The 2022 Hyundai Tucson’s Most Outrageous Design Details
By Miguel Cortina – MotorTrend The Hyundai Tucson gets a full makeover for 2022, entering its fourth generation with a polarizing exterior style. But the pictures don’t do justice to Hyundai’s compact crossover—its exterior design is much more attractive in person. Still, we know some may not be convinced about its exterior looks.Continue Reading
2021 Chrysler Pacifica Pros and Cons Review
By Miguel Cortina – MotorTrend The Chrysler Pacifica has been a longtime favorite of MotorTrend. Not only have we respected Fiat Chrysler (FCA) for engineering a decent-driving minivan, but we also love the way the Pacifica treats the family going along for the ride. In fact, two years ago we crowned it America’sContinue Reading
Mazda CX-30 vs Kia Seltos
By Nick Yekikian – MotorTrend The 2021 Kia Seltos is the brand’s latest entrant in the SUV octagon, and it enters the arena with a full head of steam. Last year Kia delivered a knockout punch in the form of the three-row Telluride. It was so good, we named it our 2020 SUV of the Year. WithContinue Reading
BMW X6 Pros and Cons Review: How It’s the Best One BMW Has Built Yet
By Jonny Lieberman – MotorTrend “What can be said about the X6 M that hasn’t been said before?” That’s what features editor Christian Seabaugh wondered about the third generation of BMW’s slope-roofed midsize SUV. Turns out, a lot. For one, we collectively felt that this third-gen BMW X6 is the best oneContinue Reading
2022 Volkswagen Taos First Look: A Big New Small SUV
By Nick Yekikian – MotorTrend The Volkswagen Group is the largest automaker in the world, and yet it only commands a measly three percent of the U.S. car market. Why so small a piece of such a decent-sized pie? Well, for a long time VW simply didn’t make the sort ofContinue Reading
2021 MotorTrend SUV of the Year: Contenders and Finalists
By MotorTrend As automakers walk away from sedans as family transportation, it seems ever more categories and niches are being created for the now-omnipresent SUV. Across these multiple sizes, shapes, and price points, we tested the latest models at the 2021 MotorTrend SUV of the Year competition—thoroughly evaluating nearly 30 vehicles in all,Continue Reading
So Long: The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Is Officially Being Discontinued
By Alex Kierstein – MotorTrend If you read our test of the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Heritage Edition, you might have caught a bittersweet note: That special model is effectively the GT350’s swan song, at least in the car’s current incarnation. We’d speculated this to be the case earlier, but nowContinue Reading
The Best Hatchbacks You Can Buy In 2020
By Alex Nishimoto – MotorTrend Crossovers and SUVs might dominate the new car market, but for some, there is just no substitute for the practicality, fuel economy, and handling fun that a proper hatchback can offer. There’s a lot to like about modern hatchbacks—and of course, SUVs are just jacked-upContinue Reading
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge EV First Drive Review: Pure Electric P8wer
By Angus MacKenzie – MotorTrend Quick quiz: How many 400-plus-hp production cars has Volvo built? The 402-hp 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric P8 is one of the most significant cars the Swedish brand has launched, right up there with the P144 Amazon, the 760, and the S80. But that significance derivesContinue Reading
Mazda MX-30 Review
The Mazda MX-30 isn’t Mazda’s first electric vehicle per se – it’s made several prototypes, including the absurd, Kinder-Egg-on-wheels EX-005 concept of 1970 – but it is Mazda’s first production EV. Careering straight down the plug-in crossover route seems like a safe bet for pulling in buyers, but there are plentiful clues Mazda’sContinue Reading