While many sedans are facing an existential crisis these days, there’s one sub-segment that’s been quietly thriving with new entries. Until recently, your only choice for a small executive sedan in the USA were Audi’s elegant A3 and Mercedes’ swoopier CLA. Now, aside from those two, BMW offers its FWD-based 2-Series Gran Coupe and Mercedes […]
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Lamborghini’s Huracan is approaching its twilight years. Come 2024, a full decade after it was launched, it will replaced by a brand new supercar complete with turbocharged V8 power, hybrid assistance and a silent EV city mode. In some ways, it can’t come soon enough. Next to supercars like the Ferrari F8 Tributo, the standard […]
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Americans love trucks, but the Toyota Tundra hasn’t been a roaring success as the company only sells around 115,000 units annually in the United States. That’s far less than most competitors and it’s a tad peculiar as the mid-size Tacoma is one of the most popular trucks in its segment. While there’s no easy explanation […]
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Lexus is renowned for comfort and reliability, but they have a bit of an image problem as they’re often viewed as a boring brand for old people. The company desperately wants to change that and they’ve been making progress by offering sportier models with more stylish designs. That trend continues with the 2022 NX, which features […]
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Amazing. That’s about the only way you can describe the 2022 Ford Maverick as the pickup starts at $19,995 and comes with a hybrid powertrain that allowed us to average 49 mpg (4.8 lt/100 km) in real-world testing. That’s insane, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg as the Maverick is so much more […]
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Porsche’s 911 GT3 has always punched further above its weight than a 130 lbs IT geek with a supermodel girlfriend. It’s not the fastest or most powerful sports car quite a lot of money buys, but it is always among the best to drive. But if the 991.2-generation GT3 was so fantastic, can Porsche really […]
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It’s incredible to think that the VW Golf GTi, the one-time young upstart that helped define a completely new class of car and consign crusty clunkers like the MGB to the history books, is almost half a century old. This year marks the GTI’s 45th anniversary and as VW buffs know, that’s all the excuse […]
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When is a truck, not a truck? When it’s the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz. That’s not an insult as the company calls the model a “sport adventure vehicle” and refers to it as a “lifestyle crossover with an open bed.” Despite the linguistic gymnastics, the Santa Cruz is by all intents and purposes a pickup. […]
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Sometimes, we’ll test a car that gets so under our skin that we think about it for months, if not years, after handing back the keys. The Toyota GR Yaris, perhaps surprisingly, was not one of those cars. We had the opportunity to test out the entry-level GR Yaris in Australia back in February and […]
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The Toyota Corolla was introduced 55 years ago and, with 50 million units, is the best-selling vehicle of all time. However, a lot has changed in the past five and a half decades so the Corolla is following suit by spawning a crossover variant. Known as the Corolla Cross, the new model seeks to build […]
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