New Car Reviews

Can the Miata really do it all? Atlanta traffic to slaying the Dragon.

The Tail of the Dragon packs 318 thrilling turns into just 11 miles. Atlanta is clogged with mind-numbing congestion. The current Miata–even a decade after its release–aced both of them. …

Driving the Hyundai Santa Cruz: Taking another look at car-based trucks

We’re experiencing a resurgence of smaller, car-based pickups–ones that follow the path blazed back in the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s by pioneers like the Ford Ranchero, the Chevy El Camino …

Tim Suddard
Kia K4 GT-Line Turbo: It’s a car-shaped car

Remember when dealer showrooms were crammed full of cars? Hood, roof, trunk. They used to be everywhere. Today, not so much. Aside from the Mustang and Corvette, Ford and Chevrolet …

David S. Wallens
Why I call the Subaru BRZ “The Miata of coupes”

You want a Miata but for some crazy reason don’t want a Miata. Then you get a Subaru BRZ. It’s one or the other. These are today’s best sports cars. …

David S. Wallens
Can you really autocross the Ford Maverick Lobo? (Spoiler alert: Yes.)

People said it looked fun, and it is fun. And it’s also tall and kind of heavy. And wearing mud and snow tires plus a transmission that doesn’t seem to …

David S. Wallens
The new M3 reminds me how much I love my classic M3

It’s part of the gearhead code: We’re supposed to hate on new versions of classic favorites. Too big. Too heavy. Too expensive. Only for poseurs and rich kids. There’s an …

David S. Wallens
AMG: Three letters that signal to the world “I’ve arrived”

When you want to tell the world that you have arrived, you'll want to arrive in an AMG Benz. Those extra three letters got you more performance, more appointments, more …

David S. Wallens
The Kia Carnival: Way too practical for someone like me

Miata as a sole car? Done it. Commute on race-valved Konis? Been there. Own cars without a/c in Florida? Always up for an adventure. But the Kia Carnival? It’s way …

David S. Wallens
Alfa Romeo Tonale Hybrid: It’s certainly a car

The subgenre of small SUVs that are actually fun to drive attempts to get more and more crowded all the time. Mazda kind of defined the niche with the CX-5 …

J.G. Pasterjak
Ram 2500: Does your Truck Math justify the diesel option?

Trucks, like all vehicles, run on math. But Truck Math is special math. How’s that? Some possible examples: Payload vs. economy over MSRP. Towing capacity divided by selling price multiplied …

David S. Wallens
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