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The New Mercedes CLA Isn’t a Return to Glory. It’s a Compromise
Mercedes-Benz really wants us to believe that the new CLA is revolutionary. First teased as a concept in 2023, Mercedes promised that the forthcoming production car would offer impressive range and efficiency thanks to revolutionary tech initially previewed in the…
Nissan’s Variable-Compression Engine Is a Disappointment
Complexity in cars is a funny thing. It’s tempting to say that it’s all bad, that more is always less, but complexity has given us the wonderful cars of today. It’s more that complexity must be done right, rather than…
Happy 50th Birthday, BMW 3 Series
Nineteen seventy-five was a good year. Jaws debuted in theaters, Jack Nicklaus won his fifth Masters, and Miller Lite made its way to shelves. What a time to be alive. But most importantly for automotive enthusiasts, 1975 marked the establishment…
The McLaren W1 Can Drive In Two Gears at Once
McLaren doesn’t do things like any other car company. For the W1 hypercar, it took a lot of the conventional wisdom around hybrid systems, and threw it out the window. The result is a 1,258-horsepower car that can drive in…
Mercedes-AMG Electric Performance Sedan: Everything We Know
Mercedes-AMG made its first electric vehicle over a decade ago—no, not the EQS. The extremely limited SLS AMG Electric Drive was Stuttgart’s first performance EV, but the brand wouldn't slap its badge onto another electric car until the EQ lineup.…
2026 Mazda CX-5: Everything We Know
When the Mazda CX-50 debuted, most people thought it would replace the CX-5 in Mazda's lineup. However, one doesn't simply kill your best-selling vehicle without being absolutely sure people will buy the new one. Whether or not the CX-50 was originally…
All the Secrets Behind McLaren’s New Hybrid V-8
The key to understanding the old McLaren P1’s hybrid system is the phrase “torque fill.” It’s a simple concept; use two turbochargers to boost the hell out of a V-8 and combat the resulting lag and high boost threshold with…