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The 2023 Acura Integra’s body style could earn as many detractors as fans, but other aspects hold promise.
By Kelsey Mays
November 17, 2021
The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado gains a new interior, which is the interior it should’ve had when it was last redesigned for the 2019 model year.
By Aaron Bragman
September 10, 2021
The simple truckiness of the 2022 Ford Maverick is sure to appeal to some shoppers. It did to us.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
July 14, 2021
The 2021 Chicago Auto Show gave us a chance to check out Kia’s first foray from the ground up into the battery-electric vehicle market with the 2022 Kia EV6 all-electric crossover.
By Brian Normile
July 14, 2021
The 2022 F-150 Lightning will get a lot of attention on the show circuit, as it should, but it will be more for what it is and what it represents than for the impression it makes up close.
By Joe Wiesenfelder
July 14, 2021
While the new eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R debuted in their European specs last year, we’ve had to wait until the 2021 Chicago Auto Show for the U.S.-specific versions to make their debuts, both as 2022 models.
By Brian Normile
July 14, 2021
The Jeep Compass compact SUV was last redesigned for 2017, and it’s been refreshed for 2022 with minor exterior styling updates and an overhauled interior with more tech features.
By Mike Hanley
July 14, 2021
The 2023 Nissan Ariya all-electric SUV enters a growing field of battery-electric SUVs from more mainstream automakers, and we got our first chance to check it out at the 2021 Chicago Auto Show.
By Brian Normile
July 14, 2021
Lexus has updated its NX luxury small crossover for the 2022 model year, putting it on a new platform, giving it some updated styling and bringing a bunch of new technology to the party.
By Aaron Bragman
June 11, 2021
The 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross is based on the same platform as the Corolla sedan and hatchback, but it sits higher, has more room inside and has surprisingly different styling.
By Aaron Bragman
June 3, 2021