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Bengt Halvorson April 6, 2021
Hyundai creates Ioniq EV brand: Crossover, sedan, and SUV all coming by 2024
The Audi Q4 E-Tron lineup will offer a choice between SUV and Sportback body styles when it goes on sale in 2021.
Cruise Origin previews a future that takes the driver out of electric ride hailing Bengt Halvorson January 22, 2020
First drive review: 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S drifts into a thrilling future
First drive review: 2020 Audi A8 plug-in hybrid reflects new priorities
2020 Porsche Taycan electric car: 6 more tech tidbits
2020 Porsche Taycan first ride: High-voltage power line
Preview drive: 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is a stealth fighter for the family
First drive review: 2020 Ford Explorer ST dances with the family, and it's a ball Bengt Halvorson June 20, 2019
2019 Audi e-tron quattro first drive review: A new normal for electric luxury
4 features in the 2017 Volvo S90/V90 that could make you a safer driver
Volvo’s all-new 2017 S90 sedan and upcoming 2018 V90 wagon, like the XC90 crossover introduced this past year, are packed with safety technology. If you’re familiar with Volvo’s reputation, that’s probably no surprise. Volvo has been at the forefront in occupant safety for...
2018 Volvo V90 first drive review
2017 Volvo S90 first drive review Bengt Halvorson June 13, 2016
With Volvo’s most recent products, including the 2017 Volvo S90 sedan and upcoming 2018 V90 wagon, the Swedish automaker is wholly embracing its Scandinavian roots.
2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e first drive review
The 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e—that’s the new plug-in hybrid version of the X5 sport-utility vehicle—is going to draw you in with its numbers: 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds; 14 miles in all-electric mode; 24 mpg combined. The numbers add up to an alluring (and image-greening) idea: that you...
2016 BMW X1 first drive review
The new 2016 BMW X1 is, for the most part, a very good car. Yet there’s a big asterisk to this: It just doesn’t feel much like a BMW. In this age when executives and product planners wax poetic about preserving the “brand DNA”—seemingly to no end—this feels like...
2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC first drive review
Roadsters like the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC aren’t exactly in vogue right now. The Honda S2000 faded away a few years ago. BMW Z4 sales have fizzled to levels far below those of the more expensive 6-Series Convertible. Porsche’s pushed the Boxster upmarket. And the only bright spot on the...
2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet first drive review
Talk up the feel of the wind in your hair and the natural high of sunshine as you will; but in the world of convertibles, there are those that cruise the scene, and there are those that help make the scene. The 2017 S-Class Cabriolet lineup is without question in the latter group. It’s a true...