Model Tested: 2020 Mazda CX-30 AWD Premium Engine: Skyactive-G 2.5-Liter DOHC 4 Cylinder Transmission: Skyactive Drive 6-Speed Automatic Horsepower: 185 Torque: 186 lb-ft EPA Rating: 25/City • 32/Highway • 27/Combined Base Price: $29,600 • As Tested: $31,670 Overview: Consumers who want more space … read more

Model Tested: 2020 Lexus ES350 F-Sport Engine: 3.5-Liter V6 Transmission: 8-Speed Automatic Horsepower: 302 Torque: 267 lb.-ft. EPA Ratings: 22/City • 31/Highway • 22/Combined Base Price: $44,635 • As Tested: $53,370 Overview: In spite of declining sedan popularity in favor of crossovers and … read more

Model tested: Toyota Tundra TRD Pro CrewMax 4×4 Engine: 5.7-liter, DOHC 32-valve iForce V8 Transmission: 6-speed sequential shift automatic Horsepower: 381 Torque: 401 lb.ft. EPA ratings: 13/city, 17/highway, 14/combined Base price: $49,645 As tested: $51,040 Overview: The differences in the 2019 Toyota Tundra … read more

Model Tested: Lexus RC300 AWD F-Sport Engine: 3.5-Liter V6 Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic Horsepower: 260 Torque: 236 lb.-ft. EPA Ratings: 18/City • 24/Highway • 21/Combined Base Price: $48,540 As Tested: $57,230 Overview: With sporty, aggressively handsome styling, and full-time AWD, the Lexus RC300 F-Sport … read more

Model tested: 2019 Bullitt Mustang Engine: 5-liter TI-VCT V8 Transmission: 6-speed manual Horsepower: 480 Torque: 420 lb.ft. EPA ratings: 15/city, 24/highway, 18/combined Base price: $46,595 As tested: Not available Overview: The 1968 Steve McQueen film “Bullitt” featured the granddaddy of all car chases … read more

Model tested: 2020 Kia Telluride SX V6 AWD Engine: 3.8-liter gas direct injection V6 Horsepower: 291 Torque: 262 lb.-ft. at 5,200 rpm Transmission: 8-speed automatic EPA ratings: 19/city, 24/highway, 21/combined Base price: $43,490 As tested: $46,860 Overview: There’s a reason the all-new, 2020 … read more

As families spend more time at home, Americans are finding comfort in a surprising source: bread. In fact, a 20-year trend of declining grain food consumption has been reversed. A national study by the Grain Food Foundation suggests that the turnaround is more … read more

The first week in June each year, 36 intrepid gardeners board a bus for a three-day garden visit and shopping marathon. The Gig Harbor Gardeners chapter of the Northwest Perennial Alliance has sponsored this trip for the past seven years, and has yet … read more

Describing a car hobbyist is like describing a diet. There are so many kinds: You have racers and people who watch races. You have collectors and hot-rodders. You have restorers and you have folks who simply love to drive. Today I wish to … read more