Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, a 2013 Toyota 4Runner Trail. The 4Runner is one of the few remaining true SUVs. It’s a body-on-frame vehicle with available part-time or full-time four-wheel drive, a powerful standard V6 engine and a 5-speed automatic transmission. Optional third-row seating allows space for seven passengers, but most 4Runner drivers will […]

Here’s a first look at the latest Ride of the Week, the 2014 Toyota Tundra 4×4 Limited CrewMax. I’ve had an opportunity to drive several Tundra models lately, including the 2013 Tundra that was the Ride of the Week back in July. But for the 2014 model year, Tundra is redesigned inside and out – although platform and powertrains remain […]

Here’s a first look at the latest ride of the week, a 2013 Toyota Tundra Crewmax Limited 4×4. The timing on this drive of the second-generation Tundra pickup is perfect. The upcoming 2014 Toyota Tundra is completely redesigned, and this second-generation model provides a baseline for comparison with the redesigned Tundra. In a few weeks, I’ll have a chance to […]

Members got a look at the completely redesigned 2013 Nissan Pathfinder at the October luncheon of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA). With unibody construction replacing a truck-like body-on-frame architecture, the 7-passenger crossover is a departure from its predecessor yet maintains much of the outgoing model’s capabilities. The luncheon at Ray’s on the River in Atlanta included a presentation […]

Infiniti’s big, three-row SUV is capable and luxurious even in base trim. With option packages piled on, this test vehicle leaves drivers wanting for little. Few vehicles offer drivers and passengers the range of capabilities of Infiniti’s QX56. Completely redesigned for 2011, the three-row SUV has a 400-horsepower V8, available four-wheel drive, a luxurious leather interior and a range of […]

Dave May and I met today to shoot this week’s test vehicle, the 2012 Infiniti QX56. Eager to find a location that suited the vehicle and always up for something new, we decided to photograph the QX in a parking garage. I took a photo of Dave on the scene (top left) with my phone’s camera, but it couldn’t handle […]

AutoTrader.com’s full coverage of the New York International Auto Show is wrapping up. The show featured dozens of debuts, both concepts and new models. I covered BMW, Hyundai, Mini, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Toyota and Volkswagen, each of whom presented at least one new vehicle to the North American audience.

“My best worst decision ever.” -Kevin Kilby My friend Kevin just bought a Toyota FJ60. To the uninitiated, this is the 1980 through 1990 four-door SUV version of the FJ series, which also included the Jeep-like FJ40. Kevin’s ’89 FJ60 has a 4-liter straight-six and a 4-speed automatic transmission. Like all Land Cruisers, it’s four-wheel drive. FJ60s are sought-after vehicles, […]