First Drive Reviews
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The 2025 Ram Power Wagon and Rebel HD get facelifts, and the Rebel adds power and gears to take on the new competition.
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Review: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ gets smart, with batteriesCadillac’s flagship SUV taps a brighter source for energy.
Martin Padgett -
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, 2009 Mercedes-McLaren paved way for today’s AMGsWe drove key Mercedes' performance models of the past and found they led to today’s excellent performance portfolio.
Kirk Bell -
2025 Toyota Land Cruiser test drive: Let them eat cake! And be disappointedIf you know what a Land Cruiser has been or should be, the latest cost-cut hybrid Toyota SUV doesn’t do the badge any favors.
Joel Feder -
Review: 2025 GMC Yukon AT4 Ultimate stretches the limits of off-road luxuryThe Yukon AT4 Ultimate might aim too high with its combination of off-road chops and high-end luxury.
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Review: 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT starts down the rally car trailThe Ioniq 5 XRT EV is a lot of fun off-pavement, if not ready for all that a rally stage or off-road trail might throw at it.
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A ride-along with Jens Klingmann in BMW's Neue Klasse test mule unleashed The Beast and its EV potential.
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2025 Maserati GT2 Stradale delivers speed with easeMaserati’s taken its race car and bred a street-version with race car touches.
Joel Feder -
Review: 2025 Lexus LX 700h hybrid mucks around and finds outThe new flagship Lexus SUV makes some unexpected gains—and takes some losses—thanks to battery power.
Martin Padgett -
Review: 2025 Toyota 4Runner gets dragged into modern timesThe 2025 Toyota 4Runner takes the hybrid plunge while updating its everything as it joins the current era.
Joel Feder -
Review: 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S takes electric leap of SUV faithJeep’s pioneering EV leads its land grab in new territory, but is it too far ahead on the trail?
Martin Padgett -
Review: 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron tunes into the driverThe 2025 SQ6 E-Tron hits all the right numbers and then has what it takes to make driver and family happy.
Bengt Halvorson -
The redesigned full-size SUV costs less than the Tahoe and comes better equipped.
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Prototype ride: 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV looks to right wrongsMercedes took the lessons from its current EVs to develop its next electric car.
Joel Feder -
Review: 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona brings muscle car nostalgia to the EV eraThe Charger Daytona EV is big and loud and goes fast in a straight line. But there’s more to it than that.
Kirk Bell -
Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz E 53 Hybrid gets quicker thanks to electrificationThe E-Class AMG lineup now has a plug-in hybrid that brings weight, power, and speed to the party.
Joel Feder -
Review: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter RV levels up #VanLifeThere’s #VanLife and then there’s Mercedes-Benz #VanLife.
Joel Feder -
Review: 2025 BMW M5 shows off a range of personalitiesThe new V-8 powered performance PHEV packs a pleasant punch.
Robert Duffer -
Audi’s new electric car woos Generation Hashtag with intense acceleration and a one-pedal drive mode.
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Review: 2025 Porsche Taycan GTS wealths up, while it stealths upYou’ll never hear it coming—but you’ll definitely see it going.
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Review: 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing cuts lap times with sharp new packageThe CT5-V Blackwing’s Precision Performance Package cuts seconds off track times and doesn’t upset street manners, but is it worth $18,000?
Joel Feder -
Review: 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera T evokes the past without provoking the godsIn which Porsche distills the quintessential 911 experience, manual shifter and all.
Martin Padgett -
Review: 2025 VW ID.Buzz cues nostalgia in a leading-edge EVLook beyond the retro face and the ID.Buzz does something no automaker has done yet in America: make minivans electric.
Bengt Halvorson -
Review: 2024 Porsche Macan Electric eases the electric transitionThe Macan Electric feels much like a next-generation version of Porsche’s compact SUV.
Kirk Bell