Two (SUOTYs) For The Road: From Sendai to Kyoto in Our Recent Winners

The Kiinote: Driving the Forester and CR-V in Japan

As part of our Sport/Utility of the Year competition, participating automakers agree to provide us with a long-term vehicle, should their SUV win. Not only does this arrangement give us 12 months to fully assess the champ's pros -- and inevitably its cons -- but the lengthy loan also paints a more complete picture of why the SUV earned the coveted golden calipers. Recently, I had the opportunity to sample our past two award-winning SUVs, the Subaru Forester (2014 victor) and the Honda CR-V (2015) -- not in sunny SoCal, but in my temporary home of wet and chilly Japan.

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