Revitalized: 2019 Kia Optima SX
We drive the revitalized Kia Optima SX. Kia’s midsize sedan sports a turbocharged engine, revised styling, and smart new tech for 2019.
Quick Spin: 2018 Mazda 6 Signature
The Mazda 6 has always been the mid size sedan to buy if you like to have fun on the back roads.
Less Filling: 2018 Dodge Challenger GT
Same great taste, less filling. That’s been light beer’s motto since it’s inception. It’s also what muscle car makers would have you believe of their smaller-displacement models. We drive the Dodge Challener GT to see if it holds water.
Hot: 2018 VW Golf R
The Golf R is, without a doubt, the best hot hatch available in the US. One minute you’re blending in with every other Golf, the next you’re slaloming though the corners like a WRC driver.
Bolder: 2018 Toyota Camry XSE V6
There’s nothing this Camry does better than erase the bland, appliance-like stereotype the nameplate has carried for generations.
Grand: 2018 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD
This 2018 GMC Sierra Denali 2500HD is massive in every sense of the word. Its dimensions, power output, and capabilities extend beyond what any casual truck driver could possibly need.
Quick Spin: Infiniti Q50 Red Sport 400
A few years ago, we got behind the wheel of the all-new Infiniti Q50. The design, chassis and comfort were great, but the direct adaptive steering and strange two screen infotainment unit were a little off-putting. Now though, Infiniti has made some tweaks to the Q50 and learned […]
Quick Spin: 2016 VW GTI
Life doesn’t often afford you second chances. Thankfully, Volkswagen is more forgiving. A disappointing combination of summer tires and winter weather left us feeling slighted the last time around. Under the safe assumption that we wouldn’t experience similar conditions in the summer, we resolved to try again. Despite […]
Kaizen: 2016 Nissan 370Z Nismo
Nismo’s approach to the 370Z can be captured in a single word: kaizen. Kaizen simply means “change for better”. In the corporate world, kaizen has become MBA jargon synonymous with continuous improvement as it pertained to Japanese auto manufacturing. As a philosophy, it refers to the practice of […]
Icon: 2015 VW Golf R
List a few iconic cars. Perhaps you thought about the Ford Mustang, the Chevrolet Corvette, or the VW Beetle. Did you consider the VW Golf? Maybe you should. Perhaps not the original hatchback, the Golf is none-the-less the progenitor of all modern hot hatches. It’s dominance paved the […]
