Nick Kurczewski

The 2019 Nissan Altima attempts to battle the growing number of SUVs that dominate American roads by taking a page from their book and offering all-wheel drive, one of the key capabilities that make SUVs so incredibly popular. Does this SUV-lite transformation work? And has the Altima AWD become a value-conscious family sedan with go-anywhere capability? All-New Altima: 2019 Nissan Altima First Drive: More Grip, More Heart A drive along the snow-covered roads north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada…

The 2019 Honda Passport is a family-friendly crossover that’s comfortable, quiet, offers optional all-wheel drive, and comes loaded with standard safety features. Basically, it’s exactly what you expect when shopping for a midsize sport-utility with two rows of seating, a roomy cargo area, and a Honda badge on the front grille. Except Honda is throwing crossover and SUV shoppers a curveball by pitching the Passport as a mix of everyday practicality combined with the adventurous off-road image as…

It’s a pretty rare occurrence when an automaker gets this excited about adding a volume control knob onto a vehicle’s dashboard. But when you’re a Honda engineer, and it’s time to give your popular eight-passenger SUV a fresh round of upgrades, little things like this tend to matter a whole lot. The 2019 Honda Pilot has received a subtle round of updates, both inside and out, that make it an even more accommodating travel companion, and an SUV capable of fending off strong rivals like the Volksw…