(Cue Jan Brady voice); “Tesla, Tesla, Tesla!” When it comes to a sporty, entry-level luxury BEV sedan, that’s pretty much the only game in town, and why not? The Model3 is, by most measures (and JD Powers nit-pickery aside), a great car. But we’re so spoiled here in the First World,...
It is a testament to the success of the Genesis G90 that it wasn’t until my last day with the car that I discovered that its 5.0-liter V8 sounds absolutely stunning when you rag on it. Not only hadn’t I heard it until my last day with the car, I’d had no desire to hear it, nor play around...
The Jeep Renegade Trailhawk is an answer to a question few people are asking. Now, that approach has worked with other FCA—sorry, Stellantis—vehicles. “How much horsepower can a Grand Cherokee handle?” resulted in the laugh-out-loud, 707-horsepower Trackhawk. “Is the Hellcat...
The Cayenne GTS is the latest Porsche model to follow the brand’s anti-downsizing trend, and it’s all the better for it. Earlier this year the German brand announced the 718 Boxster and Cayman GTS 4.0 models, with larger, naturally aspirated flat-six hearts plucked from the GT4 and...
Getting back behind the wheel of the BMW X1 was an interesting experience for a couple key reasons. Those who know me will recall my soft spot for BMW, being an ex-BMW technician who put down the wrenches at the end of 2015, and someone who has owned and/or leased no less than seven BMW models...
As someone who has fetishized old sports cars all his life and tried to own one or two, I have to say, I envy the Wrangler’s universal appeal. It truly is all things to all people. And to me, this two-door Wrangler Rubicon is a Singer 911 with a reasonable price tag. Okay, so...
The miimalist or the opulent? That is the question. 20 years ago, the idea of Audi and Volvo both building large, three-row SUVs would have been laughable. But here we are, and Audi’s Q7 and Volvo’s XC90 are some of the nicest ways around to transport seven people. But there are...
Here in a post-Bronco world, Ford’s Escape now makes more sense. When I drove the smaller-engined version of the Blue Oval’s bread and butter earlier this year, I knew the Bronco Sport was coming. But now that it has form, sharing the Escape’s engine lineup in a smaller—but no more...
It’s hard to explain the feeling you get when you catch people checking out the Camry you’re piloting. Yes, a Camry. It happened a lot during my week with the Camry TRD. For the 2020 model year Toyota gifted its trusty mid-size sedan with the Toyota Racing Development badge...
With two modern engines and six new trims, the 2021 Bronco seems ready to dethrone the Jeep Wrangler.
Jeep and Ford spent much of the late 20th century in a tug-of-war for off-roading supremacy. The models had changed names, shapes, and sizes but the fight remained. It seemed that when the Ford...
In a way, Porsche’s latest high-tech 911 is very old school. Whereas its American analog, the Chevrolet Corvette, has adopted a drastically different mid-engine layout for 2020, the 911 continues on with the same engine placement it’s had since 1964. That engine still features six...
They might compete in two different segments, but the new Ford Bronco Sport and existing Jeep Cherokee have similar mission statements. What we’re looking at here is the likely volume leader of the new Bronco family. As cool as the new Bronco is—very, and you should read our in-depth...
The 2021 Toyota Sienna is an all-hybrid entry into a segment that will be almost completely transformed for 2021. With everything that’s gone down in 2020, few people would’ve expected the minivan sector of all things to get heated. But here we are. The Toyota Sienna is all-new,...
The compact crossover segment is a notoriously competitive one, and the luxury side isn’t any different.
Lexus kickstarted the mid-size movement with the RX back in the late ’90s, and the smaller NX has been the brand’s flag bearer in the class below since it debuted in...
A solitary powertrain, upscale cabin, and class-leading convenience features—but is it enough?
The 2021 Nissan Rogue has its work cut out and why not try here to find out how. It sits in a segment that is possibly not only the most hotly contested crossover segment but the most...