Reviews
Without Woodstock, There’d Be No ID.Buzz
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz might come from Germany, but it may not exist if not for what happened in Bethel, New York over half a century ago. This small Catskills town was once home to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, the site…
The 2025 Audi S3 Is Just Damn Good: First Drive Review
There's nothing better than a pleasant surprise. Despite many years of meh from Audi's S and RS cars, most of the metal from that corner of Germany lately has been unexpectedly delightful. The facelifted RS3 is a banger, as are…
The Mercedes CLE53 AMG Is An M3 Fighter In Disguise
C63, CLE53, GLC43, GT63. All names of modern Mercedes-AMGs with little-to-no bearing on what the hell the product actually is. It would be easy, then, to miss the new 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53–An inline-six powered, C63 beating revelation hidden within a…
Don’t Sleep On the Cadillac CT5-V: Review
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing gets all the attention, what with its supercharged engine and six-speed manual. But slotted neatly between the base CT5 and the full-bore Blackwing is the CT5-V—a solid yet oft-forgotten performance car. The CT5-V packs a still-powerful…
The Mercedes SLR McLaren Stirling Moss Is Special: Retro Review
Somewhere at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, one very lucky crab has a new home. While driving over the bridge that connects Miami to the Florida Keys, stunning turquoise ocean on either side, my cap flew off and into…
The Electric G Wagon Is Comedy
Electric G Wagen—it almost sounds wrong to say. One of the most staunchly traditional automotive objects entering the new era of EV is something significant, and highly controversial. Not least of which for the G-Wagen’s V-8 and V-12-loving customers. I’m…
The 2025 Mazda CX-70 Has One Big Conundrum: Review
Ahead of last year's NASCAR’s season finale in Phoenix, my friend and fellow car nerd, Bozi Tatarevic, asked Mazda to borrow a CX-90. I borrowed another Mazda for the weekend, the CX-70, which is the CX-90’s nearly identical stablemate. (Bozi…