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'An ageing Range Rover can be a reliable car, especially if you carefully categorise your idea of reliability'

‘I’ve been trying to really engage with and enjoy the act of driving very slowly’

Best Cars for Moms:10 Family-Friendly Vehicles To Keep Your Loved Ones Safe And Comfortable

Honda Should Bring The CR-V Plug-In Hybrid To The US Market

An Homage To The Lamborghini Huracan: The Last V10 Supercar

The Secret To Making Perfect EVs Is To Make Them Imperfect

will.i.am And Lil Wayne Wrote A Song About Formula 1, And It Sucks!

‘I’ve sensed increasing resistance to the forced transition to electric cars’

Best Cars For College Students: Stylish, Fuel-Efficient, and Budget-Friendly Models

'My Land Rover is old fashioned, out of step, and very far from the best way to get around'

Richard Porter contemplates whether his beloved Land Rover Defender makes any sense in the modern age

Sergio Perez Beats Max Verstappen To Win Azerbaijan Grand Prix

The Sprint And The Swearing A Boring Grand Prix The Standings Welcome To Miami The streets of Baku belong to Sergio Perez. The fourth round of the 2023 Grand Prix season is done, and Sergio Perez finished first, followed ...

Everything Lucid Motors Is Doing Right (And Wrong)

Good: Brilliant Features Good: The Range And Charging King Bad: Expanding The Lineup Bad: Quality Hiccups Bad: Service Experience Outlook: Boom Or Bust This company has a stellar first product. But it has a few lessons to learn. CarBuzz ...

Arizona Sheriff Buys Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye To Stop Kids Taking Drugs

This is how the Cochise County Sheriff spent its grant money for drug education. An Arizona Sheriff's office has taken delivery of a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye with custom graphics. However, it's not destined for traffic duty. The 2022 ...

Mitsubishi Won't Survive The Electric Car Revolution

1. A Dull, Uninspired Lineup 2. Poor Future Models 3. Dwindling Sales 4. No Brand Loyalty Just Another Lancia Waiting To Die Renault-Nissan Leaving Mitsubishi Out In The Cold The brand is at risk of losing its identity and ...

Annoying Things Automakers Need To Stop Doing

Low Profile Tires On Everything Piano Black Plastic Trim Touch Capacitive Buttons Bose Audio Glass Roofs With No Shade Or Just Cloth Wireless Apple CarPlay Or Android Auto But No Wireless Charger Re-Inventing Things That Don’t Need Re-Inventing Putting ...

How We'd Fix The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness' Two Main Problems

Subaru missed the mark with the smallest Wilderness model. Four-year-olds across America screamed, “I want that now!” when the 2024 Crosstrek Wilderness debuted at the New York Auto Show earlier this month. Adult Crosstrek fans across the country were immediately ...

Defender, Range Rover, And Discovery Will Join Jaguar As Standalone Brands

Defender: The Off-Road Warrior Discovery: The Mainstream Family Brand Range Rover: Premium Meets Luxury Jaguar: An Electric Porsche Rival Here's what we want to see from each of them. Read in this article: Defender: The Off-Road Warrior Discovery: The ...

The Toyota FJ Cruiser Is Officially Dead: Where Did It All Go Wrong?

Where It Went Wrong Beaten By Its Own Brother Ahead Of Its Time Pour one out for the retro off-roader that never reached the heights it was meant to. The Toyota FJ Cruiser is finally, officially, and completely dead ...

‘Driving connects you to your journey. Flying feels like an awkward stasis to be endured’

Meaden rediscovers the eternal pleasures of an old-fashioned road trip

Is This BMW 1 Series M Coupe Really Worth More Than A 911 GT3?

A dealer has listed a 153-mile BMW 1M for a sum that could get you one of the finest Porsches on sale. Or even a lightly used Ferrari. Ohio-based BMW dealer Enthusiast Auto Group has listed a 2011 BMW 1 ...

'Hyundai’s Ioniq electric car range is wiping the floor with rivals'

Mike Rutherford thinks Hyundai’s numerous award wins are well-deserved

The 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate Is The Perfect Rig To Visit Steamboat Springs During A Blizzard

Celebrating middle age in a 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate was glorious. The trouble could have begun on I-70 West on a snowy and frigid cold January night with slick but nearly empty roads while heading to Steamboat Springs, ...

“Hyundai and Kia cars are great, but the brands need work”

Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks these Korean brands have made serious progress in recent years, but both are still struggling to shake their uncool brand image

‘Taking one hand off the wheel is an underrated part of the old manual gearbox experience’

Could there be a substitute for what we miss about a manual? Porter thinks so

‘We must stop talking about the EV future in quite such woeful tones’

The automotive world still gives us many reasons to be cheerful, thinks Jethro

Australian Drivers Can’t Even Get the Basics Right

So many car makers need to get serious about basic design Just because a car has automatic headlights doesn’t mean the lights are actually going to activate automatically Daytime running lights are not headlights All cars should have rear ...

Porsche's Analog Tachometer Did Not Go Down Without A Fight

Porsche agonized over the decision, but in the end, digital still won. The interior of the facelifted Porsche Cayenne was revealed earlier this week with an all-digital driver display that eschews an analog rev counter, and this was a big ...

5 Ways The Lamborghini Revuelto Betters The Aventador Ultimae

1. Outright Performance 2. Aerodynamics and Handling 3. More Room And Greater Practicality 4. Improved Connectivity and Infotainment 5. Safety The Revuelto is obviously quicker and more powerful, but it's also safer, more practical, and more efficient. Read in ...

5 Reasons Mazda Is Dominating Automotive Design Right Now

1 – Utsuroi – The Play Of Light And Shadow 2 – Empty Space And Curvature 3 – The Art Of Color 4 – The Human Element 5 – A Face For The Limelight A Perfect Storm Of Automotive ...

Dealers Are Selling New Dodge Demon 170 For Supercar Money

That's $99,666 plus a $250,000 dealer markup. A little over a week ago, Dodge unleashed the bonkers Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 on the world, and already shady dealers are selling them for well over sticker. Dodge knew this would ...

The Greatest Hits Of Chevrolet's Sixth-Generation Camaro

Chevrolet Camaro SS Chevrolet Camaro 1LS Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Chevrolet Camaro Shock And Steel Edition Specialty Vehicle Engineering Supercharged Yenko/SC Camaro 2020 COPO Chevrolet Camaro John Force Edition 2022 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Let's take a moment for the underappreciated ...

‘The McMurtry Spéirling points to a whole new take on how we should go racing’

McMurtry’s record run up the Goodwood hill fired Meaden’s imagination

The Sixth-Generation Chevy Camaro's Death Is A Blessing In Disguise

So many interesting possibilities have now opened up. Chevrolet announced earlier this week that its sixth-generation Camaro will officially cease production in January 2024. No direct successor was confirmed by GM, but the Bowtie division's chief explicitly stated that “this ...

“SEAT could be the first victim as the affordable electric car battles begin”

Alastair Crooks foresees a bleak future for SEAT and it may not be the only casualty as manufacturers fight it out in the cheap EV space…

Genesis Is The "Zen" Brand Infiniti Tried To Be But Failed To Become

This is great for Genesis but what's next for Infiniti? Genesis has accomplished in just seven years what luxury rival Infiniti had hoped to do for decades. Infiniti ultimately failed, which is harsh to say about any automotive brand. Still, ...

‘Work shoes click across pavement, pigeons flutter, leaves rustle, Alfa Romeo has a new comeback plan’

A journey through the familiar sights, sounds and stories of the everyday

Red Bull Dominates Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, But Max Verstappen Still Unhappy

Red Bull’s Surprise Team Orders Red Bull’s Fastest-Car Advantage Mercedes And Ferrari Woes Can McLaren Be Saved? The FIA’s Incompetence Another Perez, Verstappen, and Alonso podium finish shows us who the two teams to beat are this season. The ...

We Drove Every Generation Of M-Badged BMW Z Car To Find Out Which Is Best

The First M Roadster Clowning Around Everyone Loves A Sequel The M-Ish Z4 A Different Sort Of M Don’t Forget About The Z Cars Our favorite BMW Z might not be the one you'd expect. Mention a Z-car, and ...

Enjoy Being A Used Car Enthusiast While You Can Still Afford It

The Used Car Market Is Completely Whack Hiding Fun Cars Behind Exorbitant Paywalls Electric Cars Are To Blame Crappy Modern Enthusiast Options The Pickings Are Going To Get Slimmer Buy The Damn Car Now We're living in a golden ...

‘I can envisage a time where the best drivers are squabbling over the worst cars’

Drifting could be Jethro’s favourite motorsport – with a little fine-tuning

10 Of The Best Fast Cars Under $20k

1. Mazda MX-5 Miata 2. Subaru WRX 3. Dodge Charger 4. Honda Civic Si Coupe 5. BMW 7 Series 6. Infiniti Q50 7. Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG 8. Corvette C5 9. Cadillac XLR 10. Mini JCW (Any One But ...

Automakers Need To Come Up With Better EV Names

BMW: An Easy Transition Mercedes: An SUV Problem Audi: Getting Better General Motors: Names You Can Remember Ford: Going Bold Hyundai & Kia: Understandable For Now Polestar: Zero Foresight Toyota: No Creativity Tesla: S3XY Silliness Volkswagen: Hard To ID ...

‘For a last drive before a total ban on internal combustion, which car would I choose?’

The end of the petrol era has got Meaden shortlisting this century’s greats

No, Europe Is Not Banning The Combustion Engine By 2035

Expanded Loopholes For Carbon-Neutral Fuel A Stay Of Execution, Not A Death Row Pardon Automaker Responsibilities Decades Before Combustion ‘Dies’ Combustion Will Always Have A Place You may have been misled by sensationalist headlines, but combustion has not been ...

‘The great thing about ordering a Porsche new is that you get to indulge in the joy of specs’

Porter plays ‘Horrible & Expensive’ with the Porsche online configurator

Why Ford's Return To Formula 1 Should Be Celebrated

Michael Schumacher’s First World Championship Ford Cosworth Constructor Championships 1967 Debut Season Driver Championships The Jaguar Years Ford was responsible for Michael Schumacher's first championship win, and that's not the only bright spot in its F1 history. Last week, ...

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