The official press release for the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class press release is 77 pages long. It’s a novel, and after reading it, your brain needs a vacation. But there’s a reason for that excess – the latest S-Class, codenamed W223, packs so much tech it makes a moon landing look …
Read More »2021 Genesis G80 First Drive Review: Game Changer
Genesis has one of the best lineups of any luxury manufacturer at the moment. That’s bold to say considering the alternatives – but look at the product. The latest G90 is a full-sized hit, the GV80 (which we drove last week) wowed us in our early impression, and the G70 …
Read More »2021 Ram 1500 TRX First Drive Review: More Than An Engine
“Tahoe is beautiful this time of year,” everyone tells me as I pack my bags and pensively hop on a plane to Nevada. They weren’t kidding. The 40-degree morning air proved a nice change of pace from the humid swamp gas of South Florida, the sky was beautiful and bright …
Read More »Seeking affordable electric trucks, Ford Bronco first responder imagined, Hummer’s production question: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Where are the affordable electric pickup trucks? The GMC Hummer launched an expensive line of electric pickup trucks, but the Tesla Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and Ford F-150 electric should be more affordable. 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge priced at $ 53,990 Volvo’s first electric vehicle goes on sale in early 2021 …
Read More »2021 Genesis GV80 First Drive Review: The Real Beginning
The 2021 Genesis GV80 has made strong impressions since its January debut. Genesis had a hit with its 2020 Super Bowl commercial, featuring the GV80 and Hollywood power couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen. And in May, the brand announced over 10,000 people submitted pre-orders – the company only sold …
Read More »2021 Cadillac Escalade First Drive Review: The Cadillac Of Cadillacs
Cadillac has seen epic highs and crushing lows in the past 20 years. But through these consistently inconsistent years, the Cadillac Escalade has remained a reliable bright spot for the brand. One of the few American luxury products confident enough to ignore the German competition rather than vainly chase after …
Read More »2021 Aston Martin DBX First Drive Review: Doing It All In Style
Sooner or later, just about every automotive brand will come to the same conclusion: People will always buy SUVs. Porsche learned that lesson when it introduced the instant-bestseller Cayenne in 2003, and carmakers like Bentley, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, and Maserati followed suit. Now, with the 2021 Aston Martin DBX, it’s Gaydon’s …
Read More »2020 Land Rover Defender First Drive Review: Playing In The Sand
This is the moment many of us off-road fanatics have been waiting for. Nearly a full year after seeing it in the metal at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, we’re finally behind the wheel of the legendary, reborn 2020 Land Rover Defender on US soil, er, sand. To prove …
Read More »2021 Lexus IS First Drive Review: Sharper, But Mostly The Same
At first glance, the 2021 Lexus IS certainly looks brand new. The styling is cleaner, the proportions are better, and when you start perusing the options list, there’s way more on offer than there was previously. But a lot of carmakers like to pull this trick of promising an “all-new” …
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