2016 Volvo XC60 Drive-E Tested: Patiently Awaiting an Update
Volvo’s XC60 crossover, which debuted as a 2010 model and was last updated for 2014, is a competent and sophisticated luxury ute when viewed in isolation. But park one next to the brand’s excellent new XC90 SUV, and its gray hairs immediately become apparent—an observation we made in our review of a front-wheel-drive 2015 T6 […]
New VW GTI “Sport” Trim Is the Least Expensive Way to Get Performance Package
We tend to think of the Volkswagen GTI as one model, but it’s really a family of cars, with two-door and four-door body styles and multiple trim levels. VW is shuffling the trim levels and equipment a bit for 2017, with the biggest change being the arrival of the Sport trim level, which nestles in […]
Jeep Grand Cherokee to Get Software Fix to Prevent Rollaways
New software will prevent Jeep Grand Cherokees with the controversial electronically controlled “monostable” shifter from moving after the driver’s door is opened, even if the vehicle is not in park. The software patch is being shipped to dealers this week, and owners of the recalled 2014 and 2015 Grand Cherokees will be contacted to bring […]
An Engine Defines a Car—So What Happens in the EV Future?
An engine defines a car. Corvettes are synonymous with the pushrod V-8. You know a Subaru WRX is approaching before you even see it, because it sounds like a small aircraft about to make a crash landing. It’s hard to imagine a Porsche 911 without a flat-six, or a mid-engined V-8 Ferrari without a flat-plane […]
2017 Bentley Bentayga Test: We Head to Moab, an Off-Road Paradise, in an On-Road Hedonist
A distant thrum breaks the dawn’s silence, sounding for all the world like a C-130’s four huge props slashing the air high above the Utah desert. We scan the sky as the noise throbs nearer. When the source finally materializes, it’s actually ground-bound, a convoy of dozens of modified trucks jacked high on lift kits […]
Deep Dive: Bentley Dynamic Ride Explained
From the July 2016 issue Wheel articulation that improves rock-crawling traction is at odds with the flat body control that aids on-road handling. To manage the competing priorities of off-road ability and handling competence, Bentley engineers split the Bentayga’s anti-roll bars in two and fit electric motors between the halves. Using planetary gearsets to multiply […]
An All-Electric Maserati Sports Car? Maybe, Says Sergio Marchionne
While nearly the entire auto industry has been hard at work developing hybrids and electric vehicles, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has been rather behind the curve. Currently, it only offers a plug-in version of the Chrysler Pacifica and the all-electric Fiat 500e, which it only sells to meet California emissions laws. FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne […]
2018 Audi A5 – First Drive Review
2018 Audi A5 Driven: More Attractive Than the A4?
It’s not as if we didn’t know what to expect of the 2018 Audi A5. Underneath, it’s the same as the 2017 Audi A4 we recently tested, which we summed up in this way: “It doesn’t make much noise about it, but the A4 possesses a quiet competence that is as wonderful as it is […]
Let It Burn: How Quickly Can We Drive Through a Tank of Gas? – Feature
Let It Burn: How Quickly Can We Drive Through a Tank of Gas?
The nearest passable drinking establishment to our HQ at Eisenhower Place is a 54-year-old bowling alley recently remodeled as an upscale lane-sports destination and rechristened Revel & Roll. We mention this not because it offers a reasonably large selection of draft beer and serves delicious deep-fried mashed-potato balls and round breadsticks we like to call […]
2016 BMW 740i – Long-Term Road Test
2016 BMW 740i Long-Term Test Intro: Setting Sail for 40,000 Miles in BMW’s Flagship
After 120,000 miles divided among a 2012 BMW 328i sedan, a 2014 BMW 328d xDrive wagon, and a 2015 BMW M3, we’re ready for a respite from the sixth-generation 3-series. Each one of those recent long-termers left us cold: too disconnected, too expensive, or too flinty, but most of all, just short of totally satisfying. […]
2018 Ford Focus RS500 Spied: The New King of Hot Hatches? – Future Cars
2018 Ford Focus RS500 Spied: The New King of Hot Hatches?
What It Is: An even harder-core version of Ford’s already bonkers Focus RS hot hatch called the RS500. All sorts of vents, scoops, and spoilers suggest a comprehensive set of upgrades meant to increase track performance. Expect the car to be significantly decontented for lighter weight and to feature larger wheels and tires for improved […]
2017 Bentley Bentayga – Instrumented Test
Volvo Amps Up S90 and V90 with Sporty-Looking R-Design Trim
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