Car buying

Towing and payload capacities have risen with the 2021 Ford F-150, up to a class-leading 14,000-pound maximum.

We set out to buy a 2021 Ford F-150, our Best of 2021 winner, to own for a year and report on its hits and misses. Here’s the price we paid.

Thanks to significant upgrades inside and out, the 2021 Kia Sorento is more than a match for rivals such as the Ford Explorer, Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and Volkswagen Atlas.

The 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander starts at $26,990 with destination — $900 more than the outgoing model-year 2020 Outlander.

The 2022 Kia Carnival’s starting price is $1,700 more than the outgoing 2021 Sedona.

IIHS has released its list of vehicles that qualify for either of its two awards, Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick Plus, for 2021.

If you want a model-year 2021 diesel vehicle, you’ll have to buy either a pickup truck or an SUV because passenger cars no longer offer diesel engines in the U.S.

In terms of the driving experience, standard features and overall value, the 2021 Elantra is a strong contender in the increasingly marginalized compact sedan class.

These cars offer a continuously variable transmission for the 2021 model year, bearing in mind that a CVT may come with only one of several engines offered.

Mitsibishi’s oddly styled Eclipse Cross SUV gets a slight styling makeover for 2022 that makes it look more like a traditional SUV.