Reviews

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — To this day, Honda has never built a warlord-grade body-on-frame SUV, the sort that serious off-roaders would actually consider taking off-road. And no, rebadged Isuzus don’t count. So you might think it a bold…

MADRID, Spain — The 2023 Range Rover Sport marks several firsts for Land Rover’s luxury-first sub-brand. It’s the first time the sportier take on Land Rover’s iconic luxury SUV is being offered with multiple hybrid powertrains and…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2023 Honda CR-V is a big deal. It helped establish its segment a quarter century ago and has been a benchmark for it ever since. It's Honda's best-selling model by a wide margin. Last year, Honda sold nearly…

ERDA, Utah – The 2023 Toyota GR Corolla manages to wring out 300 horsepower from three cylinders. Even a guy who got a C+ in Algebra II can tell you that means 100 hp per cylinder, which is just loony tunes for a car that shares its…

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Every car has its color. It’s usually the one prominently photographed in press or marketing photos; the one its designers thought made the biggest impact. They’re often bold hues, though rarely popular. The…

ERDA, Utah – Back in May 2019 when we got our first chance to drive the reborn Toyota Supra, a certain car reviewer of great wisdom and modesty noted the following: “The Supra’s mandatory eight-speed automatic transmission is…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — One interesting aspect of attending a launch event is that the folks who live and work along the drive route see the car for the first time. Some models fly under the radar. The only person who recently noticed…

It’s the silence that grabs you. Under hard acceleration, not even a distant whine can be heard from the electric motor driving the front wheels of the new Rolls-Royce Spectre. We’re approaching 80mph and there’s a merest sensation of…

If you’re looking for a family car with low running costs, then there are plenty of electric SUVs to consider. However, not everybody is convinced that a full EV can fit with their lifestyle, which is where the plug-in hybrid SUV comes in. …

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – I don’t speak much German, but I know a message auf Deutsch when I hear it. At the first media drive of the 2023 BMW X7, engineers and executives revealed the internal name for the brand’s biggest and…

Regardless of the size, performance or budget, lopping the roof off a vehicle makes driving fun; you get more fresh air, more sun – maybe too much, in recent days – and feel closer to the scenery breezing by. But drop-tops carry compromises…

Fuel prices might have recently passed their peak, but many new-car buyers can find ways to beat the squeeze. One of the best ways is to buy a more compact car; another is to switch to plug-in hybrid power.Downsizing might seem like a dirty…

There are lots of reasons why electrification is all the rage in the automotive industry. Reduced emissions and dependence on oil are certainly high on the list, but so are performance and quietness. It’s for those reasons that the…

MALIBU, Calif. — The all-electric Pininfarina Battista throws around some impressive numbers. Power output in the 1,900-horsepower neighborhood. A 0-to-60 time of less than 2 seconds. A range estimated to be 300 miles. A starting…

ASHEVILLE, S.C. — The 2023 Hyundai Palisade isn’t the new kid in school anymore. It’s established, selling like gangbusters and still being lauded by everybody here at Autoblog — Senior Editor John Snyder even bought one last year.…