This city boy rarely gets to drive a pickup truck. But I did that yesterday (with a red Nissan Titan), and tried out eight SUVs, at the International Motor Press Associations Drive Days in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The annual event unites dozens of car makers and their latest models (with keys in the ignition) with dozens of car-crazed journalists.

The press previews at the New York International Auto Show ran the gamut from glitzy-see the Mercedes E-Class debut-to downright dirty, as in the mud-soaked reveal of the four-door Jeep Wrangler. Either way, there was plenty of technology on view, as automakers continue to tread the fine line between high performance and high efficiency.
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