By Angus MacKenzie – MotorTrends Quick and comfortable: This ain’t your daddy’s Defender. Mike Cross aims for the gap in the trees, and guns it. There’s a muted snarl from the 395-hp straight-six under the hood, the hiss of rubber on wet gravel and the whoomp! whoomp! whoomp! of muddyContinue Reading
By Erick Ayapana – Words – Motor Trend I’ve come to appreciate a few things in our long-term Mazda3 that set it apart from its main rivals, the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. For starters, the optional head-up display (Active Driving Display in Mazdaspeak) is well executed, and Mazda gets bonus points for including itsContinue Reading
By Greg Fink – MotorTrend We have details on the 2021 Porsche 911 kit’s visual bang, which likely costs a lot of bucks. The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is an undeniably attractive (and hugely powerful) car, but say you want to make it stand out a little more? Then Porsche’s recently unveiled SportContinue Reading
By: DENIS FLIERL – Automoblog The 2020 Lexus LS 500 makes a strong case for driving enthusiasts who also want to cruise along in comfort. We did feel a little younger behind the wheel, but our lower backs appreciated all the different power adjustments and massage functions of the seats.Continue Reading
By TONY BORROZ – Automoblog.net The 2020 RS Q8 is the first SUV from Audi in the United States to have an RS badge. Under the hood, a turbo V8 creates nearly 600 horsepower and 600 lb-ft. of torque. At the famous Nürburgring racetrack, the RS Q8 set a new speedContinue Reading
By: Jeff Perez – Motor1 The Nissan GT-R is so old (how old is it?) that when it debuted in 2008, McLaren wasn’t anywhere near the tour de force the brand is currently. These days, the British manufacturer offers two excellent alternatives to Nissan’s supercar – the 570S and the 720S – as well asContinue Reading
By: Jeff Perez – Motor1 The Supra is great. Full stop. Yeah, we know – the Toyota Supra and BMW Z4 are pretty much one and the same. Apart from the removable roof, the two cars ride on the same platform, use the same engine, and for the most part, have identical interiors both loaded withContinue Reading
By Miguel Cortina – Words, Motor Trend The subcompact SUV segment is red hot. Over the last four years, names like Hyundai Kona, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Toyota C-HR, Ford EcoSport, Nissan Kicks and Mazda CX-30 have emerged or been resurrected in the U.S. The 2021 Kia Seltos joins that list, but it falls on the larger side of the pack—at 172Continue Reading
By Jesse Bishop – Words, Jade Nelson – Photos – Motor Trend As I write this, we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. With every browser refresh, there’s more breaking news, and the commentary online ranges from doomsday prognostications to hoax conspiracies. For many of us, sports provide anContinue Reading
By Andrei Nedelea – Inside EVs First deliveries of the highly anticipated Tesla Model Y have commenced and videos of the car are now starting to pour in. This Tesla Model Y Review by Doug DeMuro is the longest and most in-depth look at it so far, so sit back, grab some popcorn and takeContinue Reading