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MONTREAL — On two-lane Route 117 in Quebec, I jumped into the left lane, nailed the throttle in my 544-horsepower, 2026 Polestar 4 and — ZOT! — was past the truck in front of me in the blink of an eye. I glanced in the rear camera mirror, pulled back into the right lane, and gave the truck a wave.

Except the Polestar 4 has no rear window,...Read more

TOKYO – For decades, Honda has built its reputation on quiet consistency, an automaker defined more by precision than by pomp. But at the 2025 Japan Mobility Show, the company revealed just how carefully it’s managing the shift from combustion to computation.

At its booth, Honda showcased the next stage of its all-electric future: the ...Read more

As Porsche enters Grasso’s Garage for the last time in 2025, we recognize a symbol of historical excellence: The 911 Carrera. Our GTS Cabriolet week-long tester was outstanding in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York as the windy and mountainous terrain were just the fit for a nice three-day top-down weekend cruise. Our ...Read more

Tesla shareholders voted to approve a $1 trillion compensation plan for Chief Executive Elon Musk, a record-breaking package intended to help the world's richest person focus on the electric vehicle maker.

Shareholders broke into applause and began chanting Musk's name at the annual meeting Thursday, where it was announced that more than 75% of...Read more

One of the things compact, luxury-brand crossovers like the Audi Q3 have in common with other, otherwise similar small crossovers from other (non-luxury) brands such as Mazda, Hyundai and Kia is that they're all very similar.

That's a problem when you're a luxury brand and wanting to sell more or less the same thing for more money.

What It Is ...Read more

Hybrid drivetrains -- in luxury vehicles -- are less about fuel efficiency than they are about more power and better performance. The new Lexus LX700h -- the hybridized version of the LX ultra-luxury SUV -- is a case in point.

The optional hybrid drivetrain doesn't appreciably increase the miles per gallon -- but it very much increases the ...Read more

You've probably seen off-roading Land Rovers and Jeeps with Jerry cans of gas strapped to their sides. The reason for that being that there aren't many gas stations around off-road. So it's interesting to see Hyundai offer an off-road version of the Ioniq 5, which is a compact electric crossover.

It does come standard with a larger/...Read more

Volkswagen had a problem -- one of its own making.

It had a very successful small crossover -- the Tiguan -- that was the only German-brand crossover in its class. The Tiggy has always been a little more upmarket-feeling than the other crossovers in the compact crossover class, which were (and still are) Japanese, Korean and American.

Then VW ...Read more

The Toyota Sequoia is still the same -- but also very different.

How so?

Well, it's still a full-size SUV, with real four-wheel drive and real off-road capability. But it no longer comes standard with a big V8; instead, it comes standard with much more powerful V6 that's only about half the size of the previously standard V8. It gets slightly ...Read more

It's been said -- and it's true -- that small crossovers are so alike that it's hard to tell them apart. So it's nice to come across one that's different. Not so much in terms of how it looks but in terms of a couple of things that matter.

What It Is

The Sportage is Kia's compact crossover; it competes with the half-dozen others in the class, ...Read more

Big SUVs are bigger -- and stronger -- than they have ever been before. The just-updated Ford Expedition, for instance, is available with a 510 horsepower, twin-turbo V6 and comes standard with a 9,600-pound tow rating. It weighs close to three tons yet is capable of getting to 60 mph in less than five seconds, which makes it quicker than just ...Read more