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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, →
2021 Audi Q5 First Drive Review – Refinement brings tougher choices
The Audi Q5 may be a compact crossover, but in sales terms it’s a juggernaut. Gaining →
2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition First Drive Review: Weapon Of Choice
The current Honda Civic isn’t long for this world. Coming sometime next year is the next-generation →
2021 Toyota Mirai First Drive Review: Alternative Eco-Friendly
Battery electric vehicles are the industry’s big bet on a zero-emissions automotive future. New EVs are →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E First Drive Review: Yes, it’s a Mustang
Brand your new electric crossover a Mustang, and you set it up for some big expectations. →
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E First Drive Review: A Faster Horse
In a perhaps apocryphal quote, Henry Ford said if he’d asked what people wanted during the →
2021 Ford Bronco Sport First Drive Review: Shockingly Capable
The 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is an exciting proposition, but it’s easy to misjudge. Unlike its →
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Diesel First Drive Review
General Motors is at the start of an ambitious journey that will see the former World’s →
2021 Kia Sorento First Drive Review: Trickle-Down Effect
The Telluride is a smash hit and Kia knows it. The three-row has earned countless accolades →
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible First Drive Review
You’ve probably heard this already, but the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette is a pretty big deal. It’s →
2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 First Drive Review – Luxury you can’t ignore
The 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is the first-ever SUV from Maybach and, you could say, a →
2021 Dodge Durango Hellcat First Drive Review: They Actually Did It
Even with stricter fuel economy regulations and the onset of electrification, Dodge and FCA (er, Stellantis) →
2021 BMW iX3 First Drive Review: The New Normal?
It had to be an SUV, everything these days is an SUV. But if you’re a →
2021 Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye First Drive Review: Next Level
Dodge knows a thing or two about muscle cars. It’s been building brutish quarter-mile racers since →
2021 Volkswagen ID.4 Prototype First Drive Review: Just Plain Good
Two things bookended my brief test drive of a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 prototype. As I was →
2021 Ford F-150 First Drive Review: Theory Of Evolution
Whenever an automaker redesigns a core model, it’s faced with a choice – significant changes or →
2021 Chrysler Pacifica AWD First Drive Review: Decisions, Decisions
We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: You should buy a minivan, or at →
2021 Mazda3 Turbo First Drive Review: Power Without Punch
After driving the new 2021 Mazda3 2.5 Turbo for the first time I had exactly one →
2021 Hyundai Sonata N Line First Drive: Simply The Best
The Hyundai N division, which started life with the race-winning 2013 i20 WRC rally car, has →
2021 Hyundai Elantra N Prototype First Drive Review: Winning Streak
One of the most surprising new-vehicle debuts of the past year was the 2020 Hyundai Veloster →
2021 Hyundai Elantra First Drive Review: Three Flavors In One Tasty Package
A newcomer to the US market three decades ago, Hyundai boasted brisk initial sales that soon →
2021 Hyundai Elantra N First Drive Review: Worthy of Praise
I spent less than an hour driving the 2021 Hyundai Elantra N. And even though my →
2021 Alpina XB7 First Drive Review: Scarcity Sells
You expect to see certain vehicles in pit lanes – sleek, low, sporty shapes on sticky →
2021 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive – Green prestige not piety
It’s lucky that the 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid has “HYBRID” badges on its trunk and fenders, →
2021 BMW 4 Series First Drive Review: Picking The Nose
First things first: Yes, the 2021 BMW 4 Series and its massive kidney grilles look better →
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost First Drive Review – Luxury with a twist
The second-generation 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost marks the beginning of a new era at Goodwood. Here is →
2021 Mercedes-Benz E450 4MATIC All-Terrain First Drive Review – Perfect Blend
You can’t accuse Mercedes-Benz of not having tried to woo US drivers with its wagons. That →
2020 BMW M2 CS First Drive Review: Mind Eraser
One look at the questionable design of the new 4 Series, one frustrating encounter with frivolous →