The current Honda Civic isn’t long for this world. Coming sometime next year is the next-generation compact car, but before that happens, the automaker wants to give it another dose of spice. Enter the 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, a limited-production (duh) machine that makes the hot hatch …
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There are a lot of really good, really powerful SUVs on sale today. The problem is that many of them demand sacrifices of key features you typically want in a good SUV, like comfort, efficiency, and refinement. That’s not the case of the new 2021 Audi SQ5, which thoughtfully combines …
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2021 Nissan Armada review The 2021 Nissan Armada is a dated full-size SUV that seats eight and is a better value than the mechanically similar Infiniti QX80. The technology is old, but the V-8 makes for powerful towing capacity. It earns a TCC rating of 5.8 out of 10. Toyota …
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Battery electric vehicles are the industry’s big bet on a zero-emissions automotive future. New EVs are popping up left and right, hoping to court a broader range of customers who would’ve otherwise bought a gas-burning car. However, there are a few companies (three of them, actually) that are working toward …
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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E has the styling cues of its pony car namesake, the roominess of a crossover SUV, and the performance that bridges the gap between them. With a 300-mile range that rivals only the Tesla Model Y and a price that undercuts it by at least $ …
Read More »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 dawn of the automobile, they’d have said “faster horses.” Like all good sound bites, the sentiment is more important than whether the person said it. In this case, the point is people want what …
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