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Friday's txGarage newsletter: the Maverick LOBO finally drives like a fun truck, the Subaru Uncharted is quick but soft off-road, and the GV70 3.5T is smooth but thirsty. Subscribe, and send it to someone who owns a Maverick or a GV70.
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I spent a week in the 2027 @KiaAmerica Telluride X-Pro. The new 2.5 turbo makes 311 lb-ft, 49 more than the old V6, and you feel it. 17.5 mpg in mixed Texas driving, 22.3 cubes behind row three. Might be the most complete three-row Kia has built.
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We put Bill Owney in the all-new @MazdaUSA CX-5. 187 hp, 0-60 in 9.6 per Mazda, and the turbo is gone. He didn't care. Best handling in the class, AWD standard, 26 mpg combined, $40,485 as tested. The crossover you take the long way home in.
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Bill Owney brought his usual steady hand to this one, laying out exactly why the 2026 ES 350h feels like the clearest expression of what Lexus does best. txgarage.com/2026/10/2026-leā¦
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A cold front coming through by the end of the week will bring rain chances along with a subtle drop in temperatures. #txwx
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Roadster will be on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA starting tomorrow
Oct 24-27, Main Lobby
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In my Maverick Tremor review I said I didn't want my truck to feel like a hot hatch. The 2026 @Ford Maverick LOBO does, and I'm eating those words. Most fun Maverick I've driven. 20.9 mpg for my week, $45,870 as tested. That price is the problem.
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Sixty years ago this summer, Jim Hall's Chaparral won the Nurburgring 1000 Km, built in Midland, not LA or Maranello. Dave Boldt says George Levy's Texas Legend finally puts Hall front and center. If you missed the book, order it now.
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Every 2027 @Dodge Durango is a V8 now. No more V6. The R/T 392 is the one I'd look at: 6.4 HEMI, 475 hp, 0-60 in 4.4 per Dodge, 8,700 lb towing and seven seats standard. Still a muscle car for the family man.
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The 2026 @Ford Expedition MAX King Ranch stickers at $99,350 as tested. Seven seats, 400 hp, 9,000 lb towing, and a lot of leather.
Is that a smart buy or Navigator money in a Ford suit? Our verdict is coming.
The @Ford Maverick LOBO is a hot hatch with a bed. Lowered, street-tuned, and honestly a blast on Texas back roads. Full review is up.
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Back in 2023 I drove the Maverick Tremor and said I didn't want this kind of truck. The LOBO changed my mind.
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I said in my Tremor review I didn't want a truck that felt like a hot hatch. The 2026 Maverick LOBO is built exactly that way. Turns out I really like it. $45,870 as tested. @Ford
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Ford squared off the 2026 Expedition's steering wheel so you can see the 24 inch screen. At ten and two it feels great, almost sporty. One hand on top in a tight turn? Not so much. Round wheel or squircle, which would you pick?
I spent a week in the 2027 @KiaAmerica Telluride Hybrid X-Line SX-Prestige. 329 hp, smooth and quiet around town. Over 5,000 lbs, so it gets loud on Texas highway climbs. $61,180 as tested. Right vehicle, but I'd buy a lower trim.
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We put Dave Boldt in the Lexus IS 350 F Sport. 311 hp V6, no turbos, under two tons and almost flickable in Sport mode. $57K with options and still an analog cabin in a digital showroom. Live and let live, before you can't.
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We put Dave Boldt in the @subaru_usa Uncharted Sport. Toyota C-HR bones, two motors, 338 hp, almost 300 miles claimed. Quick, comfy, real room for two adults in back. His call? Take that $40K and buy a standard Trailseeker.
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We put Bill Owney in the @Lexus TX 500h on twisty Arkansas 51. 366 hp hybrid, DIRECT4 AWD, a third row that fits adults. Half a ton heavier than an RX and still nimble. An elephant in a tutu, he called it. Around ten grand less than the German three-rows.
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I took the 2026 Ram 1500 Rebel X on Texas back roads and light trails. The Hurricane twin-turbo six is smooth and strong, and the cabin feels upscale. But it's $81,565 with no Hemi option. For most Texans, a Hemi Rebel or Lone Star is the better buy.
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