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 …
Read More »2021 Toyota Supra 2.0 First Drive Review: Great Promise
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 …
Read More »Pickup trucks outsell cars for the first time, and it may not be temporary
The Ford F-150, Ram 1500, and Chevy Silverado have been the best-selling light vehicles in America for a long time, but for the first time ever, the pickup truck segment as a whole outsold the car segment in the month of April, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The difference was by …
Read More »2020 Cadillac CT5-V First Drive: More Like V-Sport
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 …
Read More »2020 BMW 4 Series Prototype First Drive Review: Signs Of Life
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 …
Read More »2020 ABT Sportline Audi RS6-R First Drive: Six-Figure Stunner
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 …
Read More »2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Coupe First Drive Review: Quarantuned
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 …
Read More »2020 Audi E-Tron Sportback First Drive Review: Slimmer, But Heavy
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, …
Read More »2020 Land Rover Defender First Drive Review: Have An Adventure
The broad-shouldered Land Rover Defender is a stalwart in the classic off-road scene. Bold, boxy, and unrepentantly crude, its go-anywhere mettle cemented its reputation as one of the most off-road-capable vehicles on the planet. Enter 2020, and the Land Rover Defender redux promises to deliver us from sport utility vehicle …
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