The verdict: The 2016 Subaru Forester is a compact SUV that impresses us with its cargo space, visibility and peppy engine, but its shortcomings include a choppy ride, soft brakes and a drab interior. Versus the competition: The Forester is at the head of the compact SUV class when it comes to...
The verdict: The 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer offers a comfortable ride and optional all-wheel drive, but its sedate driving experience and class-trailing technology drag it down. Versus the competition: Compact cars were once a barebones offering that provided a way for people to buy a new car...
The verdict: Despite a supposed update for 2016, this year's GMC Terrain compact SUV hasn't caught up with the competition. Versus the competition: A compact SUV that could almost be considered a midsize, the Terrain pays off with a large cargo area and a roomy backseat, but most...
The verdict: The 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer offers a comfortable ride and optional all-wheel drive, but its sedate driving experience and class-trailing technology drag it down. Versus the competition: Compact cars were once a barebones offering that provided a way for people to buy a new car...
The verdict: The 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer offers a comfortable ride and optional all-wheel drive, but its sedate driving experience and class-trailing technology drag it down. Versus the competition: Compact cars were once a barebones offering that provided a way for people to buy a new car...
The verdict: The 2016 Subaru Forester is a compact SUV that impresses us with its cargo space, visibility and peppy engine, but its shortcomings include a choppy ride, soft brakes and a drab interior. Versus the competition: The Forester is at the head of the compact SUV class when it comes to...
The verdict: The 2016 Subaru Forester is a compact SUV that impresses us with its cargo space, visibility and peppy engine, but its shortcomings include a choppy ride, soft brakes and a drab interior. Versus the competition: The Forester is at the head of the compact SUV class when it comes to...
The verdict: The 2016 Subaru Forester is a compact SUV that impresses us with its cargo space, visibility and peppy engine, but its shortcomings include a choppy ride, soft brakes and a drab interior. Versus the competition: The Forester is at the head of the compact SUV class when it comes to...
The verdict: The handsome 2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid lives and dies on its blend of performance and technology. It's superb when the technology is well-executed, as it is in the drivetrain, but is let down by a lagging, poorly executed multimedia system. Versus the competition: The RLX...
The verdict: The 2016 Toyota RAV4 is a useful compact SUV, but the SE trim level is let down by a stiff ride and a high price tag. Versus the competition: The RAV4's slight update for 2016 brings it closer to the competition, but it still trails class leaders including the Chevrolet...
The verdict: The 2016 Toyota RAV4 is a useful compact SUV, but the SE trim level is let down by a stiff ride and a high price tag. Versus the competition: The RAV4's slight update for 2016 brings it closer to the competition, but it still trails class leaders including the Chevrolet...
The verdict: The A5 successfully combines the key ingredients of a luxury sports coupe: style and performance. Versus the competition: The A5 really needed this redesign, and its improvements in performance, technology and luxury put it among the class leaders. Redesigned for 2018,...
The verdict: Redesigned for 2017, the Porsche Panamera remains a maverick among high-end luxury sedans — a maverick with idiosyncrasies. Versus the competition: The liftgate is one distinguishing characteristic of many, running the gamut from impressive to a little bizarre. ...
The verdict: The 2018 Subaru WRX has performance chops but could stand a trip to polishing school. Versus the competition: The WRX isn’t the most refined or sophisticated car, but it does have horsepower — a lot of it. The 2018 Subaru WRX isn't an immediately likable...
The verdict: Like getting the snot kicked out of you by a gorgeous Italian runway model. Versus the competition: The Alfa Romeo 4C is more visceral, more brutal, more exciting and more engaging to drive than just about any other sports car in its class — and it draws attention like an...