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 …
Read More »2020 in Review: Testing Winners and Losers
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Winner: Porsche 911 Turbo S Jessica Lynn WalkerCar and Driver Just when we thought production cars had reached a plateau in straight-line performance, we tested a car that nearly nipped the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder for the quickest 60-mph time we’ve ever measured. We guess we …
Read More »2020 in Review: Behold the Many Wonders of Michigan
In 2008, Michigan launched a campaign to celebrate its many natural wonders (and promote tourism). The hook: Pure Michigan. “Two Peninsulas, One Pure Michigan.” That kind of stuff. You can get T-shirts and masks. The branding was slapped on freeway signs and bottles of water and other products. Tim Allen …
Read More »Review update: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime makes the perfect stopgap
A lot of America isn’t ready to make the move to a fully electric car. With fast charging networks in their infancy and many people driving farther than across town in middle America, a stopgap is needed on the road to electric cars. The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid …
Read More »2021 Nissan Armada First Drive Review: Single-Purpose Greatness
Critics of the Nissan Armada have abundant arrows in their quiver – it’s thirsty, it doesn’t handle well, its styling is somewhat ungainly, and it’s based on a platform that dates back a full decade. Armoring the company against those blows is the facelifted 2021 Nissan Armada, but unfortunately, a …
Read More »2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition First Drive Review: Weapon Of Choice
The current Honda Civic isn’t long for this world. Coming sometime next year is the next-generation compact car, but before that happens, the automaker wants to give it another dose of spice. Enter the 2021 Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition, a limited-production (duh) machine that makes the hot hatch …
Read More »2021 Audi SQ5 First Drive Review: Just Right
There are a lot of really good, really powerful SUVs on sale today. The problem is that many of them demand sacrifices of key features you typically want in a good SUV, like comfort, efficiency, and refinement. That’s not the case of the new 2021 Audi SQ5, which thoughtfully combines …
Read More »2021 Toyota Mirai First Drive Review: Alternative Eco-Friendly
Battery electric vehicles are the industry’s big bet on a zero-emissions automotive future. New EVs are popping up left and right, hoping to court a broader range of customers who would’ve otherwise bought a gas-burning car. However, there are a few companies (three of them, actually) that are working toward …
Read More »2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E First Drive Review: A Faster Horse
In a perhaps apocryphal quote, Henry Ford said if he’d asked what people wanted during the dawn of the automobile, they’d have said “faster horses.” Like all good sound bites, the sentiment is more important than whether the person said it. In this case, the point is people want what …
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