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Several Kia Telluride safety features stand out, making it one of the most appealing mainstream family SUVs available today. Here are five standout features to look for.
Mazda is giving buyers at its dealership a choice of compact crossovers, either the more established CX-5 or its newer sibling, the CX-50. Though it may seem like a bad business model to have two offerings in the same lineup directly competing against one another, that doesn’t seem to be the result of Mazda’s approach …
Though it’s not nearly as heralded, the Sorento is another three-row, midsize SUV within Kia’s lineup that shares many of the same positive attributes as its more popular stablemate. And it remains even more popular than Mazda’s biggest SUV.