Wednesday, 23 February 2022 05:44
2022 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Review: Adventures in Unnecessary Sportiness
The verdict: The Mercedes-Benz GLE was already an excellent mid-size luxury SUV, so AMG treatment just adds equal parts speed, silliness and serious bucks. Versus the competition: In the realm of expensive, overpowered, medium-sporty luxury SUVs, the GLE53 fits oddly between top luxury and top performance trim levels of competing SUVs in terms of both price and power. I don’t…
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Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:31
Tested: 2021 Ford Edge ST-Line Pretends to Be Athletic
Not everyone is cut out to be an athlete, but a pair of running shoes and a snazzy track jacket can at least help you look the part. We bring this up because that's essentially the gist behind the relatively new ST-Line trim level for the Ford Edge. The Edge's latest model expansion is hardly a surprise. Although this generation…
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Monday, 21 February 2022 06:44
2022 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Brings an Attitude
While performance SUVs may be a dime a dozen these days, it's taken some time for automakers to apply their fire-breathing formulas to more utilitarian offerings. Land Rover, for example, is just now bringing a rumble to the jungle with its V-8-powered Defender. But as block-shaped missiles with six-figure price tags go, it was worth the wait. Safaris will never…
Thursday, 17 February 2022 06:04
New Mercedes EQE ride review
Verdict Mercedes has to condense the EQS’s fast, smooth and refined formula down into the EQE, and we’d already say it has a strong real-world electric saloon on its hands. Mercedes is embroiled in an arms race with Audi and BMW in the push towards electrification, but while the EQS limo has impressed us, it’s further down the range where…
Wednesday, 16 February 2022 06:52
2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer
The Chevy Trailblazer returned to the lineup last year, slimmer, cheaper, more stylish and less powerful than in its formative years. So for 2022 the pert little SUV isn’t changed, aside from a heated steering wheel on top models and some air-conditioning improvements. Front-drive models use a 1.2-liter turbo-3 rated at 137 hp, mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission…
Tuesday, 15 February 2022 07:23
Tested: 2022 Genesis G80 Sport Gets More Spring in Its Step
Only last year the Genesis G80 was all new from the ground up. With a choice of two punchy turbo powertrains and the latest iteration of the Genesis design language, we found much to like in the Korean automaker's third-generation mid-size luxury sedan. All we wanted was a touch more athleticism. Apparently, we rubbed the right lamp, because for 2022…
Friday, 11 February 2022 06:57
2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness Review: More Capable On- and Off-Road
The verdict: The 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness is an off-road-themed trim level of the easy-to-recommend Forester, bringing increased off-road and towing capabilities. Versus the competition: Fortified with more than just stickers and plastic fenders, the Forester Wilderness is more suited to its purpose than most off-road-themed compact SUVs. The Subaru Forester is a perennial Cars.com favorite: It’s finished on the…
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Thursday, 10 February 2022 09:26
2020 BMW 228i Gran Coupe Yearlong Test: A Quick Tale of New Run-Flat Tires
Hard driving, aggressive tire wear, and a new set of non-OEM run-flats—the text came in from our test fleet manager, Erick Ayapana, describing the need to source new tires for the 228i xDrive because the current ones were worn beyond safe use. I told him I had recently driven the vehicle and hadn't seen any sort of excessive tire wear.…
