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2020 Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVAutbiography Dynamic Edition

2020 Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition review: V8 power

The 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Velar gains a special SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition model with a 550-horsepower V8. Does that move the needle for this SUV?
A silver 2020 Mini Cooper SE.

2020 Mini Cooper SE review: It’s electric

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE hatchback competes not only with other electric cars, but with the gas Mini Cooper S it's based on. Is going electric the right move?
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2020 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium review: King returns

The 2020 Toyota GR Supra 3.0 Premium may wear one of the most iconic names in Japanese sports car history, but you can thank BMW for this car's resurrection.
The 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition.

2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition review: Cheap thrills

The 2020 Toyota 86 Hakone Edition, the latest version of Toyota's small affordable sports car, focuses on driving fun -- and ignores just about everything else.
2020 Lexus LS 500 F Sport AWD

2020 Lexus LS 500 F Sport AWD review: Comfy chair

The Lexus LS has never been considered the most fun luxury car, but the 2020 model changes that with a punchy turbocharged V6 and well-tuned F Sport suspension.
2020 Toyota Avalon TRD

2020 Toyota Avalon TRD review: Big on space, short on hustle

The 2020 Toyota Avalon TRD is performance version of the Avalon full-size sedan. It receives multiple suspension upgrades, but the engine remains the same.
2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid

2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid first drive review: Chase the sun

The 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid gets a solar roof to maximize gas mileage, but what about the rest of the car? For one thing, you'll want to park it in the sun.
Kia Soul 2020

2020 Kia Soul GT-Line: This budget box has an attitude

The 2020 Kia Soul gives the quirky CUV a more aggressive look, but it remains wonderfully functional.
2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid

2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid first drive review: Fashionably late

The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid is a fuel-efficient version of Honda's bestselling crossover. Our Honda CR-V Hybrid first drive takes a deep look at the popular CUV.
A 2020 Polestar 1 parked near a body of water.

2020 Polestar 1 review: All aboard the Scandinavian express

Polestar's first car is a plug-in hybrid GT coupe appropriately named 1. In our full review, we argue this big coupe is smart and surprisingly sharp to drive.
Subaru STI S209

Subaru STI S209 Review: The quickest STI comes to America

Subaru’s limited-production machine carries a hefty price tag, but the upgrades STI has applied to the vehicle take the current WRX to unprecedented heights,.
Toyota Camry Hybrid

2020 Toyota Camry Hybrid review: It’s great, but get the LE

The efficient Toyota Camry Hybrid has been available for more than a decade, and the Camry has benefited from regular updates of its reliable hybrid system.
Cake Kalk OR

Cake Kalk OR review: A radically responsible electric trail bike

If IKEA and Tesla had a baby, it would be the Cake Kalk OR. Simple, yet dripping with technology. It's some of the most guilt free fun you can have off road.
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2020 Corvette Stingray first drive review: Born to dance

The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a tech-packed reinvention of a classic sports car that elevates Corvette to a true supercar.
2021 Kia Seltos

2021 Kia Seltos first drive review: A practical nerd

The 2021 Kia Seltos distinguishes itself in a crowded segment with a combination of tech and practicality. It shares DNA with the Hyundai Kona, but the difference is night and day.
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2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid review: Affordable hybrid for the masses

If you’ve been waiting for the hybrid version of Toyota’s most popular and least expensive sedan to come to US dealerships, then this is your year. The 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid sedan is here, and it starts around $23,000.
Toyota RAV 4 Hybrid XSE

Toyota’s RAV4 XSE Hybrid AWD is a shockingly efficient SUV for all seasons

Does a Toyota RAV4 ever make sense off road? The unsurprising answer is, well, probably not. But the excellent AWD system in the RAV4 hybrid will keep you safe on the road. Find out more in this Toyota RAV4 XSE Hybrid AWD first drive.
2020 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e front three quarter

2020 Toyota Prius XLE AWD-e review: This classic hybrid is a winter warrior

The 2020 Toyota Prius is the latest version of the car that put hybrids on the map. The Prius has been many hybrid buyers' default choice, but is it still the best? We spent a week with one to find out. Our test car was a range-topping Prius XLE model with the optional all-wheel drive system.
2020 Hyundai Venue exterior

2020 Hyundai Venue first drive review: All the tech, for less

The 2020 Hyundai Venue aims to offer more tech for the money than any other crossover. But while the Venue is indeed a good tech value, Hyundai's latest model is compromised in other areas. Like the Nissan Kicks and Toyota C-HR, the Venue stretches the definition of "crossover" to the limit.
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster

2020 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster Review: Listen to that V12 sing

With 759 horsepower, a track-tuned chassis, and wild active aerodynamics, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster is a stunning performance machine. Can ditching the roof make this supercar even more visceral, or does it water down the overall experience?
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Apple CarPlay (2020) Review: The last word in infotainment

In the years following its 2014 debut, Apple continued to improve CarPlay in small, yet meaningful ways. But with the past two major iOS updates, Apple has elevated its in-car interface from tech novelty to a must-have feature.
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB first drive review: Giving you space

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB isn't the first compact Mercedes model, but it may be the one that makes the most sense. The GLB combines real practicality with impressive refinement and tech. It shares a basic platform and tech with the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, CLA, and GLA models.
2020 Audi RS Q8

2020 Audi RS Q8 first drive review: Do-it-all SUV was a decade in the making

Ten years of advancements in the fields of hybrid technology, infotainment systems, and chassis wizardry shaped the 2020 Audi RS Q8 into a well-rounded performance SUV for the whole family. It blends intuitive technology, a tremendously powerful V8 engine, and a cabin with ample space for people and gear.
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA first drive review: Bite size luxury

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA is better than before, but it faces new competition within the Mercedes lineup from the related A-Class sedan. The CLA features sleeker exterior styling than its Mercedes-Benz A-Class sibling, and more standard horsepower, but also a higher price.
2020 Mazda CX-30 first drive

2020 Mazda CX-30 first drive review: Right-sized

Mazda's all-new 2020 CX-30 aims to fill a gap in the small SUV market. It's small, but not too small. It has premium features, but the price isn't outrageously high. Mazda hopes this will be the right fit for many buyers. Is it the right fit for you?
2020 hyundai sonata review

2020 Hyundai Sonata first drive review: Laser light show

The 2020 Hyundai Sonata can drive itself out of parking spaces, watch your blind spots, and look good while doing it. The redesigned Sonata swings for the fences on style and tech. Can Hyundai fend off the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Nissan Altima, not to mention new crossovers?
2020 Harley Livewire

First Drive: I was wrong about the Harley-Davidson Livewire

With the announcement of the Livewire, and the subsequent slow drip of specs and details I thought that the electric bike was Harley’s sole hope for resurrection. I was wrong about that, and I was wrong about a lot with the Livewire.
2020 Audi RS 6 Avant

First Drive: 2020 Audi RS 6 Avant

Audi has decided to bring the RS 6 Avant to North America for the first time in the model's eighteen-year history. Was the 600hp über-wagon worth the wait? We head to Malibu, California to find out.
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2020 Ford Escape first drive review

The 2020 Ford Escape marks the first redesign of Ford's compact crossover in seven years. The new Escape gets a style makeover, more tech, and a hybrid powertrain option. The 2020 Ford Escape is designed to compete not only with other crossovers, but with the sedans Ford is abandoning.
2020 jeep wrangler ecodiesel rubicon

Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel First Drive: By popular demand

Wrangler fans will mark 2019 as the year Jeep fulfilled their two most frequent requests: a new Jeep pickup truck and a diesel engine. We got our hands on the diesel Wrangler and flung it around the red rocks of Utah to find out if it is any good.
2020 Audi R8 Performance Spyder

2020 Audi R8 Performance Spyder First Drive: Super grocery-getter

The 2020 Audi R8 V10 has speed, looks, addictive exhaust noise, and lots of charm. But at two hundred grand, it needs to have a lot more to battle the competition in its class. We put it through its paces in the beautiful hills of Santa Barbara and found out what it's like.
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2020 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid review: Not enough

The 2020 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid aims to offer practicality, performance, and good gas mileage. That's a tall order for any vehicle, so can the Acura MDX pull it off? While it helped create this segment, the Acura MDX now faces more competition from Cadillac, Lexus, Lincoln, and Volvo.
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 burnout

2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 first drive: Brains and brawn

The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is a true jack of all trades. It can blitz the quarter mile and devour a road course, and you don't have be a pro driver to appreciate it. This Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang is also the most powerful car the Blue Oval has ever sold to customers.
2020 Aston Martin Vantage AMR review

2020 Aston Martin Vantage AMR first drive review: Row your own

The 2020 Aston Martin Vantage AMR brings a manual transmission back to Aston's lineup. While automated gearboxes are proliferating in sports cars, the Vantage reminds us of the joys of self shifting. Aston Martin Vantage AMR production is limited to 200 units, but the manual will be available after that.