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 Ripple Effects from Uber's Deadly Self-Driving Crash Have Far-Reaching Impact
Fallout from the fatal collision involving an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian continues to course through the ride-hailing company and beyond. Among the latest developments: Uber has indicated that it will not attempt to renew its autonomous-testing permit in California, which expires at the end of this month, regulators said Tuesday. The company's retreat from […]
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2019 Kia K900: Aiming for Luxury after a Big Miss
Demand for a full-size luxury sedan from Kia has been so high that all of 54 people purchased a new Kia K900 this year through February, at the rate of almost one a day. Those buyers are likely to wish for a complimentary upgrade once they see the 2019 K900, a conservative but modern revision […]
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2018 Nissan Murano in Depth: A High-Value Player in the High-Stakes Crossover Game
Ever since its debut in the early 2000s, the Nissan Murano has staked out a claim between premium and nonpremium SUVs with its refined ride, standout styling, well-appointed interior, and feature-laden spec sheet. The current Murano is still playing that value game: the base model comes standard with niceties such as navigation, Apple CarPlay, Android […]
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M3-Fighting Jaguar XE SVR off the Table; Project 8 Will Be the Only V-8 XE
Color us disappointed. Jaguar isn’t planning a BMW M3-fighting XE SVR supersedan after all. There were hints that such a thing might follow on the heels of the limited-run XE SV Project 8, revealed last year as an extreme and exclusive high-performance creation from the company’s Special Vehicle Operations division. Despite our past speculations (and hopes) about […]
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2019 Subaru Forester Revealed: Playing to Its Base
Subaru and Bentley owners should get to know each other. The 2019 Forester and 2019 Continental GT show common ground despite serving two drastically different demographics, in that their buyers prefer things to stay almost exactly the same. These are people who feel their cars were perfect the first time, who keep their cars a […]
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2019 Maserati Levante Trofeo: Fast and Ferrari-ish
It's no secret that Ferrari is looking to dip a toe into the crossover-SUV pool, but until that day comes, the 2019 Maserati Levante Trofeo is the closest you'll be able to get to owning a crossover SUV from the prancing-horse brand. Marking the first Levante model with an eight-cylinder engine, the new Trofeo's Ferrari-assembled […]
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Notholithocarpus densiflorus: Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak Pickup Concept
Now that Volkswagen is playing in nearly every automotive segment in America, it's only logical that the automaker would seriously consider fielding a pickup here. Although it's officially just a concept at this point, the Volkswagen Atlas-based Tanoak pickup seems like an obvious play. After all, VW has been talking about it for years, and […]
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2019 Acura RDX Crossover: Return of the Turbocharged Four and Torque Vectoring
The Honda/Acura empire routinely previews upcoming models with nearly-ready-for-prime-time concept cars, so there is little surprise to see that the street-ready 2019 Acura RDX is a doppelgänger for the RDX Prototype that debuted at the 2018 Detroit auto show. Look closely and you'll see the usual production-ready tells: The mirrors are larger, the front fascia […]
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Don't Forget Me: 2019 Kia Sedona Receives a Mid-Cycle Refresh
The Kia Sedona has been spending time on the sidelines while updated versions of the Honda Odyssey and the Chrysler Pacifica have dominated minivan headlines the past few years. The Odyssey has impressed with its reinvigorated chassis and new features, while the sleek, well-appointed Pacifica has added a first ever plug-in hybrid version. With this […]
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2019 Genesis G70 U.S.-Spec Details: A Manual and RWD Are on the Menu
From what we know so far about the Genesis G70, this new compact sport sedan meets all the requirements for greatness in its segment, and even packs a few surprises. Rear-wheel drive? Check. Turbo four-cylinder and twin-turbo V-6 engine options? Check. An available six-speed manual transmission? Check, and hurrah! READ MORE ››
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Outdated and Outpaced: 2018 Subaru Legacy in Depth
Subaru is fortunate to be one of the small group of carmakers that enjoy a cultlike following. Unlike most of them, however, Subaru won that status without a comprehensive lineup of exceptional performance cars. Yes, the thin sliver of car buyers who are enthusiasts have long embraced Subaru's rally-inspired WRX models, but the Japanese carmaker […]
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Friendly Foes: BMW and Daimler Form Mobility Joint Venture
German automakers BMW Group and Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz, have announced a joint venture for mobility services, the two rivals have announced. The partnership, which is still subject to approval by regulators, would combine and expand the two luxury carmakers’ current suite of car sharing, parking, ride hailing, electric-vehicle charging, and multimodal transportation services. Each […]
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2019 Kia Optima: Kia's Family Sedan Goes Under the Knife
Blink and you might miss it. That's how subtle the changes to the 2019 Kia Optima are. Those with discerning eyes will note the model wears a fresh front fascia with new LED running lights. Of greater importance to family-sedan buyers, though, is Kia's decision to equip every 2019 Optima with advanced safety features such as […]
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Joining the A-Team: Acura MDX Adds Sporty A-Spec Trim for 2019
Acura is expanding its sporty A-Spec trim to its MDX mid-size crossover SUV. The 2019 Acura MDX A-Spec toughens the appearance of the MDX courtesy of 20-inch gray-painted wheels, more aggressively styled front and rear fascias, body-colored side sills, a pair of big exhaust tips, blacked-out headlights and taillights, and heavy use of dark chrome […]
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2019 Hyundai Tucson Updated: Fresh Face, No More Turbo
Hyundai is hard at work revamping its entire SUV lineup, having recently introduced the new subcompact Kona and a complete redesign of the mid-size Santa Fe. The compact Tucson isn't left out, as an update for 2019 brings freshened looks, a revised powertrain lineup, and several new standard and optional tech features. READ MORE ››
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Genesis Essentia Concept: The GT Coupe of the Future
It didn't take much to wow the public with a concept car back in the 1950s and '60s. Take an aircraft-inspired shape, insert a jet engine—or just the illusion of one—fit a glass bubble top, put a Doris Day look-alike in the driver's seat, and voilà—you'd stolen the show and set thousands of impressionable minds […]
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2019 Toyota RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid Debut, Are Definitely Not Boring
When Toyota's RAV4 first went on sale 22 years ago, it bisected the car and truck segments and left us scratching our heads over what to call it. It was shaped like a wagon and drove like a car, yet it offered all-wheel drive and sat on big wheels that afforded decent ground clearance. Today, […]
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Altered Sedan: 2019 Nissan Altima Revealed!
Against a background of waning consumer interest in sedans, as well as dramatic redesigns of the top-selling Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, Nissan could ill afford another cautious update with its latest-generation Altima mid-size sedan. And, indeed, the new 2019 Altima sees the model's most ambitious changes in more than a decade, bringing not only […]
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Weissach Package Lightens 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Your Bank Account
When it comes to the 911 GT3 RS‘s first ever Weissach package option—the high-performance treatment has previously been available on other Porsches—not only will the already lightened sports car be made lighter, so, too, will your wallet. The option will cost $18,000 atop the 520-hp GT3 RS’s $188,550 base price. If you’d like the lightest-weight combination of […]
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2019 Cadillac XT4: Finally, a Smaller Caddy Crossover
Cadillac established itself in the luxury-crossover game when it introduced the first-generation SRX as a 2004 model. Since then, however, it hasn't made any major plays other than refashioning the SRX from an edgy, three-row, rear-drive-based vehicle into a benign, front-wheel-drive, two-row model for its 2010-model-year redesign (and then renaming it XT5 when it was […]
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2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR Arrives with 550-HP Supercharged V-8!
A high-performance version of Jaguar's F-Pace might have seemed like a foregone conclusion given the recent explosion of the sporty-SUV segment. But that doesn't make the V-8-powered 2019 F-Pace SVR any less exciting. With 550 horsepower from the British automaker's ubiquitous supercharged 5.0-liter V-8, a revamped chassis, and an extra helping of visual aggression, the […]
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Taxi! We Drive Britain's LEVC TX Electric Cab
In many of the world's great cities, becoming a cab driver requires little more than the ability to operate a motor vehicle with modest proficiency. In some—we're thinking New York City—perhaps not even that. But London is different, with the 23,000 or so cabbies who ply their trade in the British capital all having to […]
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Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Concept: More Sport, Less Utility
Bigger isn't always better, and those who find the three-row Volkswagen Atlas too large for their needs will soon be able to get their hands on a smaller, more stylish variant of the Tennessee-built crossover SUV. The new entry is being previewed by the Atlas Cross Sport concept, a five-passenger model that shares its 117.3-inch […]
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After Crash, Arizona Governor Suspends Uber Self-Driving-Vehicle Testing
It was little more than a year ago that Arizona governor Doug Ducey welcomed the arrival of Uber's self-driving vehicles on the state’s public roads with unabashed enthusiasm. On Monday, in the wake of a fatal crash, Ducey has suspended Uber's autonomous fleet from testing and operating within the state's borders, citing the company's "unquestionable […]
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Lynk & Co Unveils the 02 SUV, Its Third Vehicle
The nascent automotive startup Lynk & Co wants to be seen as a global company. The spawn of Chinese automaker Geely, it hopes to disrupt the industry through connectivity and alternative ownership formats. Geely also owns the Swedish brand Volvo, which will share parts and platforms with Lynk & Co, with hopes to sell cars eventually in […]
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2019 Audi RS5 Sportback: Fast and Coming to the U.S. First
Audi Sport, the Neckarsulm-based performance division of Audi, is opening another market segment with the RS5 Sportback, a 444-hp version of the A5 Sportback. It serves as a consolation prize for those of us who rightfully lament that the RS4 Avant won't be offered in America. Under the skin, the two models are virtually identical. […]
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2018 Nissan Versa In-Depth Review: You Get What You Pay For, Good and Bad
No bones about it, the Versa sedan is built specifically to serve up cheap and comfortable transportation. Its status as the cheapest new car sold in America will no doubt entice first-time buyers, budget shoppers, and rental fleets, but the low sticker price means Nissan's smallest sedan is missing many of the features that are […]
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2018 Infiniti Q50 3.0T AWD Tested: Putting Down Its Power
It's hard to be two things at once—just look at the success rate of famous double agents. Robert Hanssen: serving 15 consecutive life sentences. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: electric chair(s). Severus Snape: snake bite. The consequences of competing loyalties are less dire in the world of mass-produced consumer goods, but it's easy to spot a […]
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Gee, Landie Wagon: We Drive the Quickest Defender That Land Rover Has Ever Built
While we eagerly await a completely new Land Rover Defender, it doesn't take much to rekindle our nostalgia over the bare-knuckled brawn of the original, which was introduced overseas in 1983 but had roots in the original Series I Landie of 70 years ago. A recent short drive of a re-engineered version, the Defender Works […]
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2019 Honda Insight: A More Civic-Like Hybrid Tries Again to Beat the Prius
With the 2019 Insight, Honda is hoping that the third time's the charm for this nameplate, which promises the future but hasn't always been in tune with it. Nearly 20 years after the introduction of the original high-mpg featherweight Honda Insight—the first hybrid sold in the United States—hybrids comprise roughly 2 percent of the new-passenger-vehicle […]
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2019 Toyota Yaris Sedan: iA No More
After two model years, the Toyota Yaris iA is dead. In its stead comes the 2019 Toyota Yaris sedan. Like its Yaris iA forebear and the Scion iA that came before it, the Yaris sedan continues as a rebadged, fish-faced Mazda 2 (a model that's no longer sold in the United States). Minor changes to […]
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Down to Earth: 2019 GMC Sierra AT4 Arrives as a Mild Trail Upgrade
Since the Ford Raptor began flying off dealer lots in 2010, Ram and General Motors have responded only halfheartedly, leaving the Blue Oval’s Baja racer in a class of its own. That will still be the norm for full-size pickups after the arrival of this 2019 GMC Sierra AT4, a far less intense off-roader than the […]
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2018 Hyundai Kona First Drive: Molten Lava and Ancient Armor
The latest addition to Hyundai's lineup in the United States, the Kona is not only the automaker's first foray into the popular subcompact-crossover segment but also its first crossover in recent history to be named after a locale that's not in the American Southwest. While the larger Tucson and even larger Santa Fe models evoke visions of […]
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Gold Mine: 2018 BMW X2 Tested!
There's a BMW roundel stuck to the C-pillar of the new X2. It's an impossible-to-miss detail on a crossover-hatchback thing that is in itself impossible to miss, especially in Galvanic Gold Metallic. It looks great stuck back there, behind the X2's version of the Hofmeister kink. Does it matter that only the most devout of […]
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Infiniti Fancies Up the QX60 and QX80 with Limited Models
Infiniti is firmly entrenched in SUV land. In addition to the launch of the new 2019 QX50 crossover, Infiniti recently gave the QX80 a handsome update. Now Nissan’s premium brand is showing an even swankier trim called Limited for the QX80 and the aging QX60. Visual enhancements for the new QX60 Limited come in the form […]
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France's PSA Group Has “Chosen a Brand” for U.S. but Won't Say Which
You may have heard by now that French automaker PSA Group plans to sell vehicles in the United States once again after a nearly 30-year absence but is starting first with “mobility.” As part of a three-phase plan, the company launched its Free2Move mobility aggregation platform in Seattle last year, and the next phases include adding […]
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Track Marks: 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Tested!
How you feel in the brief pause between switching off the engine and opening the door tells you nearly everything about a car. In most good ones, there's a warm afterglow of emotions and contemplation reminiscent of the finest psychotropics. Shutting off a Porsche 911 GT3's flat-six leaves you suspended in silence, a brief respite […]
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Dallara Stradale Driven! Racing Constructor Builds One for the Road
While automakers love to fit aggressive-looking rear wings to their cars, and often claim that they help them stick to the pavement, the reality is that few street cars generate much downforce. The all-time champion was the Dodge Viper ACR, the sorta-streetable special that wowed us at Lightning Lap a couple of years ago, and […]
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2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback: iM Just a Corolla Now
Over the half a century that the Toyota Corolla has been sold in the United States, we've called it lots of things, generally using terms—reliable, respectable, sensible, decent, unassuming—that you might apply to your neighbor. But rarely have we characterized a Corolla in more emotional terms, even if the odd model—the Corolla iM, for example—offered […]
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The Whole Package: 2018 Ford Escape Tested in Depth
Small crossovers may be practical, but they're not exactly exciting. Drive several in a row, as we often do during days of testing or as car shoppers might on a particularly exhausting Saturday afternoon, and they can blend together. Many in this compact-SUV class suffer from numb handling, unenthusiastic acceleration, and cheap-feeling interior materials. Happily, […]
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Volkswagen SUV with Unpronounceable Name Pronounced New for Europe, China
Tour-egg? Tow-are-age? Aw, heck, it doesn’t matter anymore if Americans can’t pronounce the name of Volkswagen’s five-seat, luxurious Touareg SUV. (For the record, it’s “To-war-reg.”) It will no longer be sold in the United States, as the less expensive, roomier three-row Atlas (and, soon, a two-row Atlas model) are taking over VW’s large-SUV efforts here. The […]
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First Deliveries of $35K Version of Tesla Model 3 Delayed until Late 2018
Tesla has delivered about 10,000 examples of its Model 3 sedans so far but has thus far failed to deliver on one important item that was central to why this model garnered so much hype: its $35,000 base price. First U.S. deliveries of the standard-range (220 mile) version of the Model S, still expected to […]
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Video of Fatal Uber Crash Reveals Shortcomings of Human and Automated Driving
Now that video footage has been released of the moments preceding a fatal crash between an Uber self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian, it appears that more than just a flaw in Uber autonomous technology may have contributed to the crash. A human safety driver, who did not act as the required fail-safe in the event […]
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Preview Drive: 2019 Jaguar I-Pace EV Keeps It Simple
Back in 2006, BMW introduced so many powertrain and chassis modes for its M5 performance sedan—279 combinations in all—that it turned off enthusiasts, including many loyal to the brand. When we asked Wolfgang Ziebart, technical design director and the executive who oversaw Jaguar I-Pace development, why there are only two modes in the British automaker's new […]
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Oh My God! It's a Mirage! The Rare '70s Cadillac Pickup That's Very, Very Real
In 1934, the Australian Ford Coupe Utility was born of a farm wife's protest that there was no vehicle suitable for doing work around the family homestead that could also ferry herself and her husband to church. It thus kicked off a fascination with car/truck hybrids that persists to the present day—even if today’s hybrids […]
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2018 Ford C-Max, Tested in Depth: Mediocre and Outmatched
When Ford introduced the C-Max hybrid to the U.S. market for 2013, it felt modern and virtuous, a glimpse at what a greener future could look like. In the years since its introduction, the industry has moved much closer to that efficient future while the C-Max has rested on its laurels. It has skated by […]
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Slingin' Dirt: 2019 Ram 1500 Rebel Driven On- and Off-Road!
The image of enhanced off-road capability, both real and imagined, has long been a part of the full-size-pickup formula. That attribute continues with the new-for-2019 Ram 1500, the redesigned lineup of which includes an update to the dirt-slingin' Rebel trim level that was introduced for 2015. While we've already driven a good chunk of the […]
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