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Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Explaining to your neighbor that the 2020 BMW X5 M50i you just bought isn’t the full-tilt X5 M SUV could be difficult. As BMW’s half-tilt M Performance model, it scores above the regular V-8–powered X5 xDrive50i, yet it’s not quite the fire-breathing range topper. But the X5 M50i’s V-8 still roars, […] More
In our imagination, Porsche’s marketing department in Stuttgart is surrounded by a herringbone pattern of perfectly parked cars, each expertly maneuvered into a space with only fractions of an inch to spare. Why do we imagine that? Because Porsche folks are so good at finding niches. HIGHS: Lovely handling for an SUV, impressive ride comfort, […] More
The Jaguar F-type has always been a little bit of an enigma. Most people agree it’s a beautiful car, but it competes with the memories of its predecessors more than it does any modern car out there right now. Consider the least expensive F-type, the $62,625 P300 coupe: Perhaps car buyers aren’t always rational actors—if […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver We didn’t set out to dangle the competition under Tesla’s nose. The plan was merely to line up a Tesla Model S against a Porsche Taycan—the Tesla’s first true challenger—to see if there’s a new EV front-runner. But if you want to experience the most powerful Supercharger in the greater Los […] More
20,000-Mile Update Our long-term Nissan Altima may be wholly capable as a family sedan, but a scenery-blurring, gut-compressing rocket it is not. Now, we’ll cop to our bias for vehicles with wide-awake performance. But the Altima’s lack of excitement is a shame, because its torpor just might be the reason why it’s underappreciated and often […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver The origin story of Mercedes-Benz’s biggest SUV goes like this: Mercedes executives were tired of hearing about Americans whose Benzes shared garages with Chevy Suburbans. So Mercedes made a Suburban of its own and introduced it to the U.S. market for 2007 as the GL-class. Now called the GLS-class, this behemoth […] More
Marc UrbanoCar and Driver Crossovers are popular, but in our office of car enthusiasts they aren’t the keys we fight over. We worship the tenets of performance, handling, and refinement. Crossovers have different values, and while we can appreciate their practicality, we’d argue that a station wagon does everything a crossover can do while being […] More
10,000-Mile Update Our long-term Honda Passport is proving to be an accomplished and frequent traveler in the few months that it’s been with us, sailing past the 10,000-mile mark on the back of a number of journeys around North America. More impressively, it has done so while generating only a few nits for us to […] More
