Garage Talk

There likely isn’t an automaker that’s better positioned than Subaru to confront the mainstream off-road-vehicle market that’s dominated by Jeep plus various hardcore-appointed Ford, Chevrolet and Toyota models.

“I get by with a little help from my friends,” is a line from a classic Beatles song. It could also apply to Mitsubishi — a member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance — that uses the Nissan Rogue framework for the 2022 Outlander.

It’s been a long time coming — 18 model years to be exact — but Nissan has finally launched a new generation of its light-duty Frontier pickup. Sooner would have been better, but let’s examine if it’s worth the wait.

Electric-vehicle first-timer Mazda is dipping its toe into the electric grid with the limited-production 2022 MX-30 hatchback.

Look out Tahoe, Suburban and Escalade, there’s a new kid on the block

How did it take Toyota so long to flesh out the void between the Corolla and the RAV4?

Hot off the press news from the auto world

Ford had the small-truck market all to itself with the original Ford Ranger, until it was retired following the 2011 model year. The Ranger badge reappeared on a midsize pickup for 2019, but apparently there’s room in the lineup for a still-smaller trucklet.

TODAY IN B.C.: Columnist Bruce Cameron and builder Todd Maliteare also talk EVs

Renault-Nissan alliance bears fruit for Mitsubishi but looks a bit like another apple in the basket