[ad_1] The 2023 BMW M4 CSL (Competition, Sport, Lightweight) is a sport coupe in search of a racetrack, but an hour on this mountain road outside of Palm Springs is my only option. The M4 CSL goes beyond the capability of the already bonkers M4 Competition with 240 pounds of […]
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2023 Honda Civic Type R grows up but remains fun
[ad_1] I’m behind the wheel of the 2023 Honda Civic Type R on Sonoma Raceway in Northern California. Temperatures are hovering around 50 degrees and the track is getting wetter by the second. This is a technical circuit in the best conditions, with blind crests, off-camber turns, and a series […]
Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance challenges gas with electrons
[ad_1] The most powerful Porsche on the road or track today is the 718 Cayman GT4 ePerformance prototype. Built to show off what an unfettered electric race car can do, its performance is nothing short of thrilling. Porsche quotes up to 1,070 hp (800 kw) of output in qualifying mode, […]
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R shoves more power at the problem
[ad_1] The 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor arrived with a problem. It had been surpassed by the Ram TRX and no longer marked peak truck. In the most American solution possible, Ford has thrown more power at the Raptor to create the 2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R and thus solved the […]
Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica balances track and street
[ad_1] Blue! Driving in Corsa (Track) mode on the 1.8-mile south track at The Thermal Club outside of Palm Springs, California, the blue shift light tells me the naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 is approaching its 8,500-rpm redline. The 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Technica’s V-10 is screaming like an angry hive of […]
2023 Cadillac Escalade-V barks loudly but wears sheep’s clothing
[ad_1] The door to the garage swung open and my wife, Karen, appeared, asking, “what the heck is going on out here?” She heard a tremendous noise, but was confused when she saw a Cadillac Escalade in the driveway. The fleet guys had just delivered the 2023 Escalade-V and revved […]
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 redraws sedans, and may topple Tesla Model 3
[ad_1] There’s a reason—beyond sheer popularity—why so many full-line carmakers have led with crossovers as they ramp up their lineups for the electric era: Sporty midsize sedans like the Hyundai Ioniq 6 require more push and pull to look right while delivering the aerodynamic efficiency that’s so important for driving […]
2023 Range Rover Sport passes the plug-in vibe check
[ad_1] Land Rover redesigned the Range Rover for the 2022 model year, and now the luxury SUV’s smaller, more athletic Range Rover Sport sibling has arrived for 2023. And what an arrival. On sale soon in the U.S., the Sport had its coming-out in Madrid just a few weeks ago, […]
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 heaps sound and fury on an exotic design
[ad_1] Braking hard from 142 mph on the front straight at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex in the 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06, the 8-speed dual-clutch automatic fires through three downshifts, and the new flat-plane-crank 5.5-liter V-8 responds with an exotic sound befitting the C8 Corvette’s exotic mid-engine design. Whumm, whumm, […]
2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV rocks the electric crossover cradle
[ad_1] Somehow, we missed a turn. It would seem impossible to do in the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 580, with its Hyperscreen and equally massive head-up display flashing navigation cues like an airport runway guy. But there we are, the road turning into gravel, the gravel to dirt, dirt to […]
2023 Bentley Bentayga EWB stretches the limits of luxury
[ad_1] Stretched out in the back seat of a 2023 Bentley Bentayga EWB with the Airline Specification rear seat package, I’m quite possibly in the best seat in the automotive world. My feet are up on a footrest, my head is nestled in a soft headrest pillow, and I’m being […]
2023 Bentley Bentayga EWB stretches the limits of luxury
[ad_1] Stretched out in the back seat of a 2023 Bentley Bentayga EWB with the Airline Specification rear seat package, I’m quite possibly in the best seat in the automotive world. My feet are up on a footrest, my head is nestled in a soft headrest pillow, and I’m being […]