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Tested: 2021 Lexus IS350 F Sport Deserves a Better Engine

Sedans are dead, at least that’s the conventional wisdom. The trend toward crossovers has seemingly placed four-door cars on death row, but while they’re down, they’re not out of appeals. New sports sedans are still being introduced. Lexus’s updated 2021 IS350 F Sport is just such a sedan, but is …

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2020 Audi R8 Performance Review: Better Car, Best Engine

It seems rare, these days, to be enamored by an engine. But the 2020 Audi R8’s naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 stands out like a fireworks display in the age of fewer cylinders, forced induction, and electrification. It’s full of life, it’s loud, and it’s pretty much the single biggest reason …

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Tested: 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 Grows Up, Gets Better

With its raucous turbo four-cylinder and fiery performance, the compact CLA45 started off as the entry-level punk of Mercedes-AMG’s sedan range when it debuted for 2014. But much has changed as it enters its sophomore generation on Benz’s latest CLA-class platform, including the introduction of less-extreme A35 and CLA35 models …

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5 American cars that are better than fireworks

Organized fireworks during this year’s July 4th festivities will be as hard to find as a manual transmission. But the domestic auto industry has plenty of fireworks of its own. America suffers no shortage of pomp and whomp, and American muscle has reached steroidal strength with these chest-thumpers. While the …

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The 2020 Acura NSX Is Even Better At Its Base Price

It’s easy to be flippant about money when evaluating supercars. With option packages and performance upgrades regularly costing five figures, the value discussion (if there is one when buying a supercar) tends to fly out the window pretty quickly. But with so many phenomenal performance vehicles out there – and, …

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