Posts by Gabriel Olakunori
The 2025 Toyota bZ4X Has The Perks And The Quirks
Barely two months after the launch of Toyota’s first mass-produced EV, the bZ4X faced heavy criticism due to teething problems and disappointing range. The automaker made a comeback, recalling the EV and reworking it to a true Toyota, which means reliability, durability, and solid driving experience. However, its range still lags behind the widely expected…
Read MoreDefiantly Astonishing: The 2025 Tesla Model X Remains Debate-Provoking
If we were to provide a word encapsulating everything about Tesla cars, it would be “Tesla.” The 2025 Model X is just another Tesla, where “just” means class-topping range, 10s-of-miles-ahead-of-the-curve tech, audacious architecture, and global-leading engineering, yet attracting some questions. It is the larger Model Y cousin, mostly suitable for families looking to travel in…
Read MoreA big SUV In The Mid-Size Game: The 2025 GMC Acadia
Can ‘big’ belong in the mid-size category? The 2025 GMC Acadia says, ‘Absolutely.’ Redesigned for the 2024 model year, the Acadia became bolder, more muscular, and more visually appealing. The 2025 model carries on the beauty while adding subtle updates here and there. It may be easy on the eyes, but not necessarily on the…
Read More2025 Volvo EX90: A Modern EV With Tasteful Scandinavian Spice
What’s the formula for remodeling a well-laid gas-powered SUV into an all-inclusive EV? We may not be sure, but with the new EX90, we know Volvo knows a trick or two. The 2025 EX90 is part of Volvo’s voyage into an electric future. Simply put, it is an XC90 with a green makeover, except it…
Read MoreThe 2025 Land Rover Defender Is an SUV Classical With A Modern Luxe Twist
As you’d expect of defenders in a sports game lineup, the Defender is the most rugged and physical player on JLR’s lineup. It is also one of the best in the entire off-road SUV league. Defender is a classic nameplate that the manufacturer discontinued in 2016 and reintroduced in 2019 with a reimagined version. But…
Read MoreElectrifying Rebirth: The 2024 Acura ZDX Resurrects a Buried Nameplate
The 2024 Acura ZDX is what comes out of a room when you put the competent Honda and the luxury-obsessed General Motors teams together in one. It marks the start of Acura’s SUV electrification game, but it’s nothing like a rookie, thanks to getting a hand from an excelling automaker in the EV space, GM.…
Read More5 Future SUVs Our Fingers Itch to Drive (Spoiler Alert: They’re All EVs)
Some promising SUVs are leaving the plants and queueing up at the starting line, waiting for the gun to hit our roads soon. Automakers are making promises, some intensifying our anticipation, and others coming off as too good to be true. In the past few decades, SUVs have come from behind to dominate the automotive…
Read MoreThe Off-Roading GOAT? Exploring The 2024 Ford Bronco
If you interpreted GOAT as Goes Over All Terrain, then yes, the Ford Bronco is the SUV with that exclusive feature. You are also correct if you think the Bronco is a mountain GOAT compared to many other off-roaders because its ease on challenging terrains is mind-blowing. But if it means Greatest Of All Time…
Read MorePurist Yet Eclectic: The 2024 Jeep Wrangler is Astonishing
Frankly, the Jeep Wrangler needs no introduction, but editorial guidelines mandate this paragraph; plus, you can never talk (or read) too much about the revered off-roading beast of an SUV. The 2024 Jeep Wrangler intensifies the competition in the long-lasting Wrangler-Bronco-4Runner showdown. Interestingly, some of the higher trims of the new Wrangler might sneak into…
Read MoreTrust Your Crazy Idea: Couple Went Pole to Pole in a Nissan Ariya, proving EV Adventure Worthiness and Setting a Record
If any SUV were to travel 17k miles crossing three continents, it must be one of those brutal off-roading champs with a daring combustible engine, right? You don’t want to get stranded with a drained battery in no man’s land, so an EV is a no-no, right? That point of view expired in December 2023…
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