When it comes to performance driving, “progress” isn’t always a good thing. Sure, progress gave us 800-horsepower family sedans and telemetry-rich infotainment systems, but it’s also responsible for the steady rise in vehicle curb weights, emotionless turbocharged engines, and safety nets that are quick to scold any potential indiscretion. Fortunately, …
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Nissan is right in the middle of introducing 10 new vehicles over the next 24 months. So far, the Sentra and Versa are in showrooms – competent products, but sub-compact and compact sedans rarely signal a reversal of fortunes for an ailing brand. Instead, it’s the 2021 Nissan Rogue that …
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Editor’s Note: While Mercedes-Benz USA hosted a wave of the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series drive for American publications, COVID-19 travel restrictions prevented us from attending. Instead, we assigned our colleagues at Motor1.com Italy to cover the drive. What follows is their account of the most powerful AMG ever, edited for …
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In theory, the 2021 Toyota Corolla Apex is every enthusiast’s dream: cheap, good looking, and somewhat performance-oriented. If it were around when I was in high school, 16-year-old me would’ve been figuring out exactly how many burritos I’d need to fold at Chipotle to afford the monthly payment on one. …
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To normal folks, the 2020 Ford Shelby GT350 Heritage Edition is just a paint job. To Mustang people, though, the arrival of Wimbledon White and Guardsman Blue is a moment they’ve been waiting for since Ford reintroduced the GT350 badge. That’s right, fan service happens in the auto industry, too. …
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Although it’s one of the world’s largest automakers, Volkswagen is in need of some direction. Still reeling from an emissions scandal in 2015, the company has a few objectives for the next couple years: regain consumer trust; build US-market sales; and develop a holistic relationship between executives, designers, and engineers. …
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by Brian Wong Volkswagen has a big gap where a small SUV should go. Filling that gap will be two compact crossover SUVs in the 2022 Taos and the all-electric ID.4. The electric ID.4 goes on sale early next year and is nearly ready to go. The Taos (pronounced like …
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Ever smiled so much that it starts to hurt? It’s rare to find a car that can make you enjoy yourself that much, and perhaps even rarer for a supercar which usually results in a blend of emotions ranging from exhilaration to fear. However, there was nothing but smiles I …
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If we’ve learned anything in the past decade and a half, it’s that coupes can have any number of doors – nominally speaking, at least. Automakers use the word not only to describe sleek four-door passenger cars, but swoopy five-door SUVs as well. And those who insist on only the …
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