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[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2019 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro Cars.com photos by Evan Sears and Brian Wong The Toyota 4Runner is a rarity in the SUV world these days. Most of its competitors and other new SUVs ride on a car-based platform, which has left the 4Runner and Jeep Wrangler among the lone body-on-frame (read: truck-based) survivors.…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2019 Chevrolet Blazer Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan The hotly anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is arriving in showrooms very soon, and judging from the buzz surrounding Chevy’s stylish new two-row SUV, a lot of people are interested. It does have a lot to offer — from its dramatic, Camaro-inspired styling inside and out…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan Comparing the updated 2019 Honda Civic sedan to the redesigned 2019 Mazda3 sedan isn’t the sexiest comparison we could make at the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. As nice as the new Mazda3 hatchback looks, the sedan is still a bit stubby-looking, and there’s no Mazdaspeed version that competes…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] If you want to make ludicrous power and demolish the quarter mile with a modern import, the Nissan GT-R makes for a pretty solid foundation. Ever since it was first revealed back in 2007, tuners have been busy turning wrenches and coaxing ever-higher output levels from the GT-R’s venerable twin-turbo V-6, and these…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Back in 2017, Ford axed the V-6 engine option for its iconic Mustang muscle car, leaving a rather sizable gap in terms of price and power between the base trim-level four-cylinder and the upgraded V-8 GT. Now, it’s looking like the Blue Oval might change that with the upcoming 2020 model year update.…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2019 Nissan Maxima Cars.com photo by Brian Wong The updated 2019 Nissan Maxima is a survivor in a dying breed: the full-size, non-luxury sedan. With the market for these cars constricting, competitors in the class are either digging in, as with the redesigned 2019 Toyota Avalon, or dying off, like the Ford Taurus…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Ford Performance has finally unveiled the all-new Ford Focus ST. Although it does not feature a lot of exterior and interior changes, the hatch is pumped up on the inside. Under the hood sit’s as much as 276 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque just waiting to be unleashed. On paper, the 2020…

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2020 GMC Acadia; Manufacturer images The GMC Acadia has a lot of changes for 2020, the current generation’s fourth model year. Chief among them are a new transmission and newly available turbo engine, along with tweaked styling and updated technologies. Trim levels are the SLE, SLT, AT4 and Denali, with the AT4 a…