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Rental Review Archive
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![For 2027, Stellantis gave the Chrysler Pacifica, now in its tenth model year, a striking new front-end design and logo. They also canceled the plug-in hybrid and renamed the Voyager […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2027-Chrysler-Pacifica-Select-17-scaled-e1789835882187-115x115.jpg "Rental Review: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Select – If It Ain’t Broke, Does Anybody Care?")
Rental Review: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Select – If It Ain’t Broke, Does Anybody Care?
Posted on September 22, 2026 | 24 CommentsFor 2027, Stellantis gave the Chrysler Pacifica, now in its tenth model year, a striking new front-end design and logo. They also canceled the plug-in hybrid and renamed the Voyager […] -
![On January 8, 2026, Stellantis announced that it was cancelling all its North American plug-in hybrid models, which consist of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler 4xe as well as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260709_135259-scaled-e1784496016631-115x115.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe – Stellantis Was Right To Pull The Plug On This PHEV")
Rental Car Review: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe – Stellantis Was Right To Pull The Plug On This PHEV
Posted on July 26, 2026 | 18 CommentsOn January 8, 2026, Stellantis announced that it was cancelling all its North American plug-in hybrid models, which consist of the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler 4xe as well as […] -
![Throughout my professional and personal life, car rentals have consisted of primarily of mainstream models. Recently, I had the opportunity to play a big shot and rent a genuine luxury […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2024-Genesis-G70-2.5T-AWD-9-scaled-e1775941035472-115x115.jpg "Rental Review: 2024 Genesis G70 2.5T AWD – A Chance To Play Big Shot")
Rental Review: 2024 Genesis G70 2.5T AWD – A Chance To Play Big Shot
Posted on April 16, 2026 | 25 CommentsThroughout my professional and personal life, car rentals have consisted of primarily of mainstream models. Recently, I had the opportunity to play a big shot and rent a genuine luxury […] -
Rental Review: 2024 Toyota RAV4 – Responsible Adult Vehicle, 4 Wheels
Posted on December 4, 2025 | 47 CommentsTraveling is awesome. Making traveling even better is when a rental car is involved. That’s how this Toyota entered the picture. -
![Is there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2027/06/20250530_084709.jpg "Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?")
Rental Car Review – 2025 Lancia Ypsilon Ibrida LX Mild Hybrid: Is This A Lancia?
Posted on June 27, 2025 | 17 CommentsIs there a brand we’d all like to see revive more than Lancia? It may not have the huge sport and racing heritage of Alfa Romeo, the thoughtful individualism of […] -
![I’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250613_070214.jpg "Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten")
Rental Review—2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Convertible: Strangely Smitten
Posted on June 25, 2025 | 57 CommentsI’ve yet to miss a connecting flight or appointment at my destination, but this was cutting it close. Thunderstorm cells rolling over Denver were wreaking havoc on air traffic, […] -
![I’ve long been skeptical of the Ford Expedition. Since its launch thirty years ago as a thinly-veiled F-150 wagon, it struck me as a crass way for image-conscious North Americans […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20250113_123430.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2022 Ford Expedition Limited–Ford Excess-pedition")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Ford Expedition Limited–Ford Excess-pedition
Posted on January 20, 2025 | 38 CommentsI’ve long been skeptical of the Ford Expedition. Since its launch thirty years ago as a thinly-veiled F-150 wagon, it struck me as a crass way for image-conscious North Americans […] -
![Being empty nesters (physically, if not financially) has allowed my wife and I to travel a bit more, and it’s something we very much enjoy. During the Pandemic up until […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1024,height=683,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TAP-A321neo-A321LR-21040101-1.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2024 Opel Astra Sports Tourer")
Rental Car Review: 2024 Opel Astra Sports Tourer
Posted on January 18, 2025 | 34 CommentsBeing empty nesters (physically, if not financially) has allowed my wife and I to travel a bit more, and it’s something we very much enjoy. During the Pandemic up until […] -
![My family and I spent this past Christmas together in Costa Rica. We have three adult children, and the two boys are 6’4″. So, we needed room for five and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/front.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2022 Mitsubishi Montero Sport")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Mitsubishi Montero Sport
Posted on January 14, 2025 | 15 CommentsMy family and I spent this past Christmas together in Costa Rica. We have three adult children, and the two boys are 6’4″. So, we needed room for five and […] -
![The Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20241226_091806.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler
Posted on January 6, 2025 | 79 CommentsThe Malibu. Chevy’s long-running evocation of California sunshine and coastal elitist prestige to sell a mainstream sedan to Norman and Irma in the hardworking heartlands. That’s not meant to […] -
![Renting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BMW_228i_01.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI")
Rental Car Review: 2024 BMW 228i — Actually a Sideways Review of the 2024 VW Jetta GLI
Posted on December 18, 2024 | 34 CommentsRenting a car is like playing the slots — you never know when you’ll hit. I thought I hit big when renting a “Jetta or similar” netted me this BMW […] -
![I have spent a lot of seat time in minivans over the years. I have owned an early Honda Odyssey (the under-appreciated version with hinged doors), a 99 Town & […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022-Chrysler-Voyager-04.jpg "Rental Car Review: 2022 Chrysler Voyager – It Was Fine")
Rental Car Review: 2022 Chrysler Voyager – It Was Fine
Posted on September 2, 2024 | 39 CommentsI have spent a lot of seat time in minivans over the years. I have owned an early Honda Odyssey (the under-appreciated version with hinged doors), a 99 Town & […] -
![The streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dianteira-do-jeep-compass-limited-td350-2022.webp "Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice")
Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […] -
![The planning was over, the day had arrived. Standing at the baggage claim, the excitement of the imminent rental car lottery was overtaking me. All that separated me from some […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1615.jpeg "Curbside Rental Review: 2024 Audi Q5 – New Experiences Are The Zest Of Life")
Curbside Rental Review: 2024 Audi Q5 – New Experiences Are The Zest Of Life
Posted on June 27, 2024 | 55 CommentsThe planning was over, the day had arrived. Standing at the baggage claim, the excitement of the imminent rental car lottery was overtaking me. All that separated me from some […] -
![I’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9122.jpeg "2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars")
2024 Maserati Grecale GT — The Farmer’s Daughter of Rental Cars
Posted on April 22, 2024 | 43 CommentsI’ve mentioned a few times here on Curbside Classic that I have a great fondness for rental cars. My feelings are directly and proportionally related to my lack of fondness […]
