The Car Connection’s annual Best Car To Buy faces the daunting task of winnowing down nearly 50 new or significantly updated cars for 2021 into our top 10 or so most deserving of your consideration. With nearly 100 collective years of test-driving new cars, our editorial team logged thousands of …
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Ultra-luxury vehicles are often tasked with riding a very fine line between elegance and spectacle. On one hand, a primary mission of the breed is to stand out as a cut above garden-variety posh. But doing so without looking garish can be a tricky endeavor, and that seems to be …
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The new turbo engine in the 2021 Mazda CX-30 small crossover SUV bumps the starting price by $ 2,200 over the base engine to $ 31,000, including $ 1,100 destination. The 2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo comes with a 2.5-liter turbo-4 with a 6-speed automatic transmission. It makes 250 horsepower …
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Next week, our editorial team will finalize and announce the nominees for The Car Connection’s top award: Best Car To Buy 2021. After spending the year logging tens of thousands of miles test driving more than 100 new 2021 vehicles (and a few 2020 models that showed up too late to make …
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The Car Connection‘s Best Car To Buy 2021 awards are coming soon, which means it’s time to turn your attention to the 2021 Driver’s Choice Awards. It’s your opportunity to pick the most luxurious, prettiest, best-performing, and greenest cars, trucks, and crossover SUVs that came out in 2020. As in …
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Start your engines: The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy 2021 prepares to launch The Car Connection’s Best Car To Buy annual testing commences now for 2021, with winners in each car category as well as an overall winner to be announced in a month. It’s time to vote for …
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The calendar year 2020 can’t fade in the rearview mirror fast enough for most of us. The view out front looks promising, with nearly 50 new and redesigned cars transporting us to better days ahead in the digital, electrified automotive age. Walls of touchscreens stamp new cars such as the …
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Even with stricter fuel economy regulations and the onset of electrification, Dodge and FCA (er, Stellantis) continue building high-powered vehicles with Hellcat engines for one simple reason: People keep buying them. Fans can’t get enough of these monstrous sedans, trucks, or SUVs. So we have no doubt that customers will …
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Overview With a whopping 591 horsepower under the hood, the 2021 Audi RS Q8 is the ultimate Audi SUV, borrowing elements from the outrageous Lamborghini Urus while still incorporating the German luxury brand’s signature styling. All models come with Quattro all-wheel drive as standard, and Audi says this beast can …
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