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2020 Brings Toyota RAV4 TRD Off-Road

I recently had the opportunity to drive the 2019 Toyota RAV4, and was extremely impressed with the improvements Toyota has made in overall ride quality, versatility, and capability for its popular daily driver. And while the RAV4 is already better…

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All US-Bound 30th Anniversary MX-5 Miatas Already Sold

If you needed a few days to think about putting down the deposit on the just revealed Mazda MX-5 Miata 30th Anniversary edition, you are too late. Out of the 3,000 units being made globally, only 500 were coming to…

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2020 Range Rover Evoque U.S. Prices and Specs Announced

Land Rover’s Range Rover Evoque has always been a great looking vehicle. As we head into the 2020 model year, the sharp-dressed crossover continues to look better than ever, and has all kinds of refinements. We already know about some…

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Pininfarina Battista Electric Car Makes 1900 Horsepower

We may not be over the range anxiety portion of the acceptance scale for electric vehicles just yet. But we are over the performance barrier. With the earliest electric vehicles being things like the Nissan Leaf, car guys and gals…

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2019 RAM 1500 Multifunction Tailgate Has a Split Personality

It seems like all the big truck makers are trying to set themselves apart with features that others don’t offer. One of the features that some OEMs are touting today are fancy tailgates that do more than just sit there.…

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2020 Kia Telluride Offers Space, Style, and Affordability

The only two car commercials I recall from the Super Bowl over the weekend were for the Toyota Supra, a car I’m not particularly attracted to, and the Kia Telluride. It took most of the Telluride commercial to figure out…

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2020 Ford Mustang GT500 Exhaust Modes Sound Off

The 2020 Ford Mustang GT500 looks awesome on paper, we all know it. A supercharged V8 with over 700 hp and quick-shifting flappy paddle gearbox? Yes, please. All we really want to know is when we can get it, how…

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Inside the Lexus LS 500 AWD: Sanctuary from the Storm

The week that the Lexus LS 500 turned up at our offices for review, Chicago was enduring an awful stretch of winter weather. From freezing rain, to snow and ice, to sub-zero temperatures, it wasn’t exactly the ideal week for…

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Concepts from Future Past: Ford Mustang RSX

Back in 1979, the Ford Mustang was in its third production generation, being built on the popular Fox platform, which was shared with many other less sporty vehicles, and gave the car its first ever sharp-edged design. Prior Mustangs were…

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Jeep Crushing a ’63 Gladiator for a Commercial Hurts Our Soul

At this point, we all know the new Jeep Gladiator is coming. The mid-size truck is expected to sell in droves and print money for FCA. To celebrate the launch of the truck, Jeep has bought commercial spots during this…

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Volkswagen Dune Buggy Reborn as an EV

One of the most iconic of all dune buggies ever made are the ones VW produced back in the the ’60s and ’70s. Now Volkswagen has unveiled a new generation concept car based on those dune buggies of yore. In…

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$100,000 Gets You Just the Wheels and Tires off a Bugatti Veyron

You can get a lot of sweet performance cars for $100,000. Spend the money right, and you might even get two for that price. But with $100,000 in hand, the only thing you’ll get from Bugatti is a set of…

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Your Crappy, Filthy Car has More Germs than a Public Toilet

Ok people, clean your damn cars. I mean OMG, you eat in there all the time. A new study from CarRentals.com has found something disgusting about our rides. The first thing is that 32% of the people surveyed only clean…

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