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Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD A-Spec Advance

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The Acura RDX has been one of the best-selling compact premium SUVs since 2006, and has sold more than 50,000 every year since 2015. With this success you had better bet folks at Acura were careful when doing a light restyle for the 2022 RDX, with a refresh of the exterior, interior and suspension plus added standard technology.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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& Guidestar testing ramped up in a second location, Florida, after San Jose testing received positive reviews. At the time the system cost $2,000 ($4,085 adj.). Acura followed with hard drive navigation in the 1996 3.5 As a result, Oldsmobile declared it would offer Guidestar as an option on 1995 Eighty Eight sedans.

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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More reviews will be coming from some of the other notable cars that were there (see list at end of article), so stay tuned. Make sure to sign-up for the Clean Fleet Report newsletter (upper right) to be alerted when longer reviews are posted on several of these cars. Acura TLX Type S. Acura TLX Type S. Thanks a Million.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

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Mazda has been repositioning itself into the premium category, and the CX-90 will give it a larger SUV to compete with the Acura MDX , Buick Enclave , Kia Telluride , Hyundai Palisade , Subaru Ascent and Toyota Highlande r. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Pulling its weight in a tough crowd. Story by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2022 Genesis GV70 AWD 3.5T Sport Prestige

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We are familiar with this engine as it was in the 2021 Genesis GV80 we reviewed earlier. The GV70 competes against premium small SUVs including the Acura RDX , Audi Q3, BMW X3, Buick Envision , Lexus NX , Lincoln Corsair, Mercedes-Benz GLC, Tesla Model Y and the Volvo XC60. Excellent Road Manners. The smooth and quiet twin-turbo 3.5L

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Road Test: 2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid

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The classic styling, an impressive interior, a long and deep list of features and conveniences (far too many to go into in this review) and the mild-hybrid giving it respectable efficiency sets it alone for those looking to be pampered in style. Road Test: 2022 Acura RDX SH-AWD. Story by John Faulkner. Road Test: 2018 Genesis G90.