The Ferrari-powered Giulia Quadrifoglio is phenomenal. But the Giulia with the base engine is pretty darn good, too. There’s a reason so many enthusiasts fawn over the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. That car was basically developed by Maranello’s top engineers after a series of long espresso breaks. It has a Ferrari-derived V-6 engine, suspension components […]
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The Lyriq’s electric drivetrain is a double-edged sword, but it ultimately comes out ahead. The Lyriq is Cadillac’s first full EV, and in a vacuum, it’s excellent. Pleasant, artful, luxurious, and smooth, the Lyriq ditches internal combustion for a 102.0-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack and an electric motor on each axle. The end result is a
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The hybrid should be the only powertrain offered on Toyota’s mid-size pickup. The biggest problem with the old Toyota Tacoma? It had no low-end torque. Just 265 pound-feet at 4,600 rpm. While the new standard turbocharged four-cylinder makes a big difference—317 pound-feet at 1,700 rpm—the optional hybrid system makes the Taco feel like it’s got
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The Lucid Air is delightfully straightforward, and the rear-wheel-drive Pure trim is its most-compelling form. Before World War II, design in America was influenced heavily by Victorian-era sensibilities that emphasized the expression of wealth over livability. In America’s post-war boom, this ornamented, stuffy style fell in favor of modernism, which had its origins in the
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Subtle tweaks have turned the Miata from overly whimsical to one of the world’s great sports cars. No, there isn’t more power. And there certainly isn’t more weight. What Mazda did to the 2024 MX-5 Miata was a bunch of thankless, non-flashy updates that most folks will dismiss on the ND’s 10th year of production.
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The Camry lineup goes all-hybrid, with refinements across the board. One does not typically look to a new Toyota Camry for revolution. Toyota perfected its mid-size sedan formula decades ago, and each successive generation has been an iterative improvement on the last. But this new, ninth-generation Camry brings with it a quiet revolution—it’s going hybrid
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It’s a V-8-powered, retro-futuristic dream machine. If you drive far enough along Kensington High Street in London you’ll spot the city’s Indian Motorcycle dealership. It wasn’t always a motorcycle dealer, for years it was the home of Bristol Cars. Bristol’s sign was occasionally broken, but the building proudly housed cars as rare, quirky, and British
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Our first test of the 250-series Land Cruiser shows its off-road capability. In Australia, there’s an old saying: “If you want to go into the bush, take a Land Rover. If you want to come back, take a Land Cruiser.” It’s hard not to frame the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser that way. This is a
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With fake shifts and fake engine sounds, the 2025 Ioniq 5 N will change performance EVs forever. We hope. Let’s cut to it: electrons have won the go-fast arms race, but exactly zero performance EVs have strummed enthusiasts’ heartstrings. Not the Taycans, Teslas, i4s, or Sapphires. We’re awed by EVs’ raw power, thrilled by their
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The 671-horsepower sports car is more appealing with less roof. “Think of all the money you’ll save on therapy!” That’s what my brother said when I bought a Miata. It wasn’t anything special—a 2010 Grand Touring with the all-important limited-slip differential—but it was a soft-top convertible, and it was mine. A 2,800-mile road trip proved
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