Sadly, it was a wet week in Detroit and my plans included a 215-mile roundtrip road trip on a day where Mother Nature couldn't make up her mind between rain, snow and pea soup fog.

Four of the top 10 DriveTime stories focused on vehicle test drives for the Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Tacoma, Subaru Outback and Kia Carnival.

Vehicles were selected for their attributes, like low step-in height, wide doors and flat load floors (something I look for in every single vehicle I test-drive year-round.)

The screen indicates when it "saw" and yielded to pedestrian, in case anyone in the car was wondering about the pause in driving.

The best-selling model is back with some features that make it even better, like carpeted door cupholders to prevent rattling.