The 2024 Subaru Ascent Onyx Edition Inspires Adventure

I got to drive the 2024 Subaru Ascent Onyx Edition from Bend, Oregon to Ridgefield, Washington for this year’s Northwest Automotive Press Association. It brought out a sense of adventure in me I forgot I had, my two girls loved it, and I’m genuinely sad to see it go.

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Nissan Made Small Cars Great Again

If I was a doctor, I’d prescribe this car to every car enthusiast – because a twin-turbo V6 that spurs up 420 horses is the cure for pretty much everything. It should also come with a warning that says: “This car will give you a complex.”


Luxury Meets Capability in the form of the 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xE Summit Reserve

It has the “Jeep” moniker, yet it looks like something completely different. Don’t let that fool you, though, this penthouse on wheels is in every way a Jeep.

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