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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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2025 Subaru Forester

News: All-New 2025 Subaru Forester Introduced

With a redesigned, more modern exterior, increased body stiffness to meet new more stringent crash standards, additional sound insulation, improved seat comfort, a more contoured dash and doors, upgraded connectivity and improved driver safety systems, the 2025 Subaru Forester should remain one of its best-selling models.

Road Test: 2023 Lexus UX 250h Premium FWD

The 2023 Lexus UX small crossover is appealing in a number of ways as it offers hybrid efficiency, is available with all-wheel drive and does so with an upscale look and a high-quality fit-and-finish.