[ad_1] Why in the world would someone spend six figures on a GMC Yukon instead of a Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, or something with a German luxury badge? It took about 24 hours rolling around town in a $101,040 2023 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate when it hit me: This answer […]
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The 2023 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro sports an aftermarket vibe
[ad_1] When photos of the redesigned Toyota Tundra TRD Pro leaked I wondered for a split second if the Japanese automaker had created a Ford F-150 Raptor competitor. It didn’t. Once full details were released, it became clear that the 2023 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro is still an off-road trim […]
2023 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro stands alone
[ad_1] As I countersteered while the bright orange Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro slid sideways in the snow, the question of why anyone should buy one of these archaic SUVs kept rolling around my mind. The answer is most people shouldn’t buy the Toyota 4Runner, and yet the Japanese automaker sold […]
The 2023 Defender 130 surfs the dunes
[ad_1] “Just keep your foot in it and you’ll be fine.” That’s the first thing I tell my drive partner as we head into the dunes in Dubai. She’s behind the wheel of the extra-long 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 while I’m riding shotgun. Before us are miles of steep […]
2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV shows off what can be
[ad_1] The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is a show off. The 9,000-pound beast sprints to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds. It has an air suspension that can adjust the ground clearance by 9.7 inches. Its rear-wheel steering has a Crab Walk feature that enables it to move diagonally. And […]
2023-2024 Dodge Hornet freshens a muscle-car brand in transition
[ad_1] The 2023 Dodge Hornet GT is the first new Dodge model in 10 years. Like the Durango that launched for 2011, it’s a utility vehicle. Unlike that large three-row SUV, the new Hornet is a compact crossover—a segment Dodge hasn’t played in so far, but one that’s now the […]
2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 plays EV leapfrog
[ad_1] Genesis doesn’t make a supercar yet, but it’s easily among the speediest brands of luxury vehicles—if we’re talking about product pace. Not even a brand a decade ago, Hyundai’s upmarket label sports a trio of gas-powered sedans and a duo of gas-powered SUVs, along with a swell battery-electric original, […]
2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orce takes AWD beyond traction
[ad_1] The surefooted traction and all-weather capability of all-wheel drive is something many families now see as a must-have in any utility vehicle. Likewise, we’ve come to expect that AWD electric vehicles like the 2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orce are quicker-accelerating, too, with dual motors rather than a single motor. With […]
2023 Genesis Electrified G80 deftly trades gas for electrons
[ad_1] The 2023 Genesis Electrified G80 isn’t so much a revolution of a gas-powered car as it is a shockingly good adaptation of a terrific vehicle already pushing its German rivals. It made me spend the week pondering whether Mercedes-Benz made mistakes with the EQE. With an EPA range rating […]
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS seeks the perfect lap
[ad_1] Oh, the possibilities! The array of buttons on the steering wheel of the 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS boggles the mind with visions of finding the perfect tune for the perfect lap. From the tiller, I can not only pick the drive mode, but also adjust both the compression […]
2024 Maserati GranTurismo tests the true believers
[ad_1] I’m jetlagged, but it’s all good. I’m in the pocket of a sleek, leather-lined four-seater, flipping its shift paddles to goose its twin-turbo V-6, strafing the countryside northwest of Rome. I’m all, oh, look, there’s an olive grove and oh, look, a thousand-year-old aqueduct. Meanwhile, I’m hoovering up pavement […]
2023 Porsche 911 Dakar leaves us wanting more
[ad_1] Last December, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the new 911 Dakar might not be a one-off, but rather the first of several off-road sports cars. After two days of sliding across gravel expanses and kicking up huge sand plumes in the Moroccan desert, all I can say is, please—pretty […]