If you’re old enough to remember when Reagan was president, you’re probably old enough to remember when the Ford Explorer was the SUV to beat. Today, it languishes in the category that it helped to create — but if you spend a little time with the 2016 Explorer, you might think...
In the car world of weaponry, something like a McLaren can be compared to a scalpel: It’s delicate, precise, and requires a steady, educated hand to wield. On the complete other side of the spectrum, you have the Ford Mustang GT, which is more like a chainsaw: It’s loud, brash, kind of violent...
Formerly called the M-Class, Mercedes is introducing its 2016 iteration as the GLE-Class. Along with the new name Mercedes-Benz is giving its luxury SUV new powertrains that focus on fuel efficiency in order to round out what is already solid option in a highly competitive segment. Besides the...
The GLE Coupe is a completely new entry into Mercedes-Benz’ rapidly expanding SUV lineup, but it’ll have you thinking “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” A four-door coupe version of the new GLE-Class (formerly the M-Class), it comes to market with impressive new...
It’s been just over a year since I first drove the Lamborghini Huracan on twisty Spanish roads and flat out on the Ascari race circuit. Yes it’s awesomely powerful, but one of the things that impressed me most was just how much more livable it had become over its predecessor. But would you...
The BMW M cars, Audi RS models and Mercedes-Benz AMG specials have all earned a prestigious place in the automotive world. As many owners buy these cars for their badges and pedigree as they do for the performance. Lexus is trying hard to give the F line-up of cars the same status. For 2015...
Automakers don’t often let journalists like us drive their prototype cars, and if they do, it’s usually under closely controlled circumstances. So we knew the folks at Elio were either very confident or very foolish when they sat us down in their three-wheel P4 prototype, pointed us out into...
Meet the new Metris, which Mercedes-Benz assures us is not a minivan. They’d like you to classify it as a small van, or perhaps even a mid-size van, seeing as how it is slightly larger in dimensions and capacity than small vans like the Nissan NV200, Ford Transit Connect and Ram Promaster...
Times are changing in Maranello. Ferrari is finally backpedalling this year on its decades-long dislike for turbocharging. The California, its least expensive model, is first to take the plunge. But it won’t be the last because Ferrari plans to turbocharge all of its future V8 models and...
The Porsche Cayenne has more faces than a game of Guess Who. Available in an assortment of trims, the Cayenne spans a massive price range that takes it from luxurious to opulent. Engine choices alone are staggering. Six-cylinders, eight-cylinders, turbochargers, superchargers and even a diesel...
Despite what many have said, Mitsubishi isn’t about to leave North America any time soon. Things still aren’t great for the Japanese auto manufacturer, but they are getting better. As Mitsubishi puts it, the company has come out of the dark days and is focused on the road ahead. Over the next...
Don’t let photos or even video of the all-new 2016 Nissan Maxima color your opinion of this car. Yes, its front end is controversial, and no, not everyone will love the way it looks, but this is a vehicle you have to see up close in natural sunlight to appreciate. And that’s something I...
In a world as scripted as pro wrestling, every once in a while a new superstar bursts on the scene with an undeniable charisma that makes everyone sit up and take notice. But as time moves on, they get older, softer and flabbier, losing some of that luster that initially made them a fan...
The seventh-generation Hyundai Sonata is gaining two new variants for the 2016 model year: a hybrid to follow up on the sixth-generation’s hybrid model and a plug-in hybrid that offers even greater efficiency. Stylistic changes for the hybrid siblings exist, but they’re subtle. The front and...
Maybach was the pinnacle of Daimler’s extensive portfolio until a couple years ago when the revival of this historical division fizzled out like a New Year’s resolution two weeks into February. The failure was hardly unexpected as many wealthy individuals had never heard of the brand nor could...