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John Faulkner is Road Test Editor at Clean Fleet Report. He has more than 30 years’ experience branding, launching and marketing automobiles. He has worked with General Motors (all Divisions), Chrysler (Dodge, Jeep, Eagle), Ford and Lincoln-Mercury, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toyota on consumer events and sales training programs. His interest in automobiles is broad and deep, beginning as a child riding in the back seat of his parent’s 1950 Studebaker. He is a journalist member of the Motor Press Guild and Western Automotive Journalists.

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Road Test: 2015 Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab 4X4 Long Box

The 2015 Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab 4X4 Long Box should exceed all your needs, including getting your passengers and you where you are going in style.

Road Test: 2015 Buick Encore FWD Premium

The 2015 Buick Encore is the best-seller in the very competitive and growing subcompact part of the small CUV category that includes the likes of the Nissan Juke, Jeep Renegade, and Honda HR-V as well as the Encore’s General Motors sibling, the Chevrolet Trax.

Road Test: 2015 Chevrolet Trax LT

The 2015 Chevrolet Trax is selling in a very competitive small SUV category that includes the likes of the Honda HR-V, Nissan Juke, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, Kia Soul, Honda CR-V, Jeep Renegade  and its General Motors sibling, the Buick Encore.

On the Way to the Self-Driving Car–Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) Technology

Availing yourself of the ADAS offered in the market is becoming a no-brainer. When car shopping, do not scrimp on the monthly payment by failing to take advantage of a safety device that might save your life, that of passengers in your car or even other drivers on the road.

Road Test: 2015 Toyota RAV4 LE

The beauty of the 2015 Toyota RAV4 is the interior space, so if you have a third of a baseball team to haul around all the time and don’t want to step-up to a larger SUV, the RAV4 just might be the right family hauler for you.