I love it when carmakers have a sense of humor. Selling the newly NACS-plugged Hyundai Ioniq 5 for $55,400 with unpainted bumpers, a 1.0-inch lift, and all-terrain tires is one of the best ideas I’ve seen in the last year. I’m not totally sure who it’s for, but it proves that a little humor goes a long […]
Toyota treats the GR Corolla like its favorite kid. Every year so far, there’s been a tiny update that guarantees a minuscule increase in performance, and for 2025, it’s another brace of subtle changes that add up to make a tiny difference. Oh, and there’s a new front fascia that looks like Shredder. For 2024, […]
Nokian isn’t a very big brand. The Finnish tire maker, known best for its peerless winter rubber, can’t hold a candle to behemoths like Michelin or Pirelli in terms of volume or range of products. Yet its new performance-oriented all-seasons can compete with the big dogs. The tire, classified as an “ultra-high performance all-season,” is […]
Slicing through Chicago traffic, I came to a surprising revelation. There’s a gravity control device in the 2025 Suburban RST. Chevrolet calls it Magnetic Ride Control with Air Ride Adaptive suspension (retuned for this year) but I’m not buying into that gimmicky marketing crap. This SUV has some kind of nano-atomic fusion generator that spews […]
The 2025 Crown Signia carries on a long-standing Toyota tradition of vehicles that refuse to be categorized. Like the Venza it replaces, the Crown Signia is a bit too tall to be a wagon, but too short to be an SUV. It rides like its Crown sedan sibling, but it’s closer in capacity to a […]
What happened to the convertible? It used to be the ultimate symbol of freedom; top down, wind in your hair, not a worry in the world. But the iconic droptop has all but disappeared over the last decade, with buyers seemingly falling out of love with the idea of unlimited headroom. Mercedes-Benz is one of […]
Lexus occupies an interesting space in the luxury car market. It doesn’t have the same prestige as the German brands, thanks mostly to its Toyota origins. But those same origins make Lexus uniquely appealing to a certain type of buyer, one that prioritizes straightforward functionality and reliability over outright performance or cutting-edge tech. The Lexus RX perfectly […]
There’s no such thing as a good Lamborghini supercar. They’re militaristic things—no visibility, a bad driving position, an abundance of horsepower, and feral handling. There has not been one Lambo in history that is objectively good–only completely and lovably unhinged. But the Revuelto, Lambo’s newest, most powerful, and most advanced V-12 supercar ever, might be […]
Sometimes the simplest answer is the best. Before anyone even drove the C8 Corvette Stingray, we all assumed the Z51 Performance Package was all but mandatory. For a little over $6,000 you get summer tires, a stiffer suspension tune, a performance exhaust, bigger brakes, upgraded cooling, and an electronic limited-slip differential. But this particular Corvette […]
It’s easy to forget that some things existed. You know, like all-day McDonald’s breakfast, Kanye West (now known as Ye), or even the Audi E-Tron GT. The Porsche Taycan-based Audi EV has always been in its big brother’s shadow, mostly owing to the fact that the Porsche got superior hardware. And while the Taycan has […]