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The Jaguar F-Type Convertible made initially launched all the way back in 2013. Since then, Jag rolled out various versions of this two-seater, namely the potent R and SVR models. Jaguar also gave the sporty F-Type a mid-cycle update in 2020. While Jaguar’s F-Type used to have a variety of available engines, the only option under the hood for Jag’s sports car is now a 5.0-liter V8. Jaguar’s entry...

Like the rest of the automotive landscape, Volkswagen is doubling down on crossovers and leaving small cars, at least in the United States, on the chopping block. Volkswagen cut the beloved Golf and the Passat from its US portfolio but continues to offer the Audi sibling: the A3. In fact, the Audi A3 sees a new, albeit updated, platform for 2022. The Audi A3 kicked off Audi’s legacy compact for th...

The Mitsubishi Outlander filled the void left by the popular and capable Montero Sport and helped usher in a more comfortable crossover world for Mitsubishi loyalists. The Outlander made its North American presence known in 2003 with the first generation. Now on its fourth generation, the Outlander has grown and pushes the new Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi roster of cars in the right direction. Sharin...

Mitsubishi has no shortage of legendary performance cars, and engines, in its history books. The ten generations of Lancer Evolutions, the 3000 GT VR4 and the Starion are just a few names in Mitsu’s history books that show that the company once had a presence in the sports car world. Unfortunately, those days are behind us and Mitsubishi seems to have been struggling in the U.S. market. Well, the...

The Audi Q5 joined Audi’s lineup right before the start of the last decade. Kicking off in 2009, Audi’s midsize crossover launched to the front of its pack in terms of sales and rode the crossover craze into success. Now mid-way through its second generation, the Audi Q5 sticks to the basic crossover formula of sitting high, seating plenty and carrying even more. Though, Audi also jumped on the tr...

Increasing emissions scrutiny can put an end to internal combustion fun, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Suzuki’s game-changing GSX1300R . Better known as the Hayabusa, Suzuki’s  wildly powerful motorcycle enters its third generation with the 2022 model year and keeps power-hungry enthusiasts champing at the bit. While this motorcycle’s engine is known to power cars and other motorc...

Electric vehicles aren’t coming: they’re here. Mazda’s first dip into the EV pool is, as you’d expect, a compact crossover. While this might not be as interesting as an all-electric Mazda MX-5 Miata, the MX-30 packs a ton of interesting features and an electric powertrain. Eventually, the Mazda MX-30 will be joined by a gasoline-burning, rotary-range-extender equipped variant, but the currently av...

While unibody crossovers are taking over the auto industry, the body-on-frame SUV of yore is getting harder to find. That said, Toyota’s 4Runner has been since the 1980s and has stuck to its objective of being a capable off-roader. This fifth-generation 4Runner is on the older side of new vehicles, with it hitting the street in 2010. Even though that means the 4Runner’s replacement is probably com...

The Jaguar F-Pace is Jaguar-Land Rover’s answer to the ever-increasing demand for crossovers. While the British car company is best known for its sports cars and luxury sedans, crossovers are now the lay of the land. Taking its sporting past, and the company’s current sporting offerings, Jaguar stuffed its high-performance, supercharged 5.0-liter V8 under the hood of its F-Pace crossover. Dubbed t...

The Mazda MX-5 Miata has brought smiles to faces for 30 years. Unfortunately, over the same 30 years, sports cars and sedans have seen less interest from average buyers, and crossovers have taken the limelight. The folks at Mazda haven’t ignored the crossover trend but did approach it with the same attention to detail and dynamic focus seen on the Miata. The 2021 Mazda CX-5 sports a 2.5-liter engi...

The current generation of Ford’s Mustang is arguably the best to ever roll out of a Ford factory. With a Mustang GT that makes 460 hp and a Mustang Shelby GT 500 that makes 760 hp, this pony has no shortage of power. That said, in base trim, Ford’s storied coupe is now powered exclusively by a turbocharged 2.3-liter I4. This turbocharged four makes 310 horsepower at its worst, but that number rise...

The Hyundai Palisade shares a platform with the fantastic Kia Telluride and changes just enough to personalize the experience. While we’ve already discussed Kia’s Telluride, the Hyundai Palisade takes most of the great features from the shared platform and stuffs them in a restyled shell. The exterior and interior styling gives customers options depending on what they prefer, but the bones of each...

One of the most controversial styling trends centers around one of the most popular trends of our time: the crossover coupe. The Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S takes the crossover coupe style and blends it with the outlandish Mercedes 4.0-liter turbocharged V8 to make one of the more interesting combinations of performance, utility and style on the road. Based on the standard GLE-class Mercedes-Benz, the M...

Even though crossovers are constantly demanding more and more effort and attention from automakers, the devout enthusiast segment of hot hatchbacks is still sticking around. While the segment might be smaller than it was in its heyday, the hot hatch world is enticing enough to draw in Hyundai and its Veloster N. Like other hot hatchbacks, the Veloster N takes the bones of Hyundai’s economy car and...

The Hyundai Santa Fe has made leaps and bounds in the past 20 years. Slotted between Hyundai’s compact Tucson and larger Palisade, the Santa Fe might fall out of sight for some shoppers in the fiercely competitive crossover. Curbing that, Hyundai stuffed the Santa Fe with features other automakers have started removing like physical buttons and doubled down on making it a competitive crossover. Po...

The ever-expanding Genesis portfolio initially saw a rollout of luxury sedans. Following that was the current focus on its solid crossover lineup. Well, the recently refreshed Genesis G70 is proof that the folks at Genesis aren’t ignoring the shrinking sedan segment. Sharing a platform with the Kia Stinger, it might be harder to stomach the more expensive G70. Though, there are huge differences in...

The second generation of Volvo’s  popular XC60 has been running for a while now, which means its mid-cycle update was only a matter of time. Well, it’s finally here and adds serious updates to the mid-sized Volvo crossover. Adding to the XC60's refinement, Volvo makes its 48-volt mild hybrid system  available to certain models in the XC60 lineup. Volvo also ditches its traditional, belt-...

The Ford Maverick is finally here to give mini-truck fans the replacement for their aging 1997 Ford Ranger or Chevrolet S-10. Since the mass exodus of compact trucks in the US, this small-truck space has stayed quiet. Though, with the introduction of Ford’s Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz, this could start heating up. Ford’s Maverick pulls double duty for the company that abandoned small cars...

The Lexus LS 500  sits atop the Lexus  sedan lineup with all of the luxurious appointments you’d expect from a full-size luxury sedan. While you might expect the Lexus LS 500 to carry the 5.0-liter V8 under its hood, as its name would suggest, the Lexus LS 500 bucks the alphanumeric naming convention in the spirit of fuel efficiency and silence. Instead of the snarling V8, this Lexus shu...

Acura showed off a bold sedan concept at Pebble Beach in 2019. Well, as time has shown, that wonderfully styled concept car became the top tier of Acura’s TLX lineup and carries the Acura TLX Type S nameplate. While most concept cars are severely watered down in the transition into a production machine, Acura’s Type S Concept translated well into its production form. Under the hood of this well-de...

The Toyota Camry is one of the most popular cars on the road, and for good reason: it works. The Camry has shuffled people back and forth from the office to their house for four decades. Though, unlike the beloved Corolla, the Camry’s roots don’t spread too far into the performance side of things. Fortunately, Toyota is pushing to make everything fun, and the company’s 301 hp Toyota Camry is part...

Two-door vehicles are rare these days, even for the tried-and-true world of short-wheelbase off-roaders. Larger vehicles are often easier to live with, and people tend to like to live with their cars and trucks. Well, fortunately for fans of function and fashion over comfort, two-door sports cars and two-door off-roaders still exist. Land Rover’s new Defender 90 faces stiff off-road competition fr...

When it comes to luxury cars, the quiet attraction of electrification only makes sense. While companies are moving closer and closer to dominating the luxury sedan world with electric-only powertrains, plug-in hybrids are a reasonable half-step that gives owners some of the advantages of an electric vehicle without any of the range restrictions. Volvo’s S90 T8 e-AWD blends a twin-charged 2.0-liter...

The pickup truck might not be your target performance vehicle, as you’re probably more accustomed to throwing bags of grass seed or sheets of plywood into the bed of your weekend workhorse and using it to help you finish jobs. Well, as tends to be the case: if there’s a vehicle, it can be faster. The world of muscle trucks isn’t exactly new and can be rooted in the same performance fervor as muscl...

The Toyota GR 86 has had many names over its first-generation but now will push forward under the Gazoo Racing banner to further cement Toyota’s interest in bringing its sporting spirit to the street. This new 86 is an evolution of the previous generation car and builds on what worked, and fixes what didn’t. The biggest complaint of the outgoing model: power. While this Toyota’s boxer mill still b...