2025 Lincoln Aviator Black Label AWD: The Brand’s Midsize Luxury SUV w/Hands-Free Highway Steering

Highlight: This is a rear-wheel-drive vehicle.  

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $90,070 (Base -Trim): $58,605

Seating Capacity: 6 or 7 passenger seating

Standard Safety Features: air bags; ABS; 360-degree camera; an electronic blind spot system; a lane keeping assist system and road edge detection; post collision braking; auto high beams; a brake hold feature; hill start assist; hill descent control; and a tire pressure monitoring system

New Car Preview: 2027 Kia Telluride Takes Styling Cues From Land Rover

 

2027 Kia Telluride

2026 Chevrolet Tahoe High Country 4WD w/Hands-Free Highway Driving: The Brand’s Flagship SUV

 

Highlight: The Chevrolet Tahoe is available in a diesel powertrain.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $97,305 (Base LS MSRP): $62,995

Seating Capacity: 7 or 8

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; a rear camera; forward collision alert; lane keep assist with lane departure warning; front pedestrian braking; stability control system; and a tire pressure sensor

2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon AWD Goes All-Electric

 

Highlight: It’s the G-Wagon first all-electric model.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $182,450 Base MSRP: $162,650

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; rain-sensing wipers; a blind spot assist system; an active lane keep assistance system; a high beam assist system; a 360-degree camera; a stability control system; and a tire pressure monitoring system

J.D. Power Talks to 'Auto Trends' About the Latest New-Vehicle Initial Quality Study and More

J. D. Power talks to Auto Trends with JeffCars.com about their latest initial quality study. During the lively conversation, we'll discuss how the 2025 model year vehicles fared in the first 90 days of ownership based on customer feedback.

Moreover, we'll talk about J. D. Power's latest seat and technology studies, too and its impact on the initial quality study.

Lisa Boor, Frank Hanley and Kathleen Rizk will be joining us for the conversation.

2025 Ford Bronco Sport Big Bend AWD: The Brand’s Customizable Compact Boxy Crossover

 

Highlight: The Bronco Sport, which shares underpinnings with the Ford Escape, is only available in an all-wheel drive configuration.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $37,160 (Base MSRP): $32,990

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; a rearview camera; traction control; stability control; all-wheel drive; a lane keep assist system; a blind spot electronic monitor system; and a tire pressure monitoring system

2025 Hyundai Sonata N-Line: The Brand’s Sporty Midsize Sedan

Highlight: The N-Line is only available in a front wheel drive configuration. 

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $36,695 (Base Trim MSRP): $29,195

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; a backup camera; a blind spot collision avoidance assist; rear cross traffic avoidance; a lane keep assist system; a lane following assist system; a high beam assist; a forward collision assist system; a vehicle stability system; a tire pressure monitoring system; a hill start assist; a hill start assist system; and a tire pressure monitoring system

2025 Ford Maverick Lobo: The Brand’s Spirited Sport-Tuned Compact Truck

 

Highlight: The Maverick is about the same size as the original Ford Ranger less the manual transmission.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $42,345 (Base XL MSRP): $29,840

Seating Capacity: 4

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; electronic blind spot lane changing system; lane keep assist; a rear camera; lane departure warning; lane centering; and a tire pressure monitoring system

Experian Automotive Joins 'Auto Trends' To Share How Car Buyers Are Affording Today's Inflationary Prices

Melinda Zabrintski, who is the head of automotive financial insights for Experian Automotive, talks car payments and more. (Photo Credit: EA)

As the average new car transaction price tips over $50,000 for the first time in automotive history, Melinda Zabrintski joins Auto Trends with JeffCars.com for her annual state of automotive finance conversation from a consumer's perspective. 

2026 Buick Envista Avenir: The Brand’s Upscale Affordable Compact Crossover

Highlight: The compact Buick crossover mimics in terms of exterior styling many of the higher end German and Korean crossovers from BMW, Genesis and Mercedes-Benz. 

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $32,385 (Base MSRP): $25,995

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; a rear camera; forward collision alert; lane keep assist with lane departure warning; front pedestrian braking; lane change alert with side blind zone alert; and tire warning system

2025 Lincoln Navigator Black Label: Is It A Mobile Spa Riding On 24s?

Highlight: A long wheelbase version of the new Navigator is available.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $129,690 (Base -Trim): $102,190

Seating Capacity: 7 or 8 passenger seating

Standard Safety Features: air bags; ABS; 360-degree camera; an electronic blind spot system; a lane keeping assist system and road edge detection; post collision braking; auto high beams; a tire pressure monitoring system; trailer tow reverse guidance; a brake hold feature; hill start assist; hill descent control; and 18-inch spare tire

2025 VW Tiguan SE R-Line Black AWD: New Design Looks To Go After The Best-Selling Toyota RAV4

Highlight: The Tiguan's new engine produces 17 additional horsepower than its predecessor.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $39,230 (Base MSRP): $31,670

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; a rear camera; a blind spot monitoring system; a lane departure warning system’ hill descent control; a tire pressure monitoring system; and a spare tire

2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT: The Brand’s Performance Electric Vehicle with Hands-Free Steering

Highlight: The Mustang Mach-E GT produces 480-horsepower.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $60,375 (Base MSRP): $39,990

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Equipment: ABS; air bags; front passenger sensors; a stability control system; traction control; tire inflator/sealant kit; red-painted front and rear brake calipers with Brembo front brakes; automatic emergency braking system; and a tire pressure sensor 

'Auto Trends' Kicks Off Its 10th Radio Anniversary w/Two Veteran Auto Analysts

Auto Trends with JeffCars.com kicks off its 10th radio anniversary this weekend, after launching in the Atlanta market July 2015 as a monthly program. After only two months and two airings of the same program, we were removed from the station's programming. At the time, upper management didn't think our car program was a good fit for their public radio format. They believed the high-energy educational program was more suited for commercial radio.

Ironically, although one station abruptly decided not to carry our program, an AM station in Phoenix, Arizona welcomed us with open arms. They had inquired about adding our program to their programming. Unlike the station in Atlanta, the conservative Christian station allowed us to expand to a weekly program. Albeit, at the time, we were only in a position to produce a monthly program. Although we were now a weekly program, we only created one new show per month. This meant when our listeners tuned in, they heard the same program for the entire month. Once the program was perfected we eventually evolved to creating new weekly shows.