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Verdict 5.6 / 10 We’ve spilled plenty of ink criticizing Cadillac more recent products, like the CT4 and CT5 sedans in particular, so we expected to be equally disappointed jumping behind the wheel of the 2021 Cadillac XT6 crossover. But to our surprise, the XT6 isn’t all that bad. Cadillac …

Two things bookended my brief test drive of a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 prototype. As I was getting familiar with the car in the parking lot of a local dealer, which VW corporate had requisitioned for this test, a 20-something Honda Civic Coupe owner walked out of an adjacent dealership, saw …

Roberto BaldwinCar and Driver “The overall theory says that advertising must reflect the trends in society,” Sanjit Sengupta, professor of marketing at San Francisco State University told Car and Driver. Frankly, society’s had it pretty tough lately—and in ways that have been whiplashingly difficult to reflect. In March, when it …

TO THE EDITOR: The Bloomberg article “Startup Digital Motors looks to give dealerships online chops” (autonews.com, Aug. 17) unwittingly fell into the free advertising trap by reporting a solution that has nothing new to offer and has the same flaws that make numerous other digital retailing solutions counterproductive to what …

Verdict 6.0 / 10 The 2020 Cadillac CT5-V is a good car. It drives well, sounds great, and has most if not all of the safety and convenience features you’d expect from any vehicle in this class. But in an age where companies are slashing sedans in place of SUVs …

Photos from GM’s partner SAIC in China, where the Buick Envision is a popular model, reveal what the interior of the 2021 model will look like, and it’s impressive. The top-end Envision Avenir has a level of luxury that is on par with the Cadillac XT4. The U.S.-market version will …

Verdict 7.3 / 10 The last time we drove a 2020 Hyundai Sonata, we came away duly impressed with its style and long list of standard safety and convenience features. Keen to see if the value-and-design recipe would withstand a measure of gas-electric propulsion, we ordered up a 2020 Sonata …

Kia has released the first exterior photos of the 2022 Sedona minivan. It has a few crossover-inspired styling touches but still looks like a minivan to us. The 2022 Sedona should arrive in the U.S. sometime in 2021. Kia’s newest minivan is here, and it looks good. The 2022 Sedona, …

Mazda’s next-gen BT-50 pickup, based on the Isuzu D-Max, was unveiled late this week in Australia. The Kodo design language, new powertrain, and Isuzu underpinnings add up to a winner. Sadly, it’s a winner that’s not scheduled to reach the U.S. market. After nine years, Mazda has finally given its …