Reviews
The 2025 Nissan Kicks Kicks Ass: Review
Nissan's recent struggles are no secret, but the company still does one thing well: cheap, small cars. The 2025 Kicks is no exception. For the new year, the brand’s smallest SUV gets some big changes to the design, interior, and…
The Ford Mustang Dark Horse Can Out-Brake Supercars. Here’s How
Muscle car, pony car, sports car–Any of these terms are functionally meaningless when it comes to the Ford Mustang Dark Horse. When I found out that the Dark Horse Performance Pack had not only the most powerful Coyote 5.0-liter V-8…
The Hyundai Santa Cruz Isn’t a Truck, But That’s Okay: Review
It took me five minutes to decide that the Santa Cruz wasn’t a pickup truck. Yes, there’s a four-foot bed in the back that could haul a refrigerator. And the 2025 facelift adds a squared-off grille, exuding a more truck-like…
The 2025 Genesis GV80 Is Comfortable as Hell: Review
When I get a new test vehicle, I try to get out of the city as fast as humanly possible. Driving in Seattle is miserable; driving near the holiday season when it’s always dark and raining is genuinely worse than…
The Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Is Plug-In Perfection: Review
I'm tired, boss. I'm tired of plug-in hybrid performance cars. So far, it's been nothing but trouble for the carmakers who have gone down the Dark Path. The new BMW M5 weighs approximately 3 million tons and it's barely faster…
The Corvette E-Ray Answers a Question Nobody Asked: Review
General Motors invested heavily in developing the mid-engine Corvette. Rumors put it at more than one billion dollars. It signaled GM's commitment to the platform, that the company was serious about bolstering the Corvette's global reputation. For the Corvette to…
Honda Civic Type R vs Hyundai Elantra N
It’s the battle of the front-drive heroes, established swag versus the new kid, the Honda Civic Type R versus the Hyundai Elantra N. Editor-at-large Alanis King and I took the two sport compact heroes to the canyons to find out…