[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Modern compact crossovers are some of the most popular types of vehicles nowadays, and one of the nameplates that helped establish this trend is the Toyota RAV4 that debuted in 1994. But ever since the first generation, now seen as a classic of the genre, Toyota has been watering down the RAV4 formula.…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Who doesn’t like the roar of a GM 396, Ford 427, or the purr of a 426 HEMI engine? I know, it’s music to my ears. But it appears that sweet sound is like fingernails on a chalkboard to other people’s ears. There’s a group of people that want to make these roars…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Despite Audi’s TT RS lineup already being equipped with an impressively high-performance powertrain inside a stylish exterior, the company has decided to refresh the vehicle with a set of welcome aesthetic enhancements. . Audi announced on Wednesday that the Audi TT RS Coupe and Roadster are getting a mostly-cosmetic refresh just in time…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] 2020 Toyota Tacoma Cars.com photo by Christian Lantry The model-year 2020 refresh of the Toyota Tacoma mid-size pickup truck may have been mild like Chipotle pico de gallo — but the new Taco is spicing up this week’s top 10 most popular Cars.com news stories like a packet of Del Inferno sauce from…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) head honcho Jean Todt knows his way around high-speed machines. After a stint as a rally driver, Todt held gigs at Peugeot motorsports and then Scuderia Ferrari, where he would go on to become CEO from 2006 to 2008. But now Todt’s swapping his love of Prancing Horses…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Mini’s range-topping performance hatch is coming, and it’s going to be a very, very powerful beast when it touches down. Just 3000 are going to be offered worldwide. Mini has confirmed the 2020 John Cooper Works GP will offer more than 220kW when it launches next year, comfortably usurping its pared-back predecessors for…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Launched in 2011, the Range Rover Evoque pioneered the luxury compact SUV market, prompting other premium brands to either join the niche or improve upon existing models. Come 2018, and Land Rover has introduced the second-generation crossover, placing it again high above the competition. Redesigned on a brand-new platform, the second-gen Evoque ditched…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] Auto Show Face-Off: 2020 Cadillac XT6 Vs. 2020 Lincoln Aviator; Cars.com illustration by Paul Dolan American luxury automakers have been without serious players in the large mid-size SUV class for a long, long time. The Lincoln MKT was never a hit, given its ungainly styling and awkward interior packaging. And if you wanted…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] The latest Mazda CX-5 has received interior and exterior specification updates applicable across the entire model line-up, with the most significant being the Android AutoTM and Apple CarplayTM feature now standard on all derivatives. Interior design updates include a new air-conditioner panel pattern, chrome accents introduced to door mirror and window dials as…
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=14] American novelist Jack Kerouac wrote of the California coastal town of Big Sur, “And when the fog’s over and the stars and the moon come out at night it’ll be a beautiful sight.” It’s here in the misty enclave off Highway 1 that we experience Audi’s newest iteration of the A8, both simplified…