8 things to know about the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI The 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI is still more than a year away from arriving, but there is plenty to get excited about for the eighth generation of the hot hatch. Thinking about trading in your car? Practice patience The car …
Read More »2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid review, Toyota Supra history, fleet mpg updates: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Review update: 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid makes family life easier The 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited requires an open plug and an open mind. That is the main difference for owners between the gas-only Pacifica minivan—or any other three-row family vehicle—and the Pacifica Hybrid. Fuel for thought: How the big, …
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 »Sonata vs. Passat, 2021 Toyota Supra review, GM fast charges EV plans: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2020 Hyundai Sonata vs. 2020 Volkswagen Passat: Compare Cars Mid-size sedans still matter, and the 2020 Hyundai Sonata and 2020 Volkswagen Passat represent two opposite ends of the new car segment. 2021 Toyota Supra review The 2021 Toyota Supra gets a 255-horsepower turbo-4 engine to complement the 382-hp turbo-6, helping …
Read More »2021 Audi Q8 review, Vector supercars revisited, Mustang Mach-E gets OTAs: What’s New @ The Car Connection
2021 Audi Q8 The 2021 Audi Q8 stands alone as the most expensive crossover in its showroom, the most comfortable for four adults, and the quickest, too. Audi may not agree with us that it’s the Audi that all other Audis aspire to be, but we know a duck when …
Read More »Toyota launches Prius 2020 Edition, AMG E 53 review, Tesla to leave California? What’s New @ The Car Connection
Toyota Prius 2020 Edition celebrates hybrid’s 20th birthday in U.S. Toyota is throwing the Prius a party for its 20th birthday in the U.S., and it will be a blacked-out affair. The 2021 Toyota Prius will be available in a special Prius 2020 Edition model with black inserts on the …
Read More »2020 Mercedes-AMG S65 Review: A Fitting Goodbye
Update: A Mercedes rep clarified that there are actually two S65 Final Editions still for sale in the U.S. market. Get ’em while you can! Let’s start by proclaiming what’s at the very top of mind: The 2020 Mercedes-AMG S65 Final Edition is the best Mercedes I’ve ever driven. Bold, I …
Read More »2020 Jaguar XE Review: And Now For Something Completely Different
Verdict 6.3 / 10 Jaguar has a proud history of full- and mid-size sedans dating back decades. From the S-Type and XJ to, um, the S-Type and XJ, the Coventry-based automaker knows all about bigger four-doors. Its fortunes with smaller sedans have been less successful. The X-Type looked good but …
Read More »2020 Mercedes GLC 43 review, Lambo Huracan gets RWD option, XC90 EV goes semi-autonomous: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Review update: The 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 43 SUV “nose” the right spice level These are halcyon days for fleet-footed crossover SUVs. Saucy ‘utes like the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 43 AMG hardly look like they’re just as quick as their smaller siblings but stopwatches don’t lie. 5 things to know …
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