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Toy, hauler | 2017 Ram Power Wagon Video Review

Toy, hauler | 2017 Ram Power Wagon Video Review

When you’re bouncing along in a 2017 Ram 2500 Power wagon over the washboard silt roads of the Valley of Fire, just outside of Las Vegas, it’s a bit of a shock to realize how comfortable you are. We’d driven a convoy of brand new Ram Power Wagons out from a city improbably emerging from the scrub into a land of red rocks and sand. Inhospitable territory full of thrill-seekers in Jeeps and…

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It turns out the Fiat 500X isn't a track car

It turns out the Fiat 500X isn't a track car

Filed under: Videos,Fiat,Long-Term Garage,Crossover,Performance

It’s what we sort of forgot to do that left a lasting impression.

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Torque time | 2017 GMC Sierra HD First Drive

Torque time | 2017 GMC Sierra HD First Drive

It’s not the truck that counts, it’s how you use it. It’s the heavy stuff you fit in its bed or the extremely heavy stuff that gets hooked up to the tow hitch. The ATV, the Jet Skis, the trailer with more square footage than a Greenwich Village apartment. Perhaps you need to get Seabiscuit or, uh, Mr. Ed to wherever they need to gallop next.

In our case, there’s a pair of very…

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Stepping on the Cherokee's toes | 2017 Jeep Compass First Drive

Stepping on the Cherokee's toes | 2017 Jeep Compass First Drive

The only thing the 2017 Jeep Compass has in common with the model it replaces is its nameplate. And, considering that the old Compass was never competitive in the hotly contested compact crossover segment, that’s a very good thing. Even better, after spending a solid day driving the reborn Compass over the rivers, through the woods, and everywhere in between, we’re more than happy to forget the…

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A cult classic gets a mainstream reboot | 2017 Land Rover Discovery First Drive

A cult classic gets a mainstream reboot | 2017 Land Rover Discovery First Drive

At the dawn of the great SUV age, just after the original Ford Explorer crawled out of the petroleum ooze and began to rule the roads, Land Rover brought its Discovery stateside. It was perfectly suited to American tastes, packing a V8 engine and safari-ready styling, allowing it to telegraph sophistication while navigating the asphalt jungle. It was basically a Range Roverunder the…

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Head of the class | 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric First Drive

Head of the class | 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric First Drive

With the Ioniq family, Hyundai has cooked up a recipe that looks really good on paper. As with the pair of hybridmodels, the Ioniq Electric combines a high level of efficiency with a nice price and styling that is neither drab nor audacious. This is uncharted territory for Hyundai, though. The dedicated platform shared by this trio of electrified vehicles is completely new, and the…

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Keep it simple, stupid | 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid and Plug-In First Drive

Keep it simple, stupid | 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid and Plug-In First Drive

The Ioniq is Hyundai’s “golden medal project,” conceived from the outset as a car to beat the Toyota Prius and be the most efficient on the market. Ki-Sang Lee, Hyundai’s senior vice president in charge of eco R&D, promised that if they could accomplish that feat, he’d give every single engineer on the project a gold medal. The result of their work is an attractive trio – hybrid, plug-in hybrid,…

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Can't Escape the competition | 2017 Ford Escape 1.5 EcoBoost Quick Spin

Can't Escape the competition | 2017 Ford Escape 1.5 EcoBoost Quick Spin

The more things change, the more they stay the same. When we first drove the 2017 Ford Escapeback in May 2016 with the powerful 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine, crossovers were booming – second only on the sales charts to full-size pickups. It’s now early 2017, and guess what? Crossovers are still booming. The only difference is, we’re spending a week in a less-powerful Escape equipped…

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Land Rovers for Bentley money | East Coast Defender 90 and 110 First Drive

Land Rovers for Bentley money | East Coast Defender 90 and 110 First Drive

East Coast Defender sources Land Rover D90s and 110s worldwide, rebuilds them in meticulous detail to your reasonable specifications, and will install anything from an LS3 V8 to a 2.8-liter Cummins under the flat hood. But a new Bentley Bentayga may cost less.

Raised in the Midlands, the heart of British car country, brothers Tom and Elliot Humble grew up with Land Rovers made…

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Not an M7 | 2017 BMW M760i xDrive First Drive

Not an M7 | 2017 BMW M760i xDrive First Drive

This is not an M7. Such a BMW would have carbon fiber festooning the dash, roof, and racier seats. It would make glorious noises. It would be hunkered down around corners, tenaciously resist the urge to roll, and elicit reactions from the back seat that things are too damn bumpy. You could get it in electric Long Beach Blue metallic paint with Mugello Red leather. The absurdity meter would be…

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Anything but subtle | 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S First Drive

Anything but subtle | 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S First Drive

It’s just past dawn and I’m running on a thin supply of caffeine and adrenaline, but the 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S I’m chasing around Circuit Ricardo Tormo just made me crack a grin: faint blue flames are simmering deep within the leader’s three exhaust pipes, pulsing almost imperceptibly as it whips around the track.

Few things about the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 (including…

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Lifted and lovely | 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country First Drive

Lifted and lovely | 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country First Drive

Our trip to try out the Volvo V90 Cross Country started with a visit to a massive Swedish failure. Stockholm’s Vasa Museum houses a 17th century war ship that sank not far from its harbor. The reason it sank was that it was too tall and top-heavy, and it tipped enough that water came in through the gun decks. It was an odd place to start a trip focused on a Volvothat is taller and…

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Miata is always the answer, but not always the best one

Miata is always the answer, but not always the best one

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is a surprisingly versatile car. Not only is it hilariously fun on back roads and closed courses, it can also be a decent daily driver thanks to its solid gas mileage and usable trunk. But, it doesn’t excel in every driving situation. Specifically long trips at high speeds, and those involving canine companions.

This weekend, I did a roughly 500-mile round trip…

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Playing in the snow | 2017 Dodge Challenger GT First Drive

Playing in the snow | 2017 Dodge Challenger GT First Drive

The previous day was miserable. An icy rain fell over Portland, Maine, coating the pavement and making even walking a chore. Driving a muscle car like the Dodge Challenger seems ill-advised. But this is exactly the weather Dodge hoped for, because we’re here to test the new all-wheel-drive 2017 Challenger GT.

The morning of our test drive dawns sunny and cold. The remnants of a late…

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Choose the right tool | 2017 Subaru BRZ Performance Package Second Drive

Choose the right tool | 2017 Subaru BRZ Performance Package Second Drive

There’s something to be said for using the right tool for the job. It’s not always possible, but you know that when you whip out the Vise Grips, deep down inside, it just feels wrong. There’s satisfaction, joy, even dignity in using the proper instrument to execute a task accurately on the first try.

Our attempt to wield the updated 2017 Subaru BRZon Fuji Speedway last year were…

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A different shade of green | 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid First Drive

A different shade of green | 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid First Drive

Acid Green, the color Porsche uses for details on its electrified cars, doesn’t exactly sound environmentally friendly. After driving the new Panamera E-Hybrid, you don’t really get a tree-hugging vibe either. Porsche’s third attempt at a gas-electric sedan uses its electric motor to add performance, with environmental advantages like lower fuel consumption and electric-only driving considered…

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A practical winner | Long-range Renault Zoe EV First Drive

A practical winner | Long-range Renault Zoe EV First Drive

Europe is in love with an electric car that most Americans will never see, let alone drive. The Renault Zoe is the best-selling EV in Europe, moving over 50,000 units across the continent since going on sale in late 2012. It has been named the “Best Electric Car for less than £20,000” at the What Car? Awards in the UK for four years in a row. And now, undisputedly, it’s an even…

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