Reviews

Volvo wants you to know that its certified pre-owned cars are just as good and reliable as its new cars. Yes, every automaker will say exactly the same thing about its own product, but for 2013, only one premium automaker has the backing of Intellichoice, "the market leader in automotive ...    Read more

There once was a time where American city roads were populated with big, long, Cadillac cars, with huge tail fins and enough chrome to make any semi-truck driver blush. Today, oversized SUVs have taken over, despite gas prices being the highest they've ever been. Cadillac attempted to make the big, ...    Read more

If you want a hybrid that boasts great gas mileage and is more comfortable to drive than a Toyota Prius, the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid is for you. Although it doesn't get as good as gas mileage as the Prius, it is definitely the better option if you would prefer ...    Read more

Next to the American muscle car segment, the light-duty pickup truck sector is as competitive--and quintessentially American--as it gets. Need proof? Let's wind the clocks back a year. Ram has just released its all-new 1500 for the 2013 model year and subsequently won every major award soon after. After the ...    Read more

If you live in North America, you have an array of muscle cars to choose from. That's not the case everywhere else in the world, as some markets only get Ford Mustangs with four cylinders, let alone something as hair-brained as a Dodge Challenger SRT. Then there's the 2013 Hyundai ...    Read more

As part of the Gran Turismo generation, I'm supposed to like big wings on cars, quote the Fast and Furious movies--which, you can ask my boss, I do regularly -- and finishing each sentence with the word "brah." I'm supposed to wear a flat-bill hat, flash signs to my homies, ...    Read more

The 2013 Ford Taurus SHO is the automaker's top-of-the-line full-size sedan, vying in a class that is far more refined than the clunky sedans that used to dot the segment. The Taurus is tall, wide, and commanding, and pulls power from a 3.5-liter V-6 with bite. While lesser trims get ...    Read more

The Lexus ES isn't small and sporty like the Lexus IS. It's not like the bigger and even more luxurious LS, as the ES lacks that bank-vault feel and quite as sumptuous ...    Read more

Imagine that you've landed a job with Chrysler Group as a product planner or engineer. Your first task on the job is to help improve upon the Fiat 500 Abarth, which has already to help reshaped the Italian brand after it received a less-than-warm welcome back to North America only ...    Read more

The 2013 Hyundai Azera looks great inside and out, offers up a good list of standard and optional features that put it squarely in the premium category, and yet somehow failed to make much of an impression on us. It's not for lack of trying on our part, or on the ...    Read more

America hasn't made a good sport compact in a few years. The last one worth remembering was the Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Before that, the SVT Ford Focus was something we could have pride in, complete with a 170-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Its life was cut short in the U.S., but ...    Read more

It's not often when you see automakers taking risks with mainstream products like the 2013 Kia Sportage SX. It looks like nothing else on the road. Weighing a relatively svelte 3,300 pounds and sending 260 turbocharged horsepower to the wheels, it goes a good bit faster than most of its ...    Read more

If we were to sit down and make up a wish list of things we'd want in a car, the 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT8 probably comes closest to filling in all the checkboxes. It has a powerful V-8 engine, a sporty suspension with surprisingly good handling, and a comfortable and ...    Read more

You're looking at getting a crossover that will share parking lot space with your friends' Land Rovers and Audis. Hovering in the $50,000 atmosphere is also the 2013 GMC Acadia Denali, the top of the heap when it comes to the Denali range. GMC has tried to reposition itself as ...    Read more

The 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe enters a crowded segment filled with names that carry as much weight as the three-row crossovers themselves: the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Mazda CX-9, and Nissan Pathfinder all dot the three row crossover segment. Domestic offerings include the Chevrolet Traverse, and Ford Explorer as well. ...    Read more

The outgoing Acura RDX was a wacky combination of turbocharged-engine, super-handling-all-wheel-drive, and more high-strung, niche technology than what we've seen in a Honda product in ages. But as much as us auto journalist folk keep clamoring for more irrational behavior from what has become one of the most conservative automakers ...    Read more

There are days when shake my head in disbelief towards the natives of Southern California who, when a cool chill blows inland, bringing temperatures to the mid-50s as the sun sets, they're dressed as though they're being exiled to Siberia. Back east, we called that shorts weather. Southern California ...    Read more

Welcome to brave new territory for Hyundai. We've become accustomed to Korean cars as a little cheaper than the competition, but you'd always expect them to be value leaders. Then we got this $36,000 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport to drive, and things changed. For the same money, you're looking at ...    Read more

The 2013 Audi S4 presents buyers with a unique proposition: a performance sports sedan with more performance than a BMW 3 Series or Mercedes-Benz C-Class. But that extra performance will cost you. Likewise, performance versions from the competition--including the M3 and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG--are far more powerful than the S4, ...    Read more

Many families have the same problem. Do you buy the minivan or look elsewhere and try to make it work? Luckily for those sitting on the fence, there's the crossover segment, or a smaller SUV that usually sits on a car chassis. It's the perfect solution for those who are ...    Read more

Chrysler's Street and Racing Technology division has apparently lost its collective mind. Name an SUV currently on sale that tips the scales at almost 5,000 pounds but drives like something half its size. As you come up with some answers, try to find one that delivers 470-horsepower, a bit of ...    Read more

The 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has gotten a bad rap, perhaps undeservedly so. An all-new vehicle for this model year, the Chevrolet Malibu returns a slightly smaller car than the one it replaces. But does that make it a worse car? More specifically, does that make it a worse family sedan? Carrying ...    Read more

Volvo has long been known for its reputation of keeping you safe in the event of an accident. In the latest episode of The Downshift, we see this on display once again as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety takes us behind the scenes of what goes into crash testing ...    Read more

What happens when five sleep-deprived, under-caffeinated automotive journalists of varying backgrounds spend a rainy day in and out of five of the best-selling midsize sedans in America? An unconventional but practical road test. That's what. That's right. We drove in and around Los Angeles in the 2013 Nissan Altima, 2012 Toyota Camry, ...    Read more

Forget the practical side of Automotive.com. Outside of having two cup holders, two seats, and a gas tank, there's nothing remotely pragmatic about the 2013 Mini Cooper JCW GP. A going away party of sorts for the seven-year-old hatchback before it gets replaced at the end of this year, the ...    Read more