2017 Subaru WRX Priced From $27,515
Subaru’s tried and true rally specials, the WRX and the WRX STI, drift into the 2017 model year with minor equipment changes. The base six-speed manual 2017 WRX costs $125 more than it did in 2016, for which buyers now get an auto-on sensor for the headlights, auto up/down control for the front passenger window, […]
GM Recalls 895,000 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Trucks for Seatbelt Issues
Nearly 900,000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks are subject to a recall to fix a defect with the front-seat seatbelts. General Motors says the issue affects 895,232 2014-2015 model-year Silverado and Sierra trucks in the U.S., around 3000 of which are still unsold on dealer lots. The problem relates to a […]
Groove Is in the Heart: Sir Peter Blake Designs a Bentley for Charity
Last summer, Bentley’s erstwhile twin Rolls-Royce announced the Wraith Inspired by Music, a vehicle which appropriated the wildman heritage of former RR owners and sold it as a fancy one-of-one bauble. To put it bluntly, we felt the car came off rather icky and misguided. Bentley’s gone down a similar path with its latest one-off […]
Aston Vantage GT8 Is Lighter, More Expensive—and Not Coming Here
2016 Ford Focus RS vs. 2015 Subaru WRX STI, 2016 Volkswagen Golf R – Comparison Tests
French Bulldogs: New Ford Focus RS vs. Subaru WRX STI and VW Golf R
Europe gave us the hot hatchback and so we wanted to return the favor, choosing the Continent for our first comparison of the eagerly awaited Ford Focus RS. We took a car from the media launch in Valencia, Spain, and headed over the border to France, enabling us to use both Michelin’s test track at […]
Aston Vantage GT8 Is Lighter, More Expensive—and Not Coming Here
Let’s start with the bad news: The Aston Martin Vantage GT8 is one of those cars that the capricious gods of automotive homologation chose to deny us, there being no plans to offer it in the U.S. market. Which is a shame since—radioactive color scheme and stratospheric price tag aside—this could well be the finest […]
2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC-class – First Drive Review
2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC-class First Drive: Roadster Renewed
Twenty years ago the Mercedes-Benz SLK-class was born, amid a renaissance of roadsters. The perky SLK distinguished itself within the burgeoning field of baby ragtops by not having a ragtop, but a nifty retractable hardtop. The SLK retained that feature through succeeding generations, during which the car grew larger and more luxurious, with styling that […]
2017 Subaru Forester Refresh Brings Slightly Different Looks, Torque Vectoring for the Turbo
Most changes to update the Subaru Forester crossover for the 2017 model year are par for the mid-cycle–refresh course, including slightly revised front and rear fascias, a few interior upgrades, and some new active-safety equipment. But Subaru being Subaru, the Forester also sees one upgrade that you won’t find on a Toyota RAV4 or a […]
Hyundai Recalls 173,000 Sonatas for Power Steering Failure
Hyundai is recalling 173,000 Sonata sedans in the U.S. for power steering failure, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2011 Sonata has a circuit board inside the power steering system’s electronic control unit that may get damaged from corrosion or other weather-related effects. As a result, the power assist may […]
Track Clinic: Everything You Need to Know to Master Road Atlanta
A racetrack can’t get off to a better start than hosting a major international series as its inaugural event. That’s exactly what Road Atlanta did with the seventh round of the Can-Am Championship on September 13, 1970. Road Atlanta hosted nine more Can-Am races before the series died, along with numerous Trans-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA […]
Mercedes May Bring Bonkers G500 Squared to SUV-Crazy America
Mercedes May Bring Bonkers G500 Squared to SUV-Crazy America
The Mercedes-Benz G-wagen is pretty nuts. A nearly forty-year-old ex-military vehicle, the box-shaped off-roader has become an unlikely status symbol, one that Mercedes-Benz intends to keep around for the long term. To that end, Daimler has been playing variations on the funky G: Consider the G65 AMG, packing an absurd, 621-hp V-12. And let’s not […]
Black Label Greenbacks: Lincoln Announces 2017 Continental Pricing
Black Label Greenbacks: Lincoln Announces 2017 Continental Pricing
Get ye behind us, O benighted MKS, for Lincoln has announced what it’ll cost to put a new Continental in your driveway. Offering a choice of three engines, four trim levels, front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, and five option packages (some available only with certain trims), the Continental starts at $45,485 for a Premiere-trim car […]
2016 Honda Civic Coupe 1.5T CVT – Instrumented Test
2016 Honda Civic Coupe 1.5T CVT Tested: A Return to Form
The old Civic coupe is a minivan. Not literally. But after driving the new one, last year’s model feels—there’s no nice way to put this—like a gigantic Cheerio depository. READ MORE ››
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