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It’s not the engine particularly. Our test Kodiak had the same V-8 Duramax diesel and Allison 6-speed automatic as a Chevy Silverado HD, for...
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Nail the accelerator, of course, and the sound of an engine comes through, but rather than the classic roar of a gasoline-fueled powerplant, the...
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It didn’t take a huge amount of pressure on the gas pedal, however, to switch on the engine, and when Officer Friendly of the NYPD—they do...
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The Outlander’s Premium Navigation system really goes beyond just telling a driver where to go and includes an advanced “music...
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The GLK350 4Matic’s suspension is fully independent and has what Mercedes calls Agility Control as standard equipment, which combines...
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We’ve all been there, sliding down a slimy wet clay path so steep all that can be seen through the windshield is the muddy uphill on the other...
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One learns in Marketing 101 that a product must be differentiated to have any chance at success. It can be better, it can be cheaper or it can be...
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The seats say it all about the Toyota Sequoia: They’re big, wide and comfy. Everything else beyond that point is just details. So if...
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One could go on for pages about the Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, including for 2009 a torquey new four-cylinder engine and, of course, the...
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