With a comprehensive standard safety package, a spacious comfortable interior, and a laundry list of luxurious features it’s no wonder the new Volvo XC60 has won the Edmunds 2019 Best Family Luxury Small SUV award. Edmunds didn’t just stop there though, they continued to give the XC60 high marks by placing it on several of their other best of 2019 lists. The XC60 was also named one of Edmunds’ Best Gas Mileage SUVs, the XC60 T8 was named one of Edmunds’ Best Luxury SUVs, and the XC60 Hybrid was named one of Edmunds’ Best Hybrid SUVs. 

This award winning SUV comes in three different trim levels, all of which can be paired with your choice of three different powertrains. The trim levels are called Momentum, R-Design, and Inscription, while the powertrains options are easily differentiated by their names; T5, T6, and T8 eAWD Plug-in Hybrid.

If you’re in the market for a new family car, there are several features that are absolute must haves that will make your life so much easier.

First off if you’re in the market for a minivan rather than an SUV or sedan we highly recommend opting for power-sliding doors, especially the ones that open and close at the push of a button. These are great for when your hands are full carrying your kids and when your kids are still small to open and close the heavy doors themselves. One of the best features of power-sliding doors is that they will stop if they detect something like fingers so they’ll be no more tears over smashed fingers.

Most are already familiar with the excellent offerings of the Infiniti QX80 because it certainly stands out among the crowd, and it has been popular even before its official redesign back in 2018. This is a well-priced, cargo-friendly SUV with excellent handling and ride comfort, available in RWD or AWD. We're talking 95.1 cubic feet of cargo-friendly back there! It can also seat up to eight people but usually comes with seating for seven. Thanks to our friends at Warren Henry Infiniti (Miami, FL) we have the inside scope on what the 2019 QX80 has to offer.

Maserati’s new ONE OF ONE customization program features Italian artisanal craftsmanship with the finest finishes. To create a completely unique vehicle, perfectly tailored to the person who drives it the Maserati design team works closely with each and every client. Clients can choose from thousands of exterior and interior options so they can perfectly customize their Maserati to their taste.

There are a ton of reasons why this is important but let us deal with the major ones so you can go about your day quicker, especially if that involves some test-driving! Oil in a car's system is a lot like the blood in a human body in that it cleans by carrying out particles and pollutants that shouldn't be in there. These pollutants prevent the engine from running its smoothest and will not only reduce gas mileage but , as emphasized by our tech consultant at Cerritos Dodge (Cerritos, CA), also lowers the life of the vehicle. Or look at it like this: imagine jogging in place in normal running gear. That is like a car with the right engine oil levels and cleanliness. Now picture doing the same jog in a sleeping bag wearing a wool hat. That is the engine enduring too much heat-creating friction as you bop mercilessly down to the corner store with low or bad oil! Pushed too far, you will be stopped on the side of the road, wishing you had addressed the inexpensive maintenance of an oil change, not the wallet-busting embarrassment of an engine that has literally welded parts of itself together (seizing)! Let's go over some more reasons and best-practices, in case that was not clear enough!

At the Auto Shanghai 2019 convention, guests saw a sneak peek at the future with the Audi AI:ME. The Audi AI:ME has the ability to drive autonomously at Level Four. Our tech consultant at Audi Wilmington, DE explained that Level Four allows fully autonomous driving so a human driver can still request control. Since the AI:ME can be fully autonomous, Audi designers focused on the interior of the AI:ME. The concept for the interior of the car is to give occupants “an oasis from the city as they travel from one point to the next.” Audi designers thought of everything with seats modeled after armchairs and real climbing plants across the see-through roof of the interior. Yes, you read that correctly, there are real-life plants in the AI:ME. Beyond bringing nature into concrete cities the plants serve an important purpose, to turn the polluted air quality of the city into fresh, clean air.