Reviews

MONROVIA, Calif. – The base four-cylinder Porsche Macan might be easy to find on dealer lots, as plenty of people buy them, but finding a car reviewer such as yours truly who has actually driven one is awfully difficult. You see,…

“Vivid” doesn’t even begin to describe this; neither does “damn cold.” The throttle is pinned to the firewall, the needles behind the glass in the dashboard’s 10 dials are twitching and dancing, the supercharger boost gauge is nailed…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 2023 Mazda CX-50 isn’t intended to be an answer for the Forester Wilderness, but Subaru’s extra-rugged compact SUV is still important to our story. Specifically, Subaru shared some data during that car’s…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif — It may not look like it on the outside, but the 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge is a substantially updated plug-in hybrid SUV. In fact, the entire XC60 line is refreshed for the 2022 model year, but we’re going to zero…

ROSAMUND, California – With fourteen corners packed into the 1.6-mile circuit, Streets of Willow is a tight, technical road course where sports cars packing 200 to 250 horsepower typically seem to shine the brightest – think Subaru…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Volvo doesn’t rock the design boat often, but the 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge is an exception to the Swedish car company’s staid, yet handsome norm. The C40 is a fully-electric crossover coupe, and it is Volvo’s…

LOS ANGELES – It’s the worst sort of L.A. traffic. That surging, accelerate-to-35-then-slam-the-brakes inconsistency that aggravates your last nerve. Oh, and there’s that driver aggressively changing lanes just in front of you, even…

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Subaru owners are a loyal bunch, but as more drivers decide to go greener by driving an electric vehicle, those loyalists have been left behind. The closest thing has been the Crosstrek Hybrid, a plug-in…

Seville, Spain – Even when its founder Enzo was a pup, Ferrari was famously wringing maximum performance from miniscule engines. Today, that spirit lives on in the Ferrari 296 GTB plug-in hybrid – the first real V6 road car in…

NAPA, Calif. — First things first: The 2022 Acura MDX Type S is not the Honda premium brand’s attempt to create a BMW X5M. Then again, at $67,745, it comes in 30 grand under the storming German SUV. So while the Type S carries the…

Lincoln’s latest renaissance began with the Navigator, specifically the full redesign introduced four years ago. Offering far more power than the competition established a new, common concept of effortless performance throughout the…

MILTON KEYNES, England — Before climbing into the VW ID.Buzz for a first drive in Volkswagen’s reborn and electrified bus, let’s turn back the clock to see how we finally got to this point. And acknowledge that Americans are going to…

Since its introduction, the Kia Stinger has been offered with two engines: a 255-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder and a 365-hp 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6. And although it still had the superb chassis, the four-cylinder…

The Toyota Land Cruiser is dead. Long live the Toyota Land Cruiser 2022 Lexus LX 600 — the flagship SUV brought kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a much-needed overhaul. Back with a new powertrain, new shell and new…

Thanks to a complete overhaul, the second generation Peugeot 5008 is unrecognisable from the previous car. That’s no bad thing, though, as it's better than ever, thanks to a fantastic interior and a composed feel on the road.The 5008 is a…