Car News & Reviews

2018 Chevrolet Equinox Diesel Quick Take

The Equinox is one of the few compact SUVs that’s available with three engines. First is a 170-horsepower, 1.5-liter 4-cylinder which comes with the...

2019 Aston Martin Vantage First Review

There’s an all-new 2019 Aston Martin Vantage arriving in showrooms later this year. The new coupe will replace a predecessor that was in production for...

2018 BMW X2: Video Review and Road Test

As the luxury compact crossover SUV segment continues to expand, buyers will have a mind-boggling number of variants to consider. Take the 2018 BMW X2...

2018 Infiniti QX80 Quick Take

The 2018 Infiniti QX80 is not what you would normally see parked in the loading section of a Home Depot. In my case, it’s what I was driving at the time...

2018 Mercedes-Benz S 560 Coupe Quick Take

I had the good fortune of growing up adjacent to a fairly well-to-do area, and during my high school years in the mid-80s, the Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC...

2017 Midsize Luxury SUV Comparison: Acura, Audi, Infiniti, Range Rover or Volvo?

Next Page Family time meets the good life. In the 3-row midsize luxury SUV segment, seating for seven meets massaging seats for two. Flipping, folding,...

2016-17 Compact SUV Comparison: Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda or Mitsubishi?

Next Page Spurred by lower gas prices and an expanding preference for high-riding, capable, flexible SUVs, the compact SUV segment has become one of the...

2016 Subcompact SUV Comparison: A Segment is Born

Next Page With five new entries in the past two model years alone, subcompact SUVs blossomed into an actual segment almost overnight. Smaller, more...

2016 Compact Car Comparison: Civic takes on Cruze, Elantra, Sentra

Next Page The Honda Civic is not only the benchmark in the compact sedan category, it also raised the bar last year when the all-new 2016 model debuted...

2016 Midsize Sedan Comparison: Accord, Malibu, Altima, Optima or Passat?

Next Page The 2016 model year has been a big one for midsize sedans, with six of 11 entries having been completely redesigned or significantly updated....

Pickup Truck Buyer's Guide

Business or pleasure? Yes. For building a country or towing a boat, nothing beats a full-size truck. Even as they grow increasingly capable in all their...

Minivan Buyer's Guide: The Best Family Cars Money Can Buy

There are plenty of great family cars out there, but none offers anything close to the purpose-built practicality of the minivan. The sliding doors,...

Compact SUV Buyer's Guide

For most of the people most of the time, it's not the size of an SUV that delivers the goods, it's the shape. It's about sitting above the traffic,...

Midsize Sedan Buyer's Guide: More Car for Your Money

Roomy, comfortable, efficient, tech-savvy, and sometimes even fun to drive, today's midsize sedans deliver more bang for the buck than perhaps any other...

Compact Car Buyer's Guide

Today's compact cars might not be quite as roomy, quiet or comfortable as their midsize counterparts, but the fit, finish and features are increasingly...

2019 BMW M2 Competition: More power, capability

The M2 has been the Mighty Mouse of the BMW lineup, a compact coupe with big muscle and moves to match. But nothing stands still in the world of high...

Buick Enspire Bows in China

Buick has revealed an all-electric SUV concept in China called the Enspire that the near-luxury brand will show to the public at the 2018 Beijing...

This Week in Car Buying: Leasing starts to fade; Buyers want, but don't use SUV third rows; Mercedes tests subscriptions; Gas prices set to spike

Leasing may have peaked at nearly a third of transactions last year, but a study by Kelley Blue Book points to some cooling in the trend, particularly...

Insider Car Buying Tips: When the bottom line isn’t the bottom line

You’re happy with the price negotiated for that new car or truck. You did your homework ahead of time and negotiated a great deal based on the sticker...

2019 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE Turbo First Look

For 2019, the Chevrolet Camaro receives updates and styling changes, including a new face, different for each time level; new rear end with LED...

12 Best Family Cars: 2018 Honda CR-V

Previous | Next Winner Among 2-row, 5-passenger compact SUVs, you can't go wrong with the 2018 Honda CR-V. That's because Honda's venerable crossover...

12 Best Family Cars: 2018 Honda Odyssey

Previous | Next Winner The Honda Odyssey is one of this year’s very best family vehicles. Of course, we said the same thing last year. And the year...

12 Best Family Cars: 2018 Toyota Highlander

Previous | Next Winner As philosophers and businessmen are fond of saying, it’s hard to argue with success. Appropriately enough, Toyota’s three-row...

12 Best Family Cars: 2018 Honda Pilot

Previous | Next Winner With a uniquely comprehensive combination of value, interior space, refinement, features and even fuel economy, the 2018 Pilot...

12 Best Family Cars: 2018 Chrysler Pacifica

Previous | Next Winner Chrysler pulled out all the stops when it redesigned its minivan last year, and it again appears on our list of Best Family Cars...

2018 GMC Sierra 2500HD All Mountain Concept Treks To L.A.

After its initial reveal in Vail, Colorado, GMC displayed the 2018 GMC Sierra 2500HD All Mountain concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The All Mountain...

2018 Jeep Wrangler Introduced

At some renewals of established models we find ourselves squinting as we strive to perceive the connection of the new with the preceding version. That...

2018 Land Rover Range Rover SVAutobiography Bows in Los Angeles

Early in 2018, Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations team (SVO) will go all-in on the 2018 Range Rover, introducing the $208,895...

2019 Infiniti QX50 Unveiled

UPDATE: You can now read our first review of the 2019 Infiniti QX50 Infiniti’s QX50, formerly known as the EX35, was getting a little long in the tooth,...

Auto Shows: Where New Cars are Born

Above: Recent models as they debuted at their respective auto shows Visiting an auto show is a great way for car shoppers to see and compare all the...

2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Ownership Review

Tire pressure tips by Matt Degen | April 10, 2018 If you own a Volkswagen, there’s a chance – maybe a strong one – that the tire pressure monitoring...

2017 VW Golf Alltrack Long-Term Update: Oil change service

Our 2017 VW Golf Alltrack is nearing 20,000 miles on the odometer, and that means a second oil change. If you’re doing the math, yes, that equals...

2017 VW Golf Alltrack Long-Term Update: Infotainment

Our long-term VW Alltrack has been with us over a year now and just passed the 17,000-mile mark on its odometer, many of those logged by me. I continue...

2017 Mazda CX-9 Long-Term Update: Powertrain

Eyebrows were raised when Mazda announced that its second-generation CX-9, launched for the 2017 model year, would arrive with a turbocharged 4-cylinder...

2017 Mazda CX-9 Long-Term Update: First Service

The “Oil Change Due” message illuminated on the CX-9’s dashboard shortly after it reached the 7,000-mile mark, which follows Mazda’s “flexible”...