2019 Mazda 3 brings premium looks, tech to compact segment

These days, buying an affordable car doesn’t mean you have to drive something whose reflection you’d rather not see when passing a wall of glass. This is thanks primarily to brands like Mazda which in recent years has been really pushing the design envelope for non-premium cars. The Japanese firm on Wednesday unveiled a redesign …

2019 Nissan Maxima sedan sports new look, more safety tech

The 2019 Nissan Maxima that arrived Wednesday at the 2018 LA Auto Show has a subtly new look with standard LED headlights. A new range-topping Platinum Reserve option package dresses the automaker’s full-size sedan up with pleated semi-aniline leather upholstery cribbed from the company’s GT-R sports car. MORE: 2019 Nissan Altima bows with…

2019 Honda Passport crossover SUV bows at 2018 LA auto show

The 2019 Honda Passport unveiled Tuesday in Los Angeles shares only its outdoorsy attitude with the last Honda to bare the Passport nameplate. The 2019 Passport’s Pilot-sourced underpinnings will be familiar when it goes on sale in early 2019. However, the Passport is six inches shorter than the Pilot and has seating for five in …