo a double leg…
