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    Cadillac's New CT5-V Needs a Different Name

    Jessica Lynn WalkerCar and Driver Let’s clear up some confusion. The Cadillac CT5-V shown here is not the replacement for the fire-breathing CTS-V. It’s best to think of it as a replacement for the old CTS Vsport model, a car that won three 10Best awards from 2014 to 2016. There, that’s out of the way. […] More

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    Mazda CX-30 Channels the Mazda 3 to Good Effect

    Jessica Lynn WalkerCar and Driver 2/24/20 UPDATE: This review has been updated with test results. Have you considered the Mazda 3? That’s the first question we have for anyone interested in the 2020 Mazda CX-30. The CX-30 has barely more interior room and no more cargo space than a Mazda 3 hatchback, and it can’t […] More

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    All the Right Moves: 2021 Audi e-tron S Sportback

    Audi introduced the Quattro all-wheel-drive system 40 years ago, and with the coming wave of electrification the brand is advancing and introducing new capabilities made possible by electric motors. The next generation of Quattro arrives with the yet-to-be-revealed 2021 Audi e-tron S Sportback, which has three electric motors instead of two. HIGHS: More power, responsive […] More

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    VF Engineering Lamborghini Huracán Is a Beast with Manners

    When we first met Nik Saran, the owner of VF Engineering, at The Motoring Club in Los Angeles, we didn’t expect to be track testing his company’s supercharged Lamborghini Huracán Performante a week later. Usually guys like Saran are full of excuses why we can’t test their product. We’ve heard them all. “We’re still tuning […] More

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    The Popular Lexus NX300h Makes Hybrid Crossovers Look Cool

    Michael SimariCar and Driver Like a family of jackrabbits, the breed of subcompact luxury crossovers is multiplying at an alarming rate. Since 2018, when the aging Lexus NX was last refreshed, and now, the segment has added all-new models such as the BMW X2, Cadillac XT4, Jaguar E-Pace, and Volvo XC40. Still, the Lexus outsold […] More

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    Audi's RS Q3 Remains a Forbidden Hot-Rod SUV

    The feisty performance version of the Audi Q3 compact luxury SUV, the RS Q3, has been a foreign-market tease for enthusiasts on this side of the Atlantic since the first-generation debuted for 2013. Sadly, despite the arrival of a second-gen version for 2020 with more power than ever, as well as ample United States-market competition […] More

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    2020 Mercedes-AMG GT Is All About That Base

    Michael SimariCar and Driver A base Toyota Corolla or an option-less Ford Escape might get the adrenaline pumping when you’re trying to win one on The Price is Right, but it’s tough for a car lover to get excited about a stripped-down automobile with a weak-sauce engine. While there’s an undeniable honesty and value in […] More