Andrew Ganz, Senior Editor
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Ferrari 488 Pista Spider, Ferrari 250 GTO record, Infiniti Prototype 10: Today's Car News Andrew Ganz
Ferrari unleashed a surprise at Sunday's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California when it unveiled the 488 Pista Spider. The droptop is the 50th convertible from the brand, and it'll be one of...
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2019 Audi e-tron first ride: pulling all the brakes
Ignore the flashy, high-tech vehicle wrap, a cross between pixelated camouflage and hunting orange. The 2019 Audi e-tron is a non-event from inside, and that’s just what its maker intended. When it goes on sale next year, the e-tron electric crossover SUV will be the anti-Tesla. Its...
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2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed: when the parking lot is a show of its own
As I bent down to snap yet another photo of yet another bright-hued supercar, I heard a deep voice over my shoulder. “I’ve got a model of that car,” boomed the throaty British accent. MORE: VW ID R claims electric car record at Goodwood with 43.05 run I looked up and saw a...
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The 10 coolest rally cars of the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Lord March's driveway wasn't the only place to burn rubber in Southeastern England on sunny Friday. Carved into a densely wooded hill near Goodwood House, the anchor of a 12,000-acre estate that caters to car enthusiasts with the Festival of Speed, sits a mini rally stage. It's a playground for...
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2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid first drive review: Porsche’s case for electrification
An air of practicality sweeps over Porsche these days. It’s not unlike the strong winds coming off the Mediterranean Sea on the warm spring day when I find myself behind the wheel of a 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid pushing toward the French coast from hilly Provence. This warm, humid breeze...
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Doing grown-up things with the do-it-all 2018 VW Golf GTI
No one car can do it all, but the 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI comes pretty close. VW’s hot hatch is almost as happy snaking through twisty canyon roads as it is doing adult stuff like hauling home lumber for a weekend project from the corner big box hardware store. Slap a roof rack on top and...
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The 2019 Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid's biggest rival might be parked across the showroom. That's because the Cayenne E-Hybrid, with its 445-horsepower hybrid powertrain delivers faster acceleration and...
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The opulence of options: what $50K adds to the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S450 4Matic
Mercedes-Benz will sell you a 2018 S450 for $90,895. You’ll have to special order it and be prepared for the salesman to raise an eyebrow and repeatedly ask, “are you sure?” That’s because the vast majority of Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans that leave the automaker’s...
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Kia Telluride could share K900's longitudinal, rear-drive underpinnings
The K900 luxury sedan may not be Kia’s flagship for the long haul. Orth Hedrick, the product planner charged with plotting out Kia’s roadmap in the U.S., called a K900-based crossover “a natural thing.” Hedrick stopped well short of confirming a crossover SUV based on the...
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For sporty families: Ford Explorer ST on its way
Performance isn't just for passenger cars anymore, Ford said Thursday. The automaker confirmed at a press conference in Dearborn, Michigan, that it plans to unveil a Ford Explorer ST—a sporty version of the next version of its three-row crossover SUV. Though Ford was short on details, the...
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Volvo drives new cars over rocks before you do
Every new car Volvo builds at its various assembly plants has driven over a patch of bumpy road reminiscent of a small Scandinavian town, long before the car lands on a dealer lot—and that's something that won't change when the automaker begins building its redesigned S60 in South Carolina...
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Renault envisions a self-driving ride-share future with EZ-GO concept
French automaker Renault unveiled Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show an electric self-driving car concept that the automaker says could be part of a fleet of ride-share vehicles ready to be summoned by users as early as 2022. It's a strategy similar to the one Daimler is pursuing...
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The 2019 Kia Stinger GT Atlantica pushes the luxury sport hatchback a bit further upscale. Ahead the Stinger's sophomore year, Kia unveiled Tuesday in Colorado a limited edition package that dons...
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2019 Lexus UX: the downsized luxury crossover
Don't look for the 2019 Lexus UX that debuted Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show to be the final prong in the brand's crossover resurgence. The brand that invented the car-based luxury crossover is aiming for entry-level luxury buyers with its 2019 UX, which is nearly a foot and a...
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In the market: Aston Martin on the hunt for a partner
If automotive personal ads were a thing, Aston Martin's might read something like this: single, sexy, multinational high-end sports car manufacturer seeks grounded, well-to-do partner to help in challenging times. What Aston Martin needs, says CEO Andy Palmer, is an automotive mate who can help...
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Porsche buyers can now take delivery, hit the track at LA Experience Center
Porsche buyers can now take delivery of their new vehicles in California, and get some track instruction while they're at it. The program is held at the new Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles, and it mirrors programs offered at Porsche's North American headquarters in Atlanta, as well as those...
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More gears, less money: 2019 Buick Envision updated
A 9-speed automatic mated to a torquier turbo-4 engine tops the list of updates to the facelifted 2019 Buick Envision, the automaker said Monday. The China-sourced 2019 Envision's styling is revised, it gains a handful of improved features, and it's priced up to $2,000 less than its predecessor...
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Subaru isn't blue about 50 years of cars in the US
The 6,300 cars and crossovers Subaru will finish in a unique paint shade to celebrate 50 years in the U.S. may be blue, but the automaker's American-market distributor certainly isn't. After all, Subaru of America sold nearly 650,000 cars last year in the U.S., marking its ninth year in a row of...
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It was one of those deceptive early spring days, the kind where the calendar and the sun peeking through the clouds hint at warmer conditions than I was actively experiencing as I zipped along with...
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5 things to know about the 2019 Ram 1500
Behind the 2019 Ram 1500’s muted styling update lies a wholesale rethink of the full-size pickup. We’ve already previewed the Ram 1500, but we sat down at the 2018 Detroit auto show after the new truck’s debut with some of the automaker’s engineers and spokespeople to find...
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Nissan Xmotion concept adds dose of style to family crossover lineup
The Nissan Pathfinder and Rogue crossovers are many things—versatile, roomy, and family-oriented. They are not, however, particularly stylish. The Xmotion Concept Nissan unveiled Monday at the 2018 Detroit auto show aims to push the automaker's growing crossover lineup in a more...
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2018 VW Passat GT: jazzed up, but only a little
The 2018 VW Passat GT is not the 4-door GTI it could have been. That’s probably just fine with buyers looking for a little more zest in their mid-size sedan, however. For the most part, the Passat GT follows the standard souped-up mid-sizer playbook to a T. Or a GT, if you will. It rides on a...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class: tried, true, and all-new
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class is the definition of retro-cool. After 40 years, the G-Class enters its second full generation with a thorough redesign that doesn't change the way it looks but improves upon its biggest faults. The G-Wagen was revealed Sunday ahead of the 2018 Detroit auto show. The...
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Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept hints at at a flagship crossover for Americans
The shapely, sleek Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept that debuted Monday at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit is nothing like the automaker's current flagship SUV. Instead of the LX 570's Land Cruiser-derived boxy silhouette, the LF-1 that will likely sprout a production model...
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