Reviews

Sedans have become the Jan Brady of automobiles. They’re overlooked and underappreciated, as consumers lavish firstborn attention on SUVs, or coo over the latest electric babies. So when the all-new 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class was…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Japanese sports cars and sport compacts that hit the road throughout the 1990s are models that we often look back on with a nostalgic glimmer in our eyes, but hold the rad trip down nostalgia lane right there.…

When it comes to American muscle you don't get much more apple pie than Shelby American and Hertz. Once again, the two companies are teaming up to offer travelers across the United States access to a triad of new Mustang Shelby…

SAN ANTONIO — The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning had already proven to be a success before we even had a chance to drive the thing. The order books already closed for its first model year, so for 2022 at least, this review is basically…

BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. – What does the 2022 GMC Sierra AT4X have in common with the Aston Martin Vulcan, Mercedes-AMG GT, Camaro ZL1 and Ford GT? The answer: Multimatic DSSV spool-valve dampers. These dampers – or shock absorbers as…

The Kia Sportage has always been one of the smallest compact SUVs, and for the last two generations, has been a value-packed, style-conscious alternative to the bigger, more family-friendly CR-Vs of the world. The trouble is, there’s…

HAIPHONG, Vietnam — "It's a good opportunity. Our world is changing," replied VinFast CEO Thuy Le when I asked her why Vingroup is burdening itself with cars. Vingroup, which created and owns VinFast, was founded in Hanoi, Vietnam,…

MOAB, Utah — “Which way should I go?” I ask Jim Morrison, head of the Jeep brand for North America, as we depart our Easter Jeep Safari base camp outside Moab, Utah, for a little jaunt up and down some gnarly looking rock faces. He…

MOAB, Utah and AUSTIN, Texas — The Jeep Grand Cherokee rollout has taken the better part of a year to fully realize, but with the launch of the new 2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid, it’s all over but the proverbial crying.…

The enthusiast car segment has yet another carry-over sport compact to celebrate. The refreshed 2022 Volkswagen GLI didn’t get any meaningful mechanical upgrades, but as we’ve learned from VW’s overhauled GTI, a comprehensive…

OLBIA, Sardinia – What is the definition of a supercar? It varies from generation to generation, from country to country, and from brand to brand. It’s the type of complex question that could fuel pub talk until the taps run dry.…

FRANKFURT, Germany — Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to sub-brands: AMG, Maybach and even Smart all showed a new facet of what a Benz could be. The introduction of a sub-brand first needs to set the tone, something that later models can…

Chevy Silverado buyers have had no choice but to look enviously at the high-speed off-road specialist pickup trucks from Ford and Ram ever since the SVT Raptor invented the segment in 2010. That’s a long time to wait for a…

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Last summer, a whopping 40% of would-be electric vehicle buyers said they had heard of Toyota’s EV. Of that, 21% said they considered buying it. Funny thing was, the 2023 Toyota bZ4X wouldn’t be revealed for…

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Though freshly updated, the 2022 Audi S8 actually has not been changed much. Its exterior has been nicely freshened, it has some fancy new lights, and there’s a couple of new colors in the palette. What has…