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Right now in the throes of a wintery February, every week brings another blizzard to our Connecticut test track. Thank goodness that coincides with a steady stream of new SUVs purchased for our test fleet. This episode of "Talking Cars with Consumer Reports" looks at two of the latest additions, the Chevrolet Trax and Kia Sorento.
Basically a stripped-down Buick Encore, the Chevrolet Trax shares the underpowered 1.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and mediocre fuel economy. We question the Trax's value, given that our mid-level LT AWD Trax is within a few hundred dollars of the bigger/faster/nicer/more efficient Subaru Forester.
Fresh off of a new redesign and a well-received Super Bowl ad, the 2016 Sorento does a nice job of balancing size and practicality. Like other recent Kias, it's crammed full of features and enjoys improved refinement, but you can't expect a bargain price.
On the last episode, we asked viewers for their snow driving stories – good and bad. We look at some of their responses and further explain our results of playing around in the snow with a variety of test cars. Finally, we respond to some viewer comments who disagree with us about the youth-appeal of the Lincoln MKZ and the Cadillac Escalade.
As with the other shows, this episode is also available free through the iTunes store. Subscribe to the video or audio. You'll also find the video on YouTube.
Also view:
"Talking Cars" Episode 60: Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator
"Talking Cars" Episode 59: Detroit auto show
"Talking Cars" Episode 58: Why are there so many cars at CES?
"Talking Cars" Episode 57: Best & worst of 2014
"Talking Cars" Episode 56: Kia Sedona, Toyota Sienna
"Talking Cars" Episode 55: Audi Q3, Mercedes-Benz GLA
"Talking Cars" Episode 54: Dodge Challenger, Ford Mustang
"Talking Cars" Episode 53: Ford Expedition, Chevrolet Colorado
—Tom Mutchler
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