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The Macan Turbo Electric makes a whopping 630 hp from its two motors Porsche delivers on its signature handling prowess despite a lot of weight The dimensions grow slightly versus the gas model, but it doesn’t have much more space Flogging the 2024 Porsche Macan Turbo Electric through corners both flowing and tight on the 2.0 miles of Atlanta Motorsports Park, I’m struck by how different it is from its gas forebear but how similar it is as well. The Turbo is the top model in the new Macan Electric lineup and thus needs to be track-capable. Despite weighing in…
The VW ID.Buzz borrows just the right amount of retro-Bus cues With the ID.Buzz marks the first fully electric minivan The ID.Buzz costs a flagship $61,545 and has up to 234 miles of range Does it hold up to the original? Does it need to at all? Retro revivals of pop-culture touchpoints, let alone counterculture icons like the Volkswagen Bus, are fraught territory. But long-awaited drive time with the 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz recently underscored to me that VW has navigated this wisely, and with some noteworthy dollars-and-sense asterisks. It’s a brilliant, charming all-electric family vehicle. Sure, the ID.Buzz may play…
The T’s one of the few manual-shift cars left, even at Porsche No automatic, no rear seats, no sunroof—no problem 911 T is priced from $135,995 for the coupe, $149,295 for the Cabriolet The Porsche 911 entered the hybrid era for the 2025 model year, but it hasn’t given up the keys to its old place in the gas-powered era. In fact, the latest 911 in the family looks directly to that past for inspiration. It’s that point in the lifecycle for the 2025 911 Carrera T, which turns back the clock ever so slightly on the 911’s relentless technological…
The 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing gets refreshed with the rest of the CT5 lineup A new $18,000 Precision Package upgrades the CT5-V Blackwing’s handling The 2025 CT5-V Blackwing arrives by the end of the year, Precision Package cars arrive in 2025 “I’m going to make a CT5-V Blackwing drive like a CT4-V Blackwing.” That was the sales pitch Cadillac’s executive chief engineer Brandon Vivian gave GM management. Given Cadillac’s original goal of becoming an all-electric brand by 2030, we should presume Vivian’s one heck of a salesperson to get GM’s management to greenlight even a small engineering budget for this…
Nearly one hundred more horsepower? Yes, have some Push-to-pass gives the Taycan a 10-second, 94-hp boost It’s $149,895 for the GTS, and $151,795 for the GTS Sport Turismo Heads up: Porsche has breathed on its go-farther, charge-faster 2025 Taycan, and piled on more of what we find so compelling about its maiden electric sedan. No matter how you assess it—and we’ve driven Taycans on Porsche’s Finnish ice rink, and raced along with a Taycan Turbo GT—it’s one of the only EVs that faithfully translates the brand’s usual characteristics into the electric era. Now there’s a refreshed model that underscores, bolds,…
Road testing in the redesigned M5 shows a broader range of performance and comfort Plug-in hybrid sedan has a 0-60 mph time of 3.4 seconds It costs $120,675, while the Touring wagon variant adds $2,000 Two Rolls-Royce Spectres flanked a $600,000 Cullinan Black Badge Series II, glinting like royalty in the South Carolina sun. Beside it, the cutesy new Mini Cooper S Convertible looked like the Cullinan’s chew toy. Four generations of the BMW X5 courted those who love automotive history, the fourth-generation X3 injected new life into the brand’s bestseller, but of the dozens of new vehicles to drive…
Camping in a Mercedes Sprinter RV is far from roughing it The 2025 Mercedes Sprinter has all-wheel-drive, not four-wheel drive The 2025 Mercedes Sprinter costs $53,125 “We have a hotel room for you in case you decide to bail on this idea.” That was the last thing I was told before closing the sliding door to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter RV van at 10:30 pm at night. I was volun-told that I’d be sleeping here as a part of my assignment that included driving the Mercedes E 53 AMG plug-in hybrid—cool—and seeing its new Manufaktur line of custom options. Also cool.…
The 2025 E 53 Hybrid has up to 604 hp with 6 cylinders The E 53 Hybrid has four levels of regenerative braking The E 53 Hybrid costs EQE and Lucid Air money: $89,150 The Mercedes AMG E 53 has returned, but this time it swaps some cylinders for a charge port and batteries, more power, and a lot more weight. The 2025 Mercedes-Benz E 53 Hybrid is arriving in U.S. dealers now, and it’s quicker and significantly more powerful than before. But it’s heavier, lacks the loud and angry AMG bark in an all too brief winter driving adventure,…
Dodge wants muscle car buyers to embrace EVs with nostalgia and speed The Dodge Charger Daytona EV is anything but quiet The 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona costs $61,590 Its looks are inspired by a 1960s muscle car. Its form factor was last popular in the 1970s. And its name is taken from a bewinged NASCAR special raced successfully by NASCAR legends in 1969 and ’70. But it’s also thoroughly modern, marking its brand’s first full step into the electric era. It’s the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona, and it aims to bring muscle car fans into the electric fold with nostalgia and…
The 2026 Mercedes CLA EV gets 2-speed gearbox It also sports a one-pedal drive mode Set to debut in 2025, the CLA EV has no price yet In the middle of a swirl of blowing snow in the Austrian Alps, I grabbed the door handle of the CLA EV prototype. It clicked and felt solid in my hand. Instant positive impression secured. As I slid into the camo-covered 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA EV prototype I met my handlers for the next 40 minutes: Timo Stegmaier, senior manager of electric drive systems for Mercedes, and Tom Steller, a spokesperson for the automaker.…