Friday, 04 June 2021 04:22
2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness First Test: Aftermarket Capability Right From the Showroom
Subaru builds an Outback that off-roaders will say “yes” to. Subaru is nothing if not shrewd. When SUV sales took off in the mid 1990s and threatened to leave the company's automotive offerings behind, it added cladding to the Legacy wagon and created the Subaru Outback. In the 2000s, Subaru plugged the affordable performance gap with the Impreza WRX. Today,…
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Monday, 31 May 2021 04:59
Ford Kuga SUV review: PHEV and diesel versions driven
They say to understand where you’re going you need to know where you came from, but so stark is the contrast between this third-generation Ford Kuga and the Blue Oval’s first European mid-sized SUV – the developed-with-Nissan Maverick of 1993 – that the scholastic learning is worthy of a Masters dissertation in crossover evolution. In fact, it’s quite the leap…
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Sunday, 30 May 2021 15:14
Hyundai Bayon price and spec details
Hyundai's latest SUV set to arrive in the UK this summer Details about the Hyundai Bayon SUV have been revealed, and it is due to go on sale in the UK in the summer of 2021. It’s designed to be a belated replacement to the ix20, brings with it some big car technology, and is designed to sit alongside the…
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Thursday, 27 May 2021 05:04
2022 Volkswagen Taos First Drive: Exactly as Good as It Needs to Be
It’s a good thing you like SUVs, America, because the march of replacing passenger cars with compact crossovers continues without delay. The latest automaker to do it: Volkswagen. This is the new 2022 Taos, which will replace the Golf hatchback in VW’s lineup when it arrives in June (the GTI and Golf R will remain, however). Typically with these swaps…
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Tuesday, 25 May 2021 03:56
The BMW X8 is coming: giant flagship SUV aims for sleeker look
Flagship 2022 BMW X8 will rival premium large SUV models including the Range Rover and Mercedes GLS The forthcoming BMW X8 SUV has been spotted undergoing track testing ahead of its reveal in 2022. When it arrives, the X8 will sit at the top of the brand’s SUV line-up as a sleeker alternative to the X7, rivalling the Range Rover…
Monday, 24 May 2021 11:24
2021 Buick Encore GX 1.3T FWD First Drive: Reasonable Doubt
Buick gives the Encore a little blue pill. If Jay-Z was seeking a Buick when he asked for an "encore" in his 2003 song of the same name, then the legendary Brooklyn-born rapper is in luck, because the American brand now sells two Encores: the subcompact Encore and the larger, but not quite compact, Encore GX. Yet despite the SUVs'…
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Saturday, 22 May 2021 04:47
New Mazda 6 Kuro Edition 2021 review
The Mazda 6 family car gets the brand’s special-edition Kuro treatment VerdictThe Mazda 6 Kuro Edition is a good example of a dying breed of car. It gets plenty of standard equipment, the quality feels good enough for the price, it drives sweetly and offers enough practicality. However, combined with the naturally aspirated engine and Mazda’s reluctance to turn towards…
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Friday, 21 May 2021 05:29
Ferrari Roma review
Beautifully styled coupe mixes old school charm with cutting edge tech Is the Ferrari Roma any good?The term ‘entry-level’ has never been a particularly easy fit when it comes to Ferrari. The cars at this end of the line-up are far from affordable, after all, and once specified with a few options can easily find themselves knocking on the door…
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