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  • Road-tripping the 2023 Toyota GR86 846 miles in 105-degree heat

    Road-tripping the 2023 Toyota GR86 846 miles in 105-degree heat

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    Small cars generally aren’t seen as ideal for long road trips, but I stand firmly in the camp of supporting small, light sports cars as the right tool for effectively any task they can reasonably handle. And so, I found myself road-tripping a 2023 Toyota GR86 Premium from Connecticut to Virginia Beach and back through…

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  • 2023 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0T SEL Premium R-Line 4MOTION: Review

    2023 Volkswagen Arteon 2.0T SEL Premium R-Line 4MOTION: Review

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    So, this is a little awkward, I’m not sure I’ve ever tested a car that I know is about to end production. Volkswagen has confirmed that after eight years of production, 2024 will be the final year of their Arteon sedan. However, this is still 2023, and you still have time to consider whether this…

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  • 2023 Toyota Prius Limited: Review

    2023 Toyota Prius Limited: Review

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    It’s automotive journalist tradition to dunk on the Toyota Prius. And in full disclosure, I’ll admit I’ve never really driven one that I was all that impressed with. While the driving experience was…fine, it was just “an car”, it was never a very good looking car. *Dramatic stinger noise* Until now! This new Prius, the…

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  • Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance is a teleportation machine on four wheels

    Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance is a teleportation machine on four wheels

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    You’re here, and then you’re instantly over there when you’re driving the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance. That’s what happens when you have over 1,000 horsepower being put to the ground seemingly effortlessly. What a wild machine, this thing is… [Disclaimer: Lucid sent over the Air and tossed us the keys. They also gave us…

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  • 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport is a step in the right (off-road) direction

    2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport is a step in the right (off-road) direction

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    If you’re going to put a badge that says TrailSport on a vehicle, it better perform in the dirt – and the 2023 Honda Pilot TrailSport is a step in the right direction for this sub-brand. [Disclaimer: Honda tossed us a keys to this Pilot and included a tank of fuel.]

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  • Ford’s V8-powered 2023 Raptor R is the current super truck king

    Ford’s V8-powered 2023 Raptor R is the current super truck king

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    Like with hilariously overpowered SUVs, the recipe of throwing massive power and absorb-anything suspension at an enormous pickup makes for a silly and enjoyable meal, albeit rather gluttonous and best served in small doses. Perhaps it’s a good thing then that there aren’t many options: Only the Hellcat-powered Ram TRX and “Predator”-powered Ford Raptor R…

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  • 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD: Review

    2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD: Review

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    As an automotive journalist-type person I probably get asked about which three-row SUV is best more than any other segment. Two options continuously end up in my top five, the Kia Telluride and the Hyundai Palisade. As you can see from the links, I have driven both of them previously, but for the 2023 model…

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  • 2023 VW Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition: Review

    2023 VW Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition: Review

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    The R-badged version of the Volkswagen Golf is turning 20 years old this year, which means they launched the Mk4 R32 way back in 2003! It was always a bit of an odd duck in the VW lineup sitting above the GTI and featuring a bigger engine and AWD. For the 2012 model year the…

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  • 2023 Kia EV6 GT Quick Review

    2023 Kia EV6 GT Quick Review

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    EVs have been experiencing what the kids call a “glow up,” and public perception of electric cars has changed drastically even since I sampled the 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD last year. This comes thanks in part to the extreme performance of vehicles like the Tesla Model S Plaid and Model 3 Performance, Lucid Air,…

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  • 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Review: Complete and utter madness

    2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Review: Complete and utter madness

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    The 2023 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat is one of the most irresponsible vehicles on sale today, and that’s meant as a compliment. Nobody needs to transport themselves and five passengers at the rate this thing can, and the consequence of a wildly shouty 6.2-liter supercharged V8 making 710 horsepower in a vehicle that weighs 5,575…

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