Not long ago it seemed that the BMW M5 was irreversibly sliding toward a midlife crisis. The F10 model carried the misguided swagger of a frat boy with the neglected body of a 26-year-old going on 40. But in 2018, the F90 M5 delivered a swift about-face. Instead of succumbing to the inevitability of middle […]
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Decisions, decisions, decisions. You want the 2019 Mercedes C-Class but with some Affalterbach flair, and the C 43 isn’t quite enough. You need the full Mercedes-AMG C63 S treatment. The wagon is out if you live in the U.S., but you’ll still need to choose between the sedan, coupe, and cabriolet, all equipped with gobs […]
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Rumor has it that the traditional four-door sedan is in the throes of a prolonged death spiral, squeezed into irrelevance by crossovers on one end and EVs on the other. But apparently Genesis hasn’t gotten the memo. Although its own SUVs are right around the corner, the 2019 G70 comes ready to stake a claim […]
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I’ll never forget a particular moment from our 2017 Best Driver’s Car competition. Aston Martin had sent a vehicle dynamics engineer out from the U.K. to observe the festivities, and I offered him a ride as I took the then new Aston Martin DB11 up California’s Highway 198. Halfway up the hill he said something […]
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Full disclosure: I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the Hyundai Veloster. Back in my Chrysler days, I proposed the same kooky asymmetrical door layout for the original Neon. Seeing my rejected idea survive for a second generation as “normal” coupes and sedans are canceled is sweet validation. Discovering that the new […]
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Full disclosure: I’ve always had a special place in my heart for the Hyundai Veloster. Back in my Chrysler days, I proposed the same kooky asymmetrical door layout for the original Neon. Seeing my rejected idea survive for a second generation as “normal” coupes and sedans are canceled is sweet validation. Discovering that the new […]
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Being successful the first time around is tough, but it’s even harder following up an initial smash success. When the pressure is on, it’s easy to screw up. It may be hard to imagine, but over the past 40 years, there have been four generational changes to the Mustang (not all of them good), five […]
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The 2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster is the rolling, quad-espresso-swilling, audio-visual performance artist of the car world. Just look at it. It’s the only mid-engine V-12 convertible available. All those straight lines and sharp angles look like the latest stealth technology intended to evade enemy radar. Paradoxically, with its scissor doors, eye-searing pearlescent-yellow “Gallio Tenerife” […]
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From the first time we drove one to the time nine months later when had an opportunity to test a 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 (991.2), we’ve been preaching that this car is as close to driving nirvana as one can find on earth. Its engine, transmission, steering, and brakes coalesce to provide an unmatched, unified […]
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I never bothered to figure out exactly what it was, but I recognized it immediately. Growing up in a farming community, I have the smell of an orchard on the first hot day of spring burned into my memory. Frankly, I’d rather it wasn’t, as I’m pretty sure it’s rotting fruit. As I rolled roofless […]
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