Driving 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE And GLS Prototypes In The Desert Fulfilled My Childhood Dream
Blasting down roads like the ones in "One Battle After Another" was the cherry on top.
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New Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series Will Be Even More Extreme Than The GT3 Race Car It's Based On
The yellow-accented car seen here is the production Black Series, and it has a wilder aero package than the racer does.
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New Renault Twingo's Wheel Options Put Other Hubcap Designs To Shame
The Twingo's Evolution trim level comes with "Domino" hubcaps, and they're some of the best hubcaps I've ever seen.
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Petersen Museum's New Fast & Furious Exhibit Has Something For Everyone, But Especially The Nerds
“A Fast & Furious Legacy: 25 Years of Automotive Icons” features nearly two dozen cars from all ten Fast Saga movies, including some more obscure favorites.
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These Are Your Favorite BMW 3 Series
We've got almost every generation represented here, plus some oddball choices.
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What's Your Favorite BMW 3 Series?
You can either talk about an entire generation, a certain body style, or get real nerdy and pick out a specific model or special edition.
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2027 BMW i3 EV Returns The 3 Series To Its Design Roots And Boasts 440 Miles Of Range
The electric Neue Klasse i3 will be joined by gas-powered 3 Series models with similar styling, but riding on the current CLAR platform.
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The New Audi A2 E-Tron Won't Be As Revolutionary As The Original, But At Least It'll Look Good
It remains to be seen whether the A2 will be sold in the United States. I highly doubt it, but maybe (hopefully) I'll be proven wrong.
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2027 Kia Telluride Extends Its Reign As The Best Three-Row SUV
With a fascinating design, a great turbocharged hybrid powertrain, and even more space and refinement, the second-generation Telluride is a home run.
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These Are Your Favorite Vans
Throughout history there have been so many incredible vans, including cargo vans and MPVs and minivans and all sorts of other kinda strange genre-busters.
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2027 Rivian R2 Launches With 656 HP And 330-Mile Range For Under $60K, Base RWD Trim Coming Next Year For $46,495
Rivian seems to have made good on all of its promises with the R2, and deliveries start within the next few months.
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What's Your Favorite Van?
Contrary to what normal folks might expect, we car people usually love vans.
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Audi RS3 Competition Limited's Upgrades Go More Than Just Skin Deep For The Five-Cylinder's Farewell
In addition to sporty styling bits, the RS3 Competition Limited gets three-way adjustable suspension.
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Porsche Reveals Mid-Range 657-HP Cayenne S Electric, Which Is Nice, But Wow Look At The New Green Interior Style Package
The 2026 Porsche Cayenne S Electric will hit 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds.
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Alpina's Last Independent Creation Is An XB7 With Satin Paint That's Just For North America
The BMW Alpina XB7 Manufaktur is limited to just 120 units for the United States and Canada.
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Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe EV's Interior Revealed With Some Of The Best Knobs I've Ever Seen
The second-gen AMG GT 4-Door is going electric, and it'll have a more spacious interior with a driver-focused layout and some very cool details.
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2026 Subaru Trailseeker Feels Like A Subaru Wagon Should
With 375 horsepower the Trailseeker is quicker than any production Subaru before it, and you can even get it with blue leather seats. What more could you want?
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This Is The Most Fun Our Readers Have Ever Had Driving In The Snow
Donuts, drifting, and the perfect end to a first date.
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2026 Subaru Uncharted Is Even More Appealing Than Its Toyota Sibling
Different styling, more available features and a base front-wheel-drive trim set Subaru's Uncharted EV apart from the Toyota C-HR.
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What's The Most Fun You've Had Driving In The Snow?
Whether it's donuts in an icy parking lot, or a grand adventure winding through snow-capped mountains, we want to hear about it.
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These Are The Best Engines Our Readers Have Ever Driven
The cars themselves may have been questionable, but you certainly delivered when we asked for your most-beloved engines.
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What's The Best Engine You've Ever Driven?
Head over heels with a HEMI, or vocal in your V12 love? We want to know your favorite powertrain.
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Even The New Audi RS5 Itself Looks Shocked By How Powerful Its PHEV V6 Is
The new RS5 Avant and sedan have a total of 630 horsepower and the industry's first electromechanical torque vectoring system.
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A Wagon-Y Polestar 4 Variant (With A Rear Window) Is Coming This Year, And Two Brand New Models Will Follow In The Next Two Years
The Swedish automaker is working on it's largest new model offensive yet, promising three new vehicles over the next three years.
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2026 Toyota C-HR EV Is Actually Pretty Cool, I Swear
It won't be the EV for everyone, but I'm at least happy to see some personality out of a new mainstream Toyota.
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How Ford's Bounty Hunters And F1 Engineers Are Improving Efficiency And Lowering Costs For Its Universal EV Platform
Ford is sticking to its target of a $30,000 starting MSRP for when the UEV truck launches at some point in 2027.
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2026 Toyota bZ Woodland Is For Normal Outdoorsy People Who Just Want A Good Car
The bZ Woodland is well-packaged, nice to drive, and should easily be able to handle any of the off-roading its owners will actually throw at it, and then some.
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