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Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief

Fred Meier

Former D.C. Bureau Chief Fred Meier, who lives every day with Washington gridlock, has an un-American love of small wagons and hatchbacks.

Articles by Fred Meier

The 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 four-door coupe V-8 models priced, six-
 cylinder GT 53 comes later.
 
The 2020 Kia Soul redesign still is recognizable as a cute and friendly Soul, 
 but it gets a new powertrain, doubles its available trim levels and adds 
 more options.
Nissan has freshened its sporty 2019 Maxima to be a bit classier and given 
 it a fresh starting price of $34,845, a $530 price increase over the 2018 
 base price.
The 2019 Honda Passport revives a retro Honda badge for what's 
 essentially the popular Pilot minus its third row.
Infiniti will celebrate the 30th birthday of its launch in Detroit in 1989 with 
 an electric concept for the brand's 2021 electrified future.
Always competitive in driving fun, the new Jetta now offers bang for your buck that helps it go head-to-head with compact sedan leaders.
You need to repair or replace headlights because cover damage caused by 
 the sun can cut light output by almost 80 percent, says AAA in a new 
 study.
2020 Lexus RC F Track Edition coming to Detroit auto show will limited 
 production coupe with the most horsepower in the lineup.
 
The 2019 Prius goes on sale in January with the base front-wheel-drive 
 model starting at $24,690; new mid-level all-wheel-drive models start at 
 $27,300.