The eighth-generation Corvette was released on the streets in 2020 to a fanbase that had been waiting for a mid-engine Corvette longer than we’ve been waiting to go back to the moon. To be clear, the first concept Corvette with a mid-engine layout was shown in 1964 as a race car, but an actual show car debuted in 1968, not long before…
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…
A few decades ago, SUVs promised go-anywhere outdoor adventure, and the great consumer shift from sedans, coupes, station wagons, and minivans to SUVs began. But not everyone really wanted to spend their weekends crawling on technical trails, and manufacturers quickly realized that what most of them wanted was a vehicle that carried things, offered some…
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…
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…
Autoblog recently did a compare-and-contrast of two relatively niche crossovers, which is somewhat unusual because you can’t even buy one of them anymore, at least in the U.S. They looked at the 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid GR Sport and the 2026 Hyundai Tucson N Line HEV to see which you should buy. Sharp Automotive…
What kind of vehicles do you think an influencer would drive? You would be surprised by that answer. Not everyone drives something fancy, expensive, and not all that practical. Toyota believes that everyone can drive the revised 2026 Corolla Cross Hybrid, which is why they enlisted internet personality King Bach to promote our efficient and…
When buying a new or used vehicle, you can add options or accessories, but what is the difference? Isn’t adding an accessory an optional extra? It can be, yes. But there is a distinct difference between the two. Allow us to explain. What Is the Difference? The main difference is that options are features the…
