The sedan has come a long way over the last seven decades. Once dictated by an adult’s ability to wear a hat, the styling has changed dramatically to reflect the styles of the time. Well, ironically, Toyota has gone back to the modern sedan’s origins in the late 1940s to bring the large sedan to modernity. With a market dominated by high-riding utility vehicles, it only makes sense to try that sensibility out on a sedan. This height bump is reflected in the Crown’s 60.6-inch height, which...

Hyundai expanded its crossover lineup with the first generation of its popular Kona all the way back in 2017. After seven years, and one N Variant, Hyundai’s Kona entered its second generation for the ’24 model year. This second-gen Kona carries over the powertrains from the first-generation, but holistically revamped interior and exterior styling, and added a hefty amount of consumer tech. Joining the updates for the latest Kona is Hyundai’s massive media and driver display, and a column...

Mazda is responsible for some of the most beloved sports cars, race cars, and powertrains to ever hit the pavement. While enthusiast cars have helped put Mazda on the map, and in the hearts of sports car fans around the world, crossovers sell. It only makes sense for Mazda to take its popular CX-5 and give it a slightly larger alternative. That’s exactly what the CX-50 brings to the table. The bones of the CX-5 stick around, but the larger shell comes with a longer wheelbase and slightly...

The Acura Integra Type S might be the most talked about performance Acura now that the NSX is off the assembly line, but it’s not the only hopped-up Acura sedan in the company’s lineup. Acura’s TLX entered the Acura stable in ’14, with its second, and current, generation showing up in 2021. Adding to the second generation’s performance chops was a Type S model. The TLX Type S packs a 3.0-liter turbocharged V6 under its hood that sends 355 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque through a 10-speed...

Land Rover’s Defender might be carrying a lot of water for the brand, but the company’s luxe on-and-off roader Range Rover lineup is also putting in the work. Kicking off the Range Rover line is the small Range Rover Evoque. While it doesn’t share the power, mass, or space as its bigger stablemate, the Evoque does borrow the traditional Range Rover styling that helps make it instantly recognizable as a Range Rover. While the first-generation Evoque features oddities like a convertible...

BMW’s 5-Series has been a staple of the brand's portfolio for over 50 years and has been the home to many of its greatest hits. However, with time comes change. The latest generation of BMW’s venerable 5-Series also ushered in the era of a battery-electric 5-Series. Dubbed the i5, this takes two BMW naming conventions and stuffs them into one. The battery-electric i5 takes the bones of BMW’s latest 5-Series and stuffs a pair of electric motors and a battery pack under the floor. Available in...

Taking the space of Lincoln's discontinued MKC, the Lincoln Corsair works as an entry point into Ford’s legacy luxury arm. While the Corsair name was used as a highly-optioned Edsel, and as a sedan in other markets, Lincoln’s bite at the Corsair apple helps build on both the marques and the nameplates legacy. As part of the company’s push to do away with its Mark naming conventions, the Lincoln Corsair helps the company navigate the high seas of the luxury compact crossover market. Giving...

The Audi RS5 is closing in on two decades inside Audi’s coupe and sedan lineup. Based on the Audi A5, the RS5 follows the same formula as its competition: take a nice, compact executive sedan, and turn it into a brutal track machine. All the while not throwing away its luxurious appointments. While this hopped-up Audi is traditionally competing with legends like the BMW M3 and the Mercedes-AMG C63, the move to crossovers has changed the A5 and the RS5’s scale. Still, this latest RS5 packs a...

The towing and torque wars are here, and we’re all in the trenches. Ford unleashed an updated PowerStroke diesel in 2020 and moved the production-grade heavy-duty diesel world into four figures worth of torque. Naturally, Ram punched back with a more potent Cummins that sent 1,075 lb-ft worth of torque to the driveline. Well, for ’23 Ford stuffed a high-output version of its PowerStroke diesel under the hood of its revamped Super Duty trucks and pushed the torque figure to the moon. The star...

The McLaren 720S is a fascinating car. The aesthetically integrated aero in the nose, the gobs of performance from the 4.0-liter V8, and its minimalist interior all add up to a treat to drive. Though, as McLaren shows with the 750S, there’s always room for improvement. The 750S takes the 720S and squeezes 30 more hp out of the turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 bringing the total to 740 hp. Adding to the power are revised suspension pieces, redesigned bodywork, and a larger rear wing. According to the...

The Ford Maverick might have been the answer for a lot of compact pickup fans' woes. The small pickup’s low price, small size, and useful bed have shaped up to create long wait times for prospective customers. Despite no shortage in sales, Ford expanded the lineup of its Tremor option package and the Maverick, by putting the two together. The Ford Maverick Tremor might not be as extreme as its full-size F-150 counterpart, but it does see some upgraded tires, a revised suspension, and a...

The era of the crossover is here. Once the sedan was king, then the wagon became the family hauler, and then the minivan. Now, it’s time for crossovers. Naturally, that means automakers will keep finding spaces to throw new models and leverage existing names. When it comes to Toyota, it’s hard to find a name that resonates more than Corolla or Camry, which makes one of them a perfect addition to the crossover lineup. Toyota’s Corolla Cross leverages the existing love for the Corolla’s legacy,...

With Mazda’s CX-9 going away, the company needed to replace its largest offering with something more competitive in what might be the most competitive space in the car business. Not deviating too far from its established naming convention, Mazda showed off the new, CX-90 last year and ushered in a new 3.3-liter turbocharged I6 mild-hybrid powertrain. Slightly longer than the outgoing CX-9 in both name and vehicle length, the CX-90 does effectively the same job for Mazda as its outgoing...

The Morgan Motor Company discontinued its legendary 3-Wheeler a few years back, but it would be hard for Morgan to move on without a three-wheeled machine in its roster. While the Harley-Davidson-based V-twin is gone, the Morgan Super 3 carries Morgan’s three-wheel torch into the next generation. Joining the three-wheel ranks is a similar cylinder count. The ’24 Morgan Super 3 sports a 1.5-liter I3 sourced from Ford. This Ford 1.5-liter sends 118 hp and 111 lb-ft of torque to the lone rear...

The Bentley Flying Spur dropped Continental from its name nearly over a decade ago but doesn’t leave the name’s heritage. From the mythos of the Blue Train to the demands of its clientele, Bentley’s large Flying Spur sedan has big shoes to fill. Helping it live up to those lofty expectations, Bentley has equipped the Flying Spur with three different powertrains. There’s a Flying Spur hybrid, for those who want to be more conscious of their consumption, a V8 for those who are concerned about...

The Toyota GR Yaris is one of the coolest and weirdest cars to ever leave a Toyota factory. The combination of an altered Yaris shell, a high-strung turbocharged three-cylinder, and an all-wheel drive system made hot hatch fans in the U.S. jealous. Well, Toyota finally answered the calls of bringing over a rally-inspired hatchback to the U.S., but in the larger Corolla shell. Still sporting a highly strung 1.6-liter I3 under its hood, the GR Corolla helps give North American Toyota fans a...

After nearly a decade, the Scion FR-S or Toyota 86 saw a successor. Now planted formerly under the Toyota banner, the sports coupe has formally entered its second generation. The second-gen Toyota 86 adopts the Gazoo Racing naming conventions and fixes some of the problems customers felt with the first-generation models. The team at Toyota and Subaru increased engine displacement and massaged the tuning to help overcome the older model’s lack of midrange power. Now packing a 2.4-liter...

Alfa Romeo might be best known for its Formula 1 presence, or its sporty convertibles that help stop weddings in major motion pictures. Unfortunately, the two-seat cabriolet isn’t exactly helping major automakers keep their lights on. Steering into the meat of the market, the folks at Alfa Romeo launched a sub-compact crossover dubbed Tonale. The Tonale might not be as exciting as its larger Stelvio sibling, or the long list of sporty Alfas of yesteryear, but it does help spread the brand’s...

When it comes to luxury cars, it’s hard to picture something more opulent than a machine from Rolls-Royce. The folks at Rolls-Royce have made some of the finest luxury cars on the road over the last century, and it seems like the company won’t slow down as it transitions into electric powertrains. The company’s first BEV bears the name Spectre, which is fitting with its quiet approach. The Rolls-Royce Spectre packs a pair of electric motors that rely on the 102 kWh battery pack for energy....

The Dodge Challenger is officially gone. Celebrating its departure, Dodge and Chrysler rolled out special Last Call models of its popular Challenger, Charger and 300 models to celebrate what was and put an exclamation mark on a run of reborn muscle machines. Spread across the R/T Scat Pack and Hellcat models, Dodge is sending away its Charger and Challenger in style, with the packages nodding at popular models of yesteryear. One of the models slated for the Challenger is dubbed Swinger, which...

Like the Cadillac Escalade from a few weeks ago, GMC’s body-on-frame SUV is predictably posh on its upmarket trim variants. Also like Cadillac’s Escalade, the GMC Yukon is based on the General Motors body-on-frame platform that underpins a Chevrolet analog. Like the rest of this GM family of SUVs, the Yukon entered its fifth generation in ’21 and ditched its rear stick axle. Now sporting an independent rear suspension, the Yukon Denali’s air suspension makes for an even smoother ride. The...

Hyundai’s N Division is just over a decade old, but it’s already helping once-thriving segments. Once upon a time, the world was flooded with sporty compacts from automakers across the board, from Ford’s Focus and Fiesta hot hatchbacks to the Nissan Sentra SE-R, and everything in between. Despite the sport compact herd thinning out, the folks at Hyundai jumped into the fray with a hopped-up Elantra. Dubbed the Elantra N, this sedan packs a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 under the hood that sends...

The low-priced car is all but dead. However, taking its place is the low-priced compact crossover. At least, relatively low priced -- the days of the $6,000 brand new car are all but memories. Starting south of $25,000, Buick’s Envista takes the spot of Buick’s new entry point. Sharing hardware with the similarly new Chevrolet Trax, Buick’s latest crossover separates itself from its low-priced stablemate by offering a coupe-ified shape. Leaning more on exterior styling, the Envista borrows...

Before 2018, Subaru’s three-row efforts hadn’t exactly been noteworthy. In fact, more people talk about the odd rear seats in the bed of the Brat than think about the short-lived Tribeca nameplate. Despite existing for nearly a decade, the Tribeca didn’t help put Subaru’s three-row efforts on the map. Though, in a market dominated by crossovers, it was only a matter of time before Subaru would take another bite at the three-row apple. Well, that time came in 2018 with the release of the 2019...