Martin Padgett, Editorial Director
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Articles
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Polestar follows up the 3 SUV with a coupe-like 4 with seats for five
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It’s fast but flappable: the 4 has scalding electric power, but the ride needs fine-tuning
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With Android firmware and...
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Review: 2025 Porsche Cayenne GTS splits the V-8 difference
Porsche’s latest Cayenne power move? A lane-splitter that evades the extinction-level event one cylinder at a time.
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Review: 2025 Polestar 3 hits an electric-SUV stride
Polestar spikes the EV ball at the intersection of ride, handling, and virtue.
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Review: 2025 Mercedes G-Class tank-turns into EV celebrity
With its G-Turn double-axel and its BEV edition, the new G-Class gets set for superstardom.
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Review: 2024 Acura TLX Type S takes pride in sleeper status
Relax: Acura’s better TLX leaves the flinty ride and Crossfit steering to other sport sedans.
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Touring: Chasing the Targa Florio’s ghost in the Subaru WRX TR and BRZ tS
We retrace (most of) the Targa Florio in Subaru’s trackable WRX TR and BRZ tS.
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Here lyes the body of M. Samuel Brown
Dec’d May ye 3d 1739 in the 43d Year of his age
Poor Sam Brown. His slate tombstone has grown moss-covered in just the six years since I saw him last, and...
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Review: 2024 Aston Martin DB12 flaunts power, poise, and prowess
This one goes to 12: Aston Martin’s latest effort isn’t a grand tourer—it’s a super tourer, thanks very much.
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Review: 2023 Mercedes GLC lives its best life with hardly any SUV in it
Mercedes’ best SUV value wears a comely new shape and turbo-4 energy.
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Review: 2023 BMW M2 tells tales from the Dragon
BMW mints a throwback classic with its bite-sized M2—but it’s still a big, heavy bite.
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Review: 2023 Mercedes EQE 500 SUV takes a gentle glide path
Mercedes’s second BEV SUV marks careful progress on the road to total electrification.
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Review: 2023 Maserati Grecale Trofeo rides like the wind
Maserati one-ups its Italian kin for a nimble drive-alike luxury SUV experience.
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Chevrolet announced on Wednesday that the Camaro coupe and convertible will end production of the current sixth generation after the 2024 model year.
In a release, the GM brand suggested that the...
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Review: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 plays EV leapfrog
Genesis cuts to the electric chase and hot-swaps 236 miles of battery power into its compact GV70 SUV.
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Review: 2024 Maserati GranTurismo tests the true believers
Whether it’s a Folgore EV or Trofeo twin-turbo V-6, the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo spreads its performance wings.
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Review: 2023 Range Rover Sport passes the plug-in vibe check
Sure, there’s a BMW-sourced V-8 and a mild-hybrid on tap, but the sleek Range Rover Sport plug-in’s the one you want.
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Last call: 2023 Dodge Charger, Challenger get final-edition paint schemes before ending production
Dodge promises an end "in current form" to its muscle-car duo with more Jailbreaks and a string of special editions.
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Review: 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 6-speed manual unleashes green hell
Who needs the Nürburgring when you have the play-at-home version—and Porsche’s indomitable 6-speed 911 GT3?
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—with additional reporting by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
The first battery-electric Cadillac glides into garages and showrooms soon, and the 2023 Lyriq crossover SUV feels anything but familiar....
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Review: 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor bedevils the dust, terrorizes all terrain, for $69,995
Ford passes the bucker through its in-house specialty shop for a Bronco like no other, past or present.
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How I learned to love Formula 1 at the Miami Grand Prix
A new generation of fans have streamed to F1. Will the Miami GP turn me into one?
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Preview: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is the eco full-size family hauler
The first American-made, battery-powered Benz will upend its own gas-powered cousins, says editor Martin Padgett.
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Review: The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ slips into the electric-luxury mainstream
Mercedes banks its benchmark mid-size sedan into the EV pocket with EQS-like style and, of course, Hyperscreen.
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First drive review: 2022 Toyota GR86 teaches the old-school performance-driving basics for $28,695
Take your fancy electronics and multi-clutch everything: the Toyota GR86 strips down to the bare driving essentials.
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