What happens when you stitch the head of a lion onto the body of an eagle? A whole lot of not-good, just ask the Greeks. Trying to do too many things at once—and trying too hard at it—is often a recipe for disaster. While the […]
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First Drive: Infiniti QX50
Back in 2007 Infiniti launched the EX35, the shrunken version of their popular FX luxury SUV. Thanks to revamped naming conventions at Infiniti, the EX35 has now become the QX50 and it’s getting what Infiniti is calling a “light refresh,” to make it slightly bigger […]
First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE
You may remember the boxy M-Class as one of the first luxury SUVs to hit the market back in 1997. Both auto journalists and consumers alike found themselves a bit confused, with reactions ranging from “That’s not a Mercedes-Benz!” to “Why would anyone want a […]
First Drive: Mercedes-Benz GLC
American enthusiasts are finally getting one of their deepest desires, and it only took a former engineer for the CERN atomic particle accelerator project to get it done. Sure, the wagon may go under a different name, and ride a little high, but it’s a […]
First Drive: 2016 Audi Q7
Remember that old boyfriend or girlfriend you had back in college? You know, the one you occasionally stalk on Facebook to gawk at photos and wonder how they still look so young/buff/hot? That’s the new Audi Q7. Fresh off its torture tests in the Namibian […]
First Drive: 2015 Mini Cooper Coupe, John Cooper Works Edition
When Mini made its return to the U.S. market back in 2001, the tiny cars were cute racing go-karts in the eyes of the American buyer — if they were remembered at all. The teensy cars with cartoonish colors and Union Jacks stood out in […]
Lexus gives the LX a Corporate Face-Lift and Launches a New GS Model
At the festivities around Pebble Beach last week Lexus unveiled a brand new look for the flagship SUV, the LX 570 and showed off a new, rear-wheel drive version of their popular GS model. I headed off to the land of pink-pants and plaid to […]
Range Rover Sport SVR First Drive
Want to tackle the Nürburgring? Perhaps traverse the Sahara? Compete in Pikes Peak? Ford a river? Oh, and you want to do that all on the way to drop the kids at school? There’s only one vehicle on the market that can probably handle all […]
Jaguar F-Type Manual, First Drive
Save the manuals! Death to automatics! Car enthusiasts and purists alike have mourned the slow and painful death of the manual transmission. Fewer people know how to drive them, even fewer are buying them and carmakers are simply opting out. The same goes for car […]
It’s an SUV, it’s a Car, it’s….. the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe–First Drive
It’s a car! It’s an SUV! It’s a…. Fastbacks have been around since the 1930s when automotive designers started using airplane shapes to smooth out square angles and rough edges on boxy vehicles. Some of the resulting designs are iconic, breathtaking, and fast. Other end […]
Racing for 24 hours at the Green Hell
The Nürburgring — the “Green Hell” in Jackie Stewart’s famous phrase — is simultaneously a proving ground, an iconic racetrack, and a death trap. Since the track was completed in the 1920s, more than 65 competitors have died in professional races; many more have done […]
Toyota RAV4 Goes Hybrid
Maybe the word “hybrid” added to any given Toyota is enough to pique the interest of the fuel-thrifty masses. That must be the case with this, the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, since all Toyota will talk about is that little badge. Read more of my story at […]