Fred Meier

Civic styling freshened, Honda Sensing now standard and new Sport model 
 added for higher-priced 2019 lineup.

Ford will add a standard suite of safety and driver assistance tech, 
 including automatic emergency braking, to its new vehicles starting this fall 
 with the redesigned 2019 Edge.

Toyota, which had held out citing security and safety worries, has reached 
 a deal to support the Google auto software, according to Bloomberg News.

These vehicles have proven to be long-distance runners and Cars.com 
 listings show high-mileage versions can be deals.

The redesigned 2019 Acura RDX luxury compact SUV starts at $38,295 
 with destination, a lower base price than many rivals; it goes on sale June 
 1.

To my surprise, the 2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive microcar met most 
 of 
 my needs in the city most of the time and was actually fun to zip around 
 in.

Redesigned Jetta now stacks up much better against rival compact sedan 
 leaders for features, tech and comfort, as well as — key for this group — 
 value.

BMW says it will build a production version of the Vision iNext concept 
 sometime in 2021, though much of the gee-whiz technology will have to be 
 scaled back.
 

The Kia Sorento's 2019 base price is up $90, but a third row for seven 
 seats now is standard on all models.