Muscle cars tend to be polarizing machines–you either love them for their raucousness or hate them for their brute, blunt-object style force–but the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe with the new 10-speed automatic transmission may be the goldilocks vehicle for anyone on the cusp of […]
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The Deliciously Decadent Mercedes-AMG GT R
A first drive of the deliciously decadent Mercedes-AMG GT R in Portimao, Portugal

Driving the Green Monster on an Formula 1 Test Track: The Mercedes-AMG GT R
A review of the brand new 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R.

Why I love the Volkswagen Golf R
It’s a rare thing for a modern-day car to excite me. Don’t get me wrong, most of the cars now on the market are fantastic machines—they do exactly what they aim to do, and they do it well. It’s just rare to find an everyday car that inspires […]

First Drive: 2017 Audi A4 Allroad
The cowboy isn’t dead. In today’s postmodern, constantly connected world, he still rides through rain, sleet and snow, burnt forest and windy pass, yipping and yawping to his mottled black herd as they meander down Old Yellowstone Road through narrow Hoback Canyon just outside of […]

Four Things You Need To Know About Volvo Today
I spent a gorgeous few days in Vail and the surrounding mountain area to get a peek at the new Volvo V90 Cross Country. It was a gorgeous day and a really breathtaking car. Check out the inside scoop I got from top execs on […]

The Coolest Cars at the Concorso Italiano in Pebble Beach
To the northeast of the city of Monterey is the Black Horse Golf Club. Here, on the Saturday before the uber-rare cars take to the 18th Hole of Pebble Beach, owners and fans gather in the presence of some of the most beautiful Italian-designed cars […]

Splitting the Hairs of Luxury in the Kia Cadenza
Splitting the difference in luxury is like splitting hairs. Does luxury maintain its appeal if it’s available to nearly everyone? Kia thinks so, and with the new 2017 Cadenza, the automaker is targeting anyone who has ever wanted lots of premium features and miles […]

Why I Really Want a Mercedes-Benz Adventure Van
In an unmarked warehouse just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, wooden crates and cardboard boxes are waiting. Hulking, nondescript masses sit on shelves and floors around the warehouse. When it’s time, the half-assembled shells glide smoothly out of their protective shipping containers and onto […]

Putting the Mercedes-Benz Vans to Work
I’m driving around historic Charleston, South Carolina, in a refrigerated commercial van looking for ice cream. The temperature gauge reads just 91 degrees Fahrenheit, but it feels like 106 outside. The air conditioning is cranked to the max, making an icy dent in the sweltering […]

Driving the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabrio in Slovenia
There is something romantic about cruising through a place that feels still somewhat wild and untouched. A place that has served as the crossroads for trade, culture, and war for centuries has plenty of stories to tell in its red-starred roadside markers and tiny houses […]

Car Tech: Driving a Baby Supercar the McLaren 570S
I sent my mom a photo of the grey, alien-looking sports car hunkered low in my driveway. “What is THAT?” She typed back. “McLaren 570S,” I thumbed at the screen, followed by an elaborate string of emoticons. The truth is there probably aren’t enough […]