-Luxury is a great intangible. There’s no formal test to detect it or means of measuring it. It’s nothing but an impression and, as such, can lack real substance. But BMW’s new 2016 7-series has plenty of substance, starting with the very substances from which it’s constructed. READ MORE ››… Continue reading
– Other than swapping an ashtray for a cup holder and Datsun badges for Nissan medallions, the Z-car has harkened to the same formula for 46 years. A popularly priced two-seat GT with six-cylinders, a long hood, a short deck, a fastback roofline, and a rear hatch aptly describes both… Continue reading
-The day has finally arrived. After driving a European 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata with a smaller engine than will be offered stateside, testing a U.S.-spec Club model, and countless other tantalizing encounters with the little sports car, it’s here. The ‘it’ we’re talking about, of course, is the Miata’s online configurator… Continue reading
– When the storied red and yellow Abarth shield appeared on the 2012 Fiat 500 at the L.A. auto show, we had high hopes it signaled an upcoming scorpion-led renaissance for the brand. Our initial enthusiasm was quickly tempered, however, with the realization that the 500 was the only car Fiat… Continue reading
– There’s really no need to overthink things when it comes to Lego, well, that is unless you’re attempting to make the most lifelike models possible. Then there’s a ton of thinking involved. And, if you’re of a certain age, probably lots of beer, cursing, and the occasional table lift… Continue reading
-There are some choices people make that leave you baffled. For example, who bought a brand-new Suzuki X90? Or who went to see Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2? But we aren’t here to condemn these daring consumers—after all, this is the land of the free and the home of the… Continue reading
If you are looking for a new car to buy, you might be thinking about the future. That means taking into account that there may be little ones soon sitting in the backseat. Or, you may already have two fully grown kids who are looking awfully cramped in the back… Continue reading
-Hyundai is just so geeked to tell you about all the gilded features you can get on the 2016 Tucson. It’s practically like an Audi, they might say, what with its LED taillights, LED running lights, LED map lights, and even non-LED-lit things such as heated and ventilated seats, a… Continue reading
-When we tested the S63 version of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S-class coupe, we called it “over the top in every way imaginable.” So let us now imagine that one wearing a price tag swollen by 25 percent with 50 percent more cylinders under the hood must be beyond over the… Continue reading
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-It used to be rare that we’d test a four-cylinder vehicle that cost more than the same model equipped with a V-6, but that’s becoming more common—and it’s what we have here: a loaded Kia Sorento SXL for $ 45,095, fully 10 percent pricier than the V-6 AWD edition tested… Continue reading
It’s no secret that the market is awash with compact crossover SUVs these days! They are a relatively new segment of the market, created to meet the changing needs of today’s drivers. Are you considering buying such a vehicle? If so, here’s another model to add to your shortlist: the… Continue reading
– What It Is: Pictured here is the all-new, fourth-generation Toyota Prius that will arrive soon as a 2016 model. But the spy photos of the prototype are secondary to the information we’ve gathered on Toyota’s green, money-printing machine. Whether you read this as an amendment to a Taiwanese website’s… Continue reading