First Drive Reviews
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Lincoln’s latest, smallest SUV has dueling turbo-4 powertrains, a cushy ride, leather and high-end audio—but does it have luxury right?
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First drive review: 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo runs laps around EV performance expectationsWe drive the 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo through Denmark and Germany and test its range and top speed.
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First drive review: 2020 Ford Mustang 2.3 High Performance Package challenges the GT
With a mid 4-second 0-60 mph time and greater agility due to its lighter engine, the 2020 Ford Mustang 2.3 High Performance Package is a viable option to the Mustang GT.
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The VW ID Buggy is how normal cars will be cool again
The all-electric platform may be used by other automakers, and coachbuilders, for a new era of affordable niche vehicles.
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First drive review: The 2020 Volvo XC60 Polestar Engineered is made for Volvo enthusiasts
Polestar took the 2020 Volvo XC60 T8 and created something special with adjustable dampers and nearly 500 pound-feet of torque.
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First drive review: 2019 BMW M850i xDrive convertible goes big on performance and luxury
It may be big, but the 2019 BMW M850i xDrive convertible drives small, and delivers big power to match its luxury.
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Porsche’s most powerful SUV ever offers up a bevy of contrasts, from quiet electric commuting to track-ready snarl.
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First drive review: The 2020 Lincoln Aviator Black Label pilots a winning luxury course
With the new 2020 Aviator, Lincoln scales down the Navigator’s all-American bling into a more usable package.
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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 first drive review: A stable genius
Turn 16 at Atlanta Motorsports Park is a test of a driver’s courage and a car’s ability to stick to the track. Though it’s only a slight right-hander, it follows the turns 13, 14, and 15 left-handers that link to create one big, high-speed arc. Turn 16 is the moment of truth when...
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Review update: The 2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 can tackle the concrete jungle
The 2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 turbodiesel is a tool for both on- and off-road adventures.
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First drive review: The 2019 Cadillac CT6 is a glimpse of what could have been
The 2019 Cadillac CT6 is a tech-filled luxury sedan that shows what the automaker can do.
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First drive review: 2020 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is the right light
Aston Martin’s 211-mph convertible dashes through the Spanish countryside at brilliant and intoxicating speeds.
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The 2019 Porsche Cayenne Turbo isn’t just the ultimate performance SUV—it’s a taste of the electric Taycan to come.
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The red line that never existed: We cross the Rubicon in a Rubicon, we think
We take the long way through history in a Jeep Wrangler to find out where the Rubicon really is.
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First drive review: Feeling good in the 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8
The 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8 weighs less and costs less than the W-12-powered model, but it offers the same luxurious experience and better dynamics.
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First drive review: 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class luxury SUV barrels ahead
The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class is a modern-day Pullman train car.
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2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 challenges giants on the track
A track day in the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 showed this year's updates help this pony car challenge the track times of cars that cost twice as much.
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First drive review: 2020 Ford Explorer ST dances with the family, and it's a ball
The 2020 Ford Explorer lineup has been completely redesigned and gains a 400-hp, performance-oriented ST model. We tested it out.
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The precise distinction between cars and crossover SUVs (or Sport Activity Vehicles, as BMW prefers to call its crossovers) is a topic of spirited debate, but BMW project leader for vehicle dynamics Bernd Barbisch knows the difference exactly. A crossover is defined by 203 millimeters, or 8 inches. That is the minimum ride height for a vehicle to be classified as a light truck rather than as a passenger car, he explained. So his efforts to make the X3 M and X4 M drive and handle as much like their M3 and M4 counterparts as possible began with that as the literal floor upon which all of the...
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First drive review: 2019 Lamborghini Huracán Evo takes a tech leap forward
Big Willow at Willow Springs Raceway is a daunting 2.5-mile stretch of undulating asphalt in California’s Mojave desert. It provides a bumpy, off-camber, high-speed rollercoaster ride that only becomes more intimidating the higher the speeds rise and the harder the dampers are. On this...
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First drive review: Keep the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S out of my backyard, and put it in my driveway
The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe wears its rear spoiler like a backwards baseball hat, with all the attitude that implies.
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First drive review: 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe clarifies the performance SUV
The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe better defines a high-end performance crossover SUV than the standard Cayenne.
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We drove two laps in the new 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid cop car, here's what it's like
The 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid cop car has enough power to catch the bad guys and incredibly grabby brakes that can throw a perp into a rear-seat barrier.
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First drive review: 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 gets a grip on its mission
The logo is a snake. The engine sounds a rebel yell upon startup, and from there only shouts more, more, more. The tires are steamrollers meant to provide grip on a racetrack. It sits low and lean, and looks downright mean. It’s the anti-SUV. It’s the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, and...
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