[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The latest Blazer’s transition from trucky 4×4 to sporty-ish crossover works surprisingly well. Pros and Cons Pros Energetic optional V-6 Responsive handling Practical packaging. Cons Mediocre interior materials Middling base engine Desirable features drive the price too high Joey Capparella • What did you want the reincarnation of the Chevrolet Blazer to be?…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] This year’s road rally was full of surprise results, including the first win for Lotus and a Hyundai i30N outpacing Porsches, BMWs and other high-performance cars. The 2019 Targa Tasmania road rally has delivered a number of surprise results and a first-time winner. Veteran racer Paul Stokell finally won his first Targa Tasmania…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Toyota 86 is the epitome of entry-level, affordable sports cars. It was designed around the philosophy of handling over power, and it has excelled quite well in that regard. Of course, there have been plenty of complaints about the fact that it didn’t receive more power – something eventually remedied by the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The battle between Chevrolet and Ford will be fought in a different space going forward, as the two groups move toward electric power. General Motors has an all-electric pickup truck in the works, as it prepares for what Mary Barra has described as an “all-electric future“. Speaking at the quarterly earnings call on…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Rebadged Mitsubishi Triton has been removed from the European range due to slow sales and upcoming emissions regulations. The Fiat Fullback has been withdrawn from sale across Europe, leaving the company without a ute in a segment led by the likes of the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. Richard Chamberlain, head of Fiat…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] A jacked-up hatchback prototype has been spotted in Germany, but we’re not entirely sure what it is… A prototype based on the current-generation Volkswagen Golf has been spotted near the Nurburgring this week, having previously been snapped during winter testing in Sweden. What’s interesting is that this appears to be an early development…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] It used to be that if you wanted to make a performance car, no matter the body style, it absolutely had to be rear-wheel drive. Nothing else would do. Now, all-wheel drive is becoming more and more popular, especially among the high-powered luxury sleds of Europe, and in response, AMG is looking to…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The automobile stood for more than freedom of movement and “Westward Ho!” exploration, of course, and still does. It was never merely a matter of arriving at Point B from Point A—one had to get there in style, whether cruising the boulevard or driving a getaway car. Just as “the hat makes the…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Third body style of the new 8 Series range will be the most practical with four passenger doors. The first-ever BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been teased on social media ahead of its debut, presumably some time this year. The Gran Coupe’s first teaser image doesn’t reveal much we haven’t already seen…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The Competition supplants the regular M5 as the quickest and fastest BMW currently on sale. But is there enough comfy ‘velvet glove’ to the daily driving experience to complement the iron-fisted performance? Pros and Cons Pros Genuinely pleasant around-town manners Richly appointed interior True Jekyll-and-Hyde duality Still breathtakingly quick and capable Cons Noisy…