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2021 Land Rover Defender 90 First Drive Review
There are very few good reasons to buy the 2021 Land Rover Defender 90 over its →
2021 Acura TLX Type S First Drive Review
Acura retired its Type S nameplate in the US in 2008 with the departure of the →
2021 Land Rover Defender 90 First Drive: Practical Lust
Some cars encourage you to flirt with the ridiculous. On the one hand, you could argue →
2021 Acura TLX Type S First Drive: A long-awaited return to form
The 2021 Acura TLX Type S is a return to form for Honda’s premium brand. Long →
2022 Genesis G70 First Drive Review: Rules Of Engagement
When it arrived in the US, the 2019 Genesis G70 was the first sign of genuine →
2021 Maserati MC20 First Drive Review: Passion Project
“Pride” is an annoying buzzword in the auto industry. Automakers routinely talk about how proud they →
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness First Drive Review: Tougher By Nature
For the 26 years or so that the Subaru Outback has been on sale in the →
2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe first drive review
The new Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid is the brand’s biggest step yet into the realm →
2022 Porsche 911 GT3 First Drive Review: Resetting The Benchmark
In an era when many performance cars have adopted forced induction, electrification, or some combination of →
2022 Hyundai Tucson First Drive Review: The Edge Of Glory
I love a surprise in almost any form, be it a birthday party, an onion ring →
2022 Kia Carnival first drive review: A luxurious minivan with SUV style
Spacious and flexible, approachable and safe — the minivan is a marvel of suburban utility. The →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 First Drive Review: Middle Child Syndrome
When Ford realized what a sales juggernaut the Mustang was in the mid-1960s, the it quickly →
2021 Bentley Flying Spur V8 First Drive Review: Smaller Engine, Bigger Character
Chasing a sports car through the canyons in a 5,000-pound sedan is a fool’s errand. You →
2022 Infiniti QX55 First Drive Review: That Age-Old Decision
In the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, three drag queens embark →
2021 BMW M3 Competition First Drive Review: Power, But At A Cost
Let’s get this out of the way: Yes, the 2021 BMW M3 Competition is a whole →
2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport First Drive Review: Now With Flavor
Honda gets dunked on for the Ridgeline’s styling frequently, but it’s not hard to see why. →
2022 Audi E-Tron GT Quattro First Drive Review: Amuse-Bouche
At the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show (a time when we could all still gather around →
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV First Drive Review – An affordable electric makeover
The Chevrolet Bolt EV has long been the electric car that automotive writers will tell you →
2021 Mazda CX-30 Turbo first drive review: Hostile torque-over
Torque is important. Horsepower may be what sells cars, but this enigmatic twisting force is what →
2021 Maserati Ghibli Trofeo First Drive Review: Lust And Luxury
“Maserati” is one of my favorite automotive words. It trips off the tongue so gracefully that →
2021 Maserati Ghibli, Quattroporte and Levante Trofeo First Drive: Soul Siblings
The Maserati brand is amid a reinvention. After giving us a taste of the Levante Trofeo →
2022 Acura MDX First Drive – Three-row SUV knows who to convince
If the 2022 Acura MDX is a revolution in three-row SUVs, it could be because it →
ElectraMeccanica Solo EV First Drive – Electric three-wheeler is oddly appealing
As quirky as it may seem, ElectraMeccanica’s Solo single-seat electric vehicle actually makes a ton of →
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 First Drive – Crossover EV has Swedish star potential
It’s unfair to say that Volvo took the easy route in developing the 2021 XC40 Recharge, →
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 First Drive – Ripe for the Picking
The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is America’s first taste of a new-age VW electric vehicle. Riding atop →
2021 Nissan Armada First Drive – Focus where it matters
You could make a solid argument that the 2021 Nissan Armada is the poster-child for successful →
2021 Audi SQ5 First Drive Review: Just Right
There are a lot of really good, really powerful SUVs on sale today. The problem is →
2021 Volkswagen T-Roc 110TSI Style review: Australian first drive
The 110 TSI Style rounds out the Volkswagen T-Roc range in Australia. The Golf-based small SUV →
2021 Hyundai Santa Fe First Drive Review
Small to midsize SUVs, more specifically, car-based SUVs or “crossovers,” are the hot thing these days. →
2021 Cadillac Escalade Diesel First Drive – Torque Tease
The 2021 Cadillac Escalade diesel is no less vast than its gas sibling, no less lavish, →