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The round, solid-aluminum shift knob adopts the temperature of the air around it, and on that bright, frigid Michigan morning, the air was cold. My contact with the gear knob was brief, thanks to the short throws of the six-speed manual shifter. Slotting the stubby gear lever into each gate …

The 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe Competition is a very elegant vehicle with a less-than-elegant name. Sitting at the top of the BMW 8 Series range, the M8 boasts an insane 625-horsepower, twin-turbocharged V8 and a track-focused suspension. But the Gran Coupe has twice as many doors, an extra 7.9 …

I’m not sure what it is about this coronavirus situation, but it’s made me appreciate good food more. Call it a coping mechanism for the very real stress of self-isolation, but having a little bit more of a tasty meal satisfies in a way it never did before the world …

Allow us to answer the biggest question about the 2021 Toyota Supra and its four-cylinder engine right off the bat: Should you buy this over the updated six-cylinder model? The short answer is “not yet.” But don’t blame the powertrain. In fitting a turbocharged 2.0-liter to the 2021 model, Toyota …

Let’s establish one thing right off the bat: I was speeding. No question about it, the Michigan State Trooper had me and the red 2020 Cadillac CT5-V dead to rights, clocked at 91 miles per hour in a 70. I (futilely) argued I was keeping pace with the light traffic …

Editor’s Note: Motor1.com Germany recently tested a pre-production prototype of the upcoming BMW 4-Series. You can find the original post, in German, here. If you’re a BMW test driver working on the new 4 Series, you must be frustrated. You bust your ass every day to develop a car that …

Editor’s Note: Motor1.com Germany recently spent some time with the outrageous ABT Audi RS6-R Avant. Naturally, we weren’t going to limit such a tale to our German-speaking audience and have translated and republished it here. You can find the original story here. All price conversions were correct at the time …

Forced induction swept the Porsche 911 lineup with the advent of the 991.2 generation just four years ago, making all 911s turbocharged, save for a few special editions like the GT3 Touring and Speedster. Given this relatively new world order, the arrival of the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S presents …

Philosophers from Plato to Kant have pondered what makes a thing beautiful. It was Cicero who said “There are two kinds of beauty: in one lies grace, in the other lies dignity”. The 2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback, the company’s latest electric car, might appeal to these great thinkers. It’s elegant, …