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    2020 Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line Channels Sporty Compacts of Old

    Ah yes, 1998. Back when life was simple. Presidential scandals involved blue dresses and google wasn’t really a verb yet. It was a time of Game Boys and MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch. Best of all, cars such as the Acura Integra, Volkswagen GTI, and the Toyota Celica had clean, straightforward designs. The world made sense. All […] More

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    2020 Acura TLX PMC Edition Shines Only on the Surface

    The hue of the Valencia Red Pearl paint on the 2020 Acura TLX PMC Edition bends light across the car’s body with stunning effect. Taking five days to apply and cure in the same high-tech clean room of a factory that the brand uses to assemble its NSX supercar, the lustrous, metallic-red finish looks deep […] More

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    2020 Subaru WRX Series.White Spices Up an Aging Rally Car

    View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver What if Tommi Mäkinen, one of Subaru’s former World Rally Championship drivers, somehow slid off the road in 2002 and became cryogenically frozen in a glacier for 18 years? If he were thawed out now, there would be much about this world he would not understand. What are these […] More

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    Tested: 1994 Subaru Impreza WRX

    From the December 1995 issue of Car and Driver. It’s not the purple stripes that trigger the double takes. Not the purple com­petition seatbelts, either. It’s mostly the steering wheel on the right-hand side that elicits the gasps. Lord knows, this Subaru Impreza wagon’s squat, boxy shape otherwise attracts about as much attention as a […] More

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    The Base 2020 Porsche 911 Is a Worthy Six-Figure Sports Car

    View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver This is very likely the least expensive new Porsche 911 you’ll ever lay eyes on. At $106,290, it has a mere $7540 in options, which, if you don’t believe is a picture of restraint, go spend a few minutes on Porsche’s online configurator. This car had just four add-ons: […] More

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    2020 Audi S5 Sportback Strikes Just the Right Compromise

    View Photos Michael SimariCar and Driver Goldilocks would like the 2020 Audi S5 Sportback. Well, she would if you consider Audi’s mid-size A5 hatch lineup as the beds, chairs, and porridge that little Goldie tries out during her ill-conceived breaking and entering. The A5 Sportback’s 248-hp turbo-four would undoubtedly be not quite enough, and the […] More

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    2020 Ram 2500 Power Wagon Remains a Hulking Heavy-Duty Off-Roader

    Is it yeehaw, yee-ha, or yahoo? Never mind, it doesn’t matter. Whichever rebel yell you prefer, it’s appropriate from the driver’s seat of the 2020 Ram 2500 Power Wagon, which continues as Ram’s high-riding four-wheel-drive monolith that’s been upgraded with both attitude and hard-core off-road hardware. HIGHS: Serious off-road hardware with a warranty, climbs hills […] More