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…
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…
Now that tax season is over, it is time to decide how to spend this year’s refund. May we suggest a new-to-you vehicle? Your tax refund can go far by putting it towards the purchase of one of our new Chevrolet, GMC, or Toyota models – or one of our used vehicles available. With the weather warming up, now is a good time to consider a new-to-you…
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…
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…
The first compact crossover in the country was the 1994 Toyota RAV4. So, it was pretty easy to be the best-selling vehicle in its class at the time. Now that this is the most competitive and popular category in the industry, it’s a bit more challenging. Still, the RAV4 continues to be the best-selling model…
South Dakotans crave adventure. We seek out places to drive our vehicles where others might not follow. Whether it is overlanding or finding new trails around our farm, we will tackle what’s ahead of us. At Toyota, they are always trying out new ideas for their current lineup. Some with adventure in mind. To explore that objective, they created a concept…
Chevrolet is no stranger to providing quality entertainment technology in their vehicles. While rare, ‘90s Tahoe and Suburban models could be optioned with a VCR and a television for second-row passengers. The 2000s ushered in the ability to have a DVD player with wireless headphones and a screen that would fold down from the ceiling. Rear Seat Entertainment Now, though, the…
