2025 VW ID. Buzz First Drive: Microbus Revival Trades Flower Power For Electric Power
To call the VW ID. Buzz "long anticipated" is an understatement. Finally ready for U.S. roads, has the electric microbus lost its retro charm?
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2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid First Drive: Electric Power Is Great But Something's Missing
Kia's SUV-lookalike Carnival HEV minivan finally adds a hybrid option, and we put it to the test. Is electrification a winning move for this bestseller?
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2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid First Drive: More Power, More MPG, More Money
Honda's new hybrid hatchback may be frugal, but with more power on tap is this high-end Civic actually a driver's car?
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2025 Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance First Drive: Goodbye V8, Hello F1-Style Hybrid
Mercedes' feistiest compact sedan loses the V8 but gains a wild plug-in hybrid powertrain inspired by F1. More power, more tech, but has it lost the charm?
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2025 Audi Q7 And 2024 Q8 First Drive: Can A Refresh And SQ Speed Justify The Price?
Audi's flagship SUVs get more presence, sharper styling, and a tech boost, but can in-car purchases distract from what are undoubtably aging models?
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2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Review: Redesigned Crossover Fakes It - And Makes It
Dramatic new styling and some huge improvements in the cabin give the 2024 Santa Fe a bold upgrade, but does this three-row SUV deliver where it really matters?
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2025 Infiniti QX80 First Drive: Bigger SUV, Bigger Price, Same Big Compromise
Infiniti's big three-row SUV gets even bigger in its 4th-generation, trading the old V8 for a more potent V6, but do body-on-frame compromises spoil the luxury?
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2025 Subaru Forester First Drive: Redesigned SUV Preaches To The Choir
Subaru's new Forester debuts a fresh style upgrade, but has this early flag-bearer in the SUV segment done enough to stand out amid fierce competition?
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2024 Lincoln Nautilus First Drive: Luxury SUV Gets More Screen Time
In Lincoln's new Nautilus, the magic is on the inside: a huge, dashboard spanning digital display. But does it elevate this midsize luxury SUV?
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2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S E Performance First Drive: More Of Everything
Can a clever plug-in hybrid drivetrain replace a V8? AMG's latest super-speed SUV claims the answer is yes, and the GLC 63 S brings a wild 671 hp to the party.
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2023 Dodge Challenger Swinger Review: A Muscle Car's Last Call
Dodge's decision to axe the Challenger and Charger sent muscle car fans into mourning. Does one of the final Challengers still live up to the hype?
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2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness First Drive: Part Hatchback, Part SUV, All Subaru
Subaru takes the popular Crosstrek further into the wild, and the Wilderness trim is more than just a style upgrade. Can it compete with Wrangler and Bronco?
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2024 Hyundai Kona First Drive: Affordable Compact Crossover Avoids Mission Creep
Hyundai's 2024 Kona may look sharper and its cabin may be blessed with more tech, but has it forgotten its core purpose while growing up?
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5 Cars Ford Should Have Never Discontinued
Ford successfully rebooted the Bronco and Mustang brands, but here are five iconic nameplates we think should never have gone away in the first place.
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Ranking Every Jaguar XJ Generation From Best To Worst
For more than five decades, Jaguar's XJ arguably defined British luxury on the road, but that comfort came with plenty of performance, too.
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2024 Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV First Drive: Fast Filling In The Gaps
AMG works its performance magic on Mercedes' EQE SUV, bringing 617 horsepower to the party. Is that enough to make this a true electric sports SUV?
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2024 Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance First Drive: Electrifying Tradition
AMG's vision of electrification still involves a big V8 gas engine. Complex and fiendishly potent, the new S63 epitomizes what Mercedes is best known for.
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Mercedes' New EV Concept Honors A Pioneering Prototype In More Than Just Style
The bright orange paint, gullwing doors and AR headset of this concept EV aren't as exciting as the electric tech Mercedes is testing under the striking design.
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2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV First Drive: Still A Cartoon Off-Roader
Big, brash, and aggressively electric, the Hummer EV SUV sticks close to the recipe that made its pickup cousin so impressive - and so problematic.
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2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter First Look: An Electric Van To Deliver Sustainable Commerce
Making transportation green takes more than just electric passenger cars, and Mercedes is hoping the new eSprinter will become a familiar sight in U.S. cities.
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2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter First Drive: A Van For All Seasons
Whether you want to live in it, deliver with it, or carry people in it, Mercedes' Sprinter is a big deal. For 2023 the Sprinter gains gears and drops cylinders.
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2023 Volkswagen ID.4 First Drive: Heading In The Right Direction
Volkswagen's electric car ambitions in the U.S. rest on the ID.4, and 2023 brings both more affordable models and a step up in charging speed and technology.
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This Six-Figure Maserati Track Day Was A Wake-Up Call For Performance Cars
We got a high speed lesson in why - even with some SUVs and sedans promising supercar-level horsepower - not all performance cars are created equal.
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2022 Ford Bronco Raptor First Drive: Wider And Wilder
Ford's Raptor range gets a new member, with the Bronco Raptor bring a beefy V6 and some serious off-road talent to the trail - and serious speed away from it.
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2023 Maserati MC20 Cielo Revealed As Sun-Loving Convertible Supercar: First Look
Maserati's reinvention continues, with the new MC20 Cielo convertible getting a wild color-changing droptop roof and a potent F1-inspired engine
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2023 Maserati Grecale First Drive: An Upscale SUV To Give Porsche Nightmares
With the heart of a sports car and the practicality of an SUV, the Maserati Grecale isn't short on performance. That could cast a shadow over Porsche's Macan.
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