Don Adair

2019 Lexus RX 350: Still the top dog in the midsize luxury crossover segment  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Genesis G70: Hyundai's upscale brand delivers another winning luxury-sport sedan  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Toyota RAV4: All-new RAV4 likely to dominate the sales charts again  The Spokesman-Review

2020 Kia Telluride: All-new three-row crossover is among Kia's best  The Spokesman-Review

The little Golf is Volkswagen’s smallest vehicle — and its most versatile. VW campaigns five distinct vehicles — a mix of hatchbacks and station wagons — under the Golf banner. They range from the essential five-door Golf hatch ($21,845) to the track-friendly Golf R ($40,395)....

Lately, Mazda, the brand that added Zoom-Zoom to the automotive lexicon, has been quietly slipping upstream. In the past few years, its crisply designed interiors have grown quieter and more finely crafted. Ride quality has improved with each generation. Safety and driver-assist features are liberal…

All-new 2020 Jeep Gladiator is the ultimate niche machine  The Spokesman-Review

2019 GMC Yukon XL: Jumbo SUV ready to do the heavy lifting  The Spokesman-Review

All-new Infiniti QX50 reinvents internal combustion engine  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Nissan Armada: Big SUV finds comfort/work balance  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Acura MDX Hybrid: Acura's three-motor hybrid system boosts power and efficiency  The Spokesman-Review

It was a helluva week for testing a luxury-sport sedan. With Ma Nature doing her February thing, I spent more time considering the limits of traction than the performance limits of that week’s tester, the 2019 Lexus IS 350 F Sport. But if I can’t...

2019 Mazda CX-9: Three-row CUV grows smoother and quieter, still a delight to drive  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Toyota Tundra: Dated, but blessed with age-defying DNA  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Subaru Forester: A familiar face obscures sweeping changes  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Hyundai Santa Fe: 'Tween-sized crossover gets full makeover, name change  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Lexus GX 460: Three-row sport-ute transcends its truck roots  The Spokesman-Review

2019 Toyota Highlander makes gains in refinement, tech  The Spokesman-Review

The Outlander was last made-over in 2013 and though a series of updates have kept it in the hunt, it’s one of the segment’s senior members. It isn’t as refined — or as capable — as the segment leaders. Still, it offers budget-minded buyers a...

Automakers angling for profits in the midsize crossover segment can’t rest on past glories. The segment changes so quickly and has so many capable players, that just keeping up is a full-time job. Take Honda’s three-row, eight-passenger Pilot. The Pilot debuted in 2003 and has...