We have a running theory about Christian von Koenigsegg, the genius founder of Swedish hypercar company Koenigsegg, that basically states heâs actually from the future. Heâs stuck in our era, trying to invent a car fast enough to take him back to his home time. After driving the $2.5 million, 1,360 horsepower, 277.9âŚ
I donât know if you know this, but Jalopnikâs Jeep-fanatic David Tracy actually has a huge soft spot for a certain small, retro Japanese import. I respected his love for the first-gen Mazda RX-7, but I never truly understood it until I drove one myself very recently. And I walked away truly sad that we donât haveâŚ
When stats for the 2019 BMW i8 coupe and its roadster counterpart came out last year, I was disappointed that BMW didnât give this spaceship-like hybrid more power. This was its chance to finally make an all-powerful electrified halo supercar, I figured, and it missed the opportunity.
What business does an SUV have with nearly 600 horsepower? Itâs not my job to rationalize that, but it is to go and see what itâs like. Enter the 2019 Masterati Levante GTS and Trofeo, both packing a Ferrari V8, like all SUVs ought to have.
They say money canât buy happiness, but it can buy a 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS and the two are basically the same thing. Itâs quick, responsive, agile and fun as hell. Ours was canary-yellow, which only made it better. Here are five things you should know about it.
Once upon a time, a Mercedes-Benz inline-six was the very model of smoothness and opulence and grace. It went away for some time, but now itâs finally back and boasts some impressive power and tech. Then the mad scientists at AMG got their hands on it. Meet the 2019 Mercedes-AMG E53, one of the more interesting AMGâŚ
The wickedly fast, ridiculously expensive, please donât call them sedans even though theyâre totally sedans segment has blown up in recent years. âFour-door coupesâ like the Audi S7, BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe and Porsche Panamera all fight for damn near $200,000 from your well-diversified portfolio. Mercedes has had anâŚ
I think it was during the second or third time I went airborne in a Lancia 037 Stradaleâa leap that was higher, faster and further than Iâd ever experienced in the previous installmentâthat I realized how truly jump-happy Forza Horizon 4 is. I didnât think this was possible, as the last game was also extremelyâŚ
Hereâs a confession: I have always liked the Porsche Cayman more than the Porsche 911. I donât think Porsche wants me to feel this way, since itâs manufactured the 911 to be the iconic golden child of the lineup, but I canât hide these feelings no more, especially not from behind the wheel of a canary-yellow 2018âŚ
Microsoftâs fourth installment of the Forza Horizon series, Forza Horizon 4 will be released on Oct. 2, but yours truly has been puttering away at the game for the past couple of days in order to review it. I canât yet tell you anything about it yet, because embargoes and everything, but what would you like to knowâŚ
It may not look too different, but the 2019 Subaru Forester is all-new, with better handling, reduced road noise, an impressive amount of standard features and an almost ironically-named new Sport trim that altogether almost make up for its desperately slow acceleration. But thereâs still plenty on offer if youâreâŚ
I have to admit that Iâd never given much thought about driving Ford Mustangs. Or any American muscle car in general. Theyâre not my typical go-to, but as Iâve just had one for a weekend, I must say that I think I need to go back and reassess some stuff. In short, I really liked it.
The 2019 Cadillac XT4 is late to the game. It is only Cadillacâs third crossover entry on Day 6,419 of the SUV/crossover onslaught and comes at a time when probably most of Cadillacâs competitors are far ahead in the Big Cars race. So itâs got some catching up to do. Fortunately, itâs a luxury crossover with anâŚ
Thanks to the insane popularity and profitability of the Porsche Cayenne and Macan, Porsche has granted us an insane selection of the 911 to suit every single driverâs demands. But! With 24 different models in the U.S., itâs hard to sort out which coupe, Cabriolet, Targa, S or Turbo is the right 911 for you. But nowâŚ
There is no denying the 2018 Tesla Model 3's importance. It is intended to be Teslaâs volume-seller, the car that will hopefully make luxury electric cars more accessible to more people, especially when the long-promised $35,000 version hits the market. It is the key to Teslaâs future, the source of many of its âŚ
While the 2018 Range Rover Velar S did not make me feel like the King of New York City, as I had hoped, I did feel like at least maybe the Duke of my neighborhood. You know, still getting plenty of attention, but not too much, while having all of the benefits of being born into a world of no real responsibility. ItâŚ
Because I simply have not had enough seat time in various Porsches this summer, Iâve got the 2018 911 Carrera T. Itâs the lighter-weight, not as hardcore, very slightly easier on the bank account version of the 991.2, and Iâve tasked myself with seeing how this package really comes together.
On paper, the 2018 Infiniti Q50 Red Sport AWD is a 400 horsepower premium sedan positioned to take on the higher trim competition from BMW, Mercedes and Audi. But in practice, itâs a 400 hp car with a jarringly dated interior and upsettingly numb steering, leaving it just short of being legitimately fun.
Among the plethora of super-sophisticated Japanese sports cars that spawned from the 1990sâthe Nissan 300ZX, Acura NSX, Toyota Supra, Mitsubishi 3000GT and so onâthe third-generation Mazda RX-7 (chassis code FD) was by far the most focused machine available. Fast, expensive, unreliable, and not all that practical,âŚ
The square-framed round-lightâd face of a 1966 Ford Bronco is as classic and commanding of respect as Nick Offermanâs facial hair. The whole design is a tribute to freedom. This one, decorated with dents and revived with a healthy V8 engine, accomplishes something few customized cars ever do: it just freaking feelsâŚ
