First Drives

First drive review: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe plugs into the luxury side of the brand with a lot of capability

2022 BMW M4 Competition Convertible review: price, specs and release date

Review: The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQ 350+ slips into the electric-luxury mainstream

2022 Aston Martin DBX707 review: price, specs and release date

First drive review: 2022 Aston Martin DBX707 sings a quiet riot

Aston Martin DBX707 2022 review: The new fastest luxury SUV in the world is about more than just power

First drive review: 2023 Toyota BZ4X EV is positioned as the sideshow but upstages hybrid headliners

The 2023 Toyota BZ4X electric crossover is charmingly offbeat, and it seems to over deliver in nearly every way that might matter both to Toyota owners and those who want a no-fuss urban EV with trail cues. The BZ4X, ...

First drive review: 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 delivers capability with ease

Chevrolet spokesperson Shad Balch swore I would not, could not, bottom out the 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ZR2 in Joshua Tree National Park during an adventure on ungroomed public trails. Never one to back down from a challenge, I ...

First drive review: 2022 Audi S8 gets a new look, same split personality

Driving behind a 2022 Audi S8 on twisty roads in and around Oceanside, California, something seems off. When the car ahead of me turns left, the right side sits higher than the left. When it goes right, the left ...

Preview drive: 2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge electric SUV doesn’t complicate the future

Simplicity is bliss. After a very short drive of the Swedish automaker’s first fully electric production model earlier this month, I found it’s a lasting impression that rings true in the driving experience and the overall ambience of the ...

First drive review: 2021 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid hits the right numbers but shuns its sport-sedan heritage

“OK Boomer,” jeered BMW last November, in a social-media ad for its first fully electric SUV, the iX. It was a reference to an already outdated meme that feels so last-decade now. It’s no surprise BMW faced a lot ...

First drive review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS fuses electric-car wizardry with S-Class serenity

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS pitches the luxury nameplate out of its comfort zone and into an all-electric future it had slow-tracked over the past decade. Even with its remarkably rapid development, Mercedes is in the unenviable position of playing ...

First drive review: 2021 Karma GS-6 goes over the top on style and fun, comes up short on range

It’s been a long and winding road for Karma Automotive, which was born of the remains of Fisker more than five years ago and still hasn’t managed to make as many cars as the original. But with the debut ...

First drive review: 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid beats Highlander Hybrid with 37 mpg and better tech, but it’s no Telluride

With the 2021 Sorento Hybrid, Kia delivers plenty of good reasons for us to choose its modest mid-size family crossover: a jaw-dropping 37-mpg EPA combined rating and a sub-$35,000 starting price, for a vehicle that seats six. If you ...

First drive review: 2021 Toyota Mirai goes faster and farther, but is that enough?

The redesigned 2021 Toyota Mirai looks and feels wildly different in this iteration. The first iteration of Toyota’s fuel-cell vehicle had more to prove and its styling reflected that. The Mirai’s look was loud and intended to draw attention ...

First drive review: 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 is buzzworthy, but a software update away from breakthrough

The 2021 Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV is likely to turn many more Americans on to the virtues of EVs. Based on all the bugs and hiccups we’ve seen in its interface, it’s not perfect. But a short, one-hour drive ...

First drive review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT upgrades performance without losing range

As if carrying just one legacy name wasn’t enough, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT adds a second set of historical baggage by tacking on a pair of initials that mean something extra to Ford. The “GT” distinction has ...

First drive review: 2022 Lucid Air delivers a new leading edge for EVs

Up until now, those buying premium electric cars have faced a stark dilemma: Either choose the EV that represents the leading edge of performance, range, and efficiency—yes, that would be the Tesla—or choose the EV that’s a more holistic ...

First drive review: 2022 Audi E-Tron GT and RS E-Tron GT opt for touring comfort over Taycan sharpness

The 2022 Audi E-Tron GT and the RS E-Tron GT have arrived, giving Audi a pair of wonderfully sleek and futuristic electric vehicles that its E-Tron SUV and Sportback pair just can’t match in panache or curb appeal. But ...

2021 Honda Accord Hybrid first drive review: The best kind of vanilla

Much like America’s best-selling ice-cream flavor—vanilla—one of America’s best-selling cars for decades, the Honda Accord, is not particularly exciting, but it fits in with a lot of things and it’s pretty much everywhere you turn. But the 2021 Accord ...

First drive review: 2022 Rivian R1T shines as the North Star of utility vehicles

The 2022 Rivian R1T electric pickup truck draws a lot of attention for a lot of reasons. Around town, the traditional pickup truck style finds the future with LED light bars ringing the rounded edges of the truck. On ...

First drive review: 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid superiority extends beyond gas mileage

The 38-mpg Tucson Hybrid is the first hybrid SUV in Hyundai’s lineup, and from what I’ve seen it’s the best way you can get the new Tucson—for now. The redesigned 2022 Tucson gets a fresh look, upgraded tech, and ...

First drive review: 2021 Hyundai Elantra Hybrid is a 54-mpg tech and value standout

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra’s redesign doesn’t just come with flashy new style and upgraded technology. It also brings the introduction of a new member into the brood, the Elantra Hybrid. We first heard some details about the 2021 Elantra ...

First drive review: 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 plugs into new wave, not the mainstream

The 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks different than all the rest, and from first sight it can tangle you up in a spot where nostalgia meets the future. I’ll get back to that feeling. But thankfully, after several hours ...

First drive review: 2022 Polestar 2 single motor beats Tesla on build quality, remixes priorities

Suddenly there’s an attractive, premium, reasonably priced, electric car that doesn’t have a Tesla badge. The question is whether that matters and what concessions—or advantages—that brings with it. Polestar flew me to Santa Fe, New Mexico and tossed me ...

First drive review: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV is a better Bolt

It occurs to me as I’m cruising down the highway, hands folded in my lap and eyes trained on the road ahead, that what I’m sitting in may have unwittingly committed a bit of fratricide. The all-new 2022 Chevrolet ...

2022 Nissan Qashqai e-Power: verdict and specs

The popular Nissan Qashqai has been electrified with the brand’s new e-Power system, but does this mean the family SUV has all the electric car benefits with none of the long charging times?… Verdict Company car users will welcome the ...

First drive review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV redefines the pony car

About 30 minutes into my first time behind the wheel of the Mustang Mach-E this past weekend, a simple gut-check moment revealed much: How and why it picks up on Mustang lineage doesn’t ultimately matter. It’s a fantastic-driving car. ...

2022 Nissan Qashqai e-Power review: price, specs and release date

First drive review: 2022 Volvo C40 Recharge trades function for style

With the arrival of the 2022 C40 Recharge, Volvo is truly starting to lay the groundwork for a future after internal combustion engines. The C40 Recharge isn’t the automaker’s first electric car, but it’s the first model to be ...

First drive review: 2022 Polestar 2 dual-motor revisits the value equation

A lot can change in a year. Suddenly the Polestar 2 is more than just one car in one build configuration. The 2022 Polestar 2 lineup has expanded to become more competitive, less expensive, and now has both a ...

First drive review: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid finds a new middle ground for efficient family SUVs

Combine the need for greater fuel efficiency and the heart of the market, and you have the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid right in that sweet spot. And yet the Santa Fe arrived with no direct competition. That’s astounding. ...

First drive review: 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS writes a love letter to mid-engine design

Strapped into the driver’s seat of the 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, I’m trying to listen to the hand radio stashed next to the gearshift, but I can’t make out the words. I assume they’re instructions from the ...

Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS 2022 review: A phenomenal track weapon but give me something else to drive home

About as fun as it gets … just bring a trailer Porsche could never be accused of neglecting true sports car enthusiasts, providing track-focused versions of both the 911 and the 718, which comes in both Cayman (hard top) and ...

First drive review: 2022 Volvo XC60 Recharge plug-in hybrid delivers more range and power

Volvo has said that it will make only electric cars by 2030. So what’s in store for its plug-in hybrids in the interim? Bigger batteries for more electric range. While in Brussels, Belgium to drive the 2022 Volvo C40 ...

Range Rover 2022 review: Even better for wafters and drivers

The go-anywhere limo is back with new tricks but one old concern It’s hard to believe the Range Rover has been around for more than 50 years. Combining the rugged off-road ability of a 4×4 with the comforts of a ...

First drive review: 2022 GMC Hummer EV mainlines electric to truck fans

Electric vehicles are far too often a polarizing tag. The idea gets sifted away into a particular ideological bin before some get the chance to grasp the freedom it enables. The same might be said of Hummer—the brand that ...

2022 Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid review: price, specs and release date

With a plug socket, 43 miles of pure-electric range and the lowest BIK tax rating in the range, is the Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid taking charge against its rivals?… On sale Now | Price from £38,395 With its late arrival to the ...

2022 Range Rover review: price, specs and release date

The new Range Rover aims to offer all the luxury, practicality and performance of the previous car – but do it even better. We’ve driven one to find out if it’s as good as the best SUV rivals… Price from £99,375 ...

Test drive: 2022 Subaru WRX matures into a righteous punk

The last time I drove the Subaru WRX, in 2017, I complained that it was too loud and I was too old. Something has changed. And it’s not me getting younger. In my week of driving it around town and ...

2022 Porsche Macan T review: price, specs and release date

The new Porsche Macan T is priced between the entry-level Macan and the Macan S, but promises to be sharper to drive than both. Is it as good as it sounds?… Price from £53,970 | On sale Now The Porsche Macan T is a ...

First drive review: 2022 Acura NSX Type S makes parting sweet sorrow

It feels not so long ago that the NSX made a nostalgia soaked return, but Acura’s hybrid supercar is once again headed for the automotive graveyard in the sky after the 2022 model year. But it’s not going out ...

Maserati Grecale 2022 review: An Italian answer to the Porsche Macan

Still want that Macan? Italy is known for fashion and food, not its timekeeping, and although the new Maserati Grecale has been partly delayed by the small matter of a global health crisis and an equally global microchip shortage, it ...

Preview drive: 2023 Ariya electric crossover reboots Nissan EVs from the inside out

Electric vehicles have the potential to soothe and simplify, to declutter and maximize space. It’s an opportunity to reinvent the entire vehicle.around a distinctive look and feel, with less drama. Put away any impressions you might have about Nissan’s ...

Skoda Enyaq Coupé iV vRS 2022 review: Lean, green but not very sporty machine

All the green The whole idea of a coupé-SUV is, to be honest, a bit daft. Taking a big, tall, practical vehicle and then removing some of that practicality in favour of somewhat dubious ‘improvements’ in styling, while boosting the ...

First drive review: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R hits on dynamics, misses on controls

My mother always said, “nothing’s perfect, Joel.” Mom tends to be correct most of the time. In the case of the 2022 VW Golf R, Mom’s sage advice proves to be correct once again. In the lead up to ...

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