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The Polaris Slingshot three-wheeler is fun for a weekend drive It’s not practical if you need to carry anything Dynamics and power are strengths, providing an engaging experience “Do you have a toy?” It’s a common question I have for auto enthusiast friends and colleagues. Typical answers are some form of Porsche 911, a BMW M, a Honda Civic Type R, an older American muscle car, a Miata, or some type of early SUV. An atypical answer would be a Polaris Slingshot, but perhaps more than any of those other choices it is the very definition of an automotive toy.…
Hyundai’s top-selling Tucson compact crossover has received a round of updates for the 2025 model year. Unveiled in U.S. guise (the global version was shown last fall) on Wednesday at the 2024 New York auto show, the 2025 Tucson brings fresh styling inside and out but loses a powertrain option. The new styling consists of a front end with fewer individual lighting elements for the daytime running lights, plus a revised grille and a new front fascia. There’s also a new fascia at the rear featuring a more prominent skid plate. Hyundai said it also increased the length of the…
The bZ4X/Solterra won’t be a one-and-done electric affair as Toyota and Subaru are working on another jointly developed model without a combustion engine. A fresh report from Nikkei Asia states the two Japanese automakers will launch a second zero-emission model, and yes, it too will be an SUV. Production is reportedly starting in January 2026. While the bZ4X and Solterra are both built by Toyota at its Aichi factory, the unnamed model is expected to roll off the assembly line at Subaru’s Yajima site. The new EV won’t be developed from the ground up since it’ll borrow bits and pieces from…
Hybrid cars deserve a better reputation. They’re no longer the niche, eco-conscious choice—they’re our modern reality, and they’re great. The 2025 Honda Civic hybrid hatchback proves that. Quick Specs 2025 Honda Civic Hatchback Hybrid Engine 2.0-Liter Four-Cylinder Hybrid Output 200 Horsepower / 232 Pound-Feet Fuel Economy 50 City / 47 Highway / 49 Combined MPG Drive Type Front-Wheel Drive Base Price $31,045 / $34,500 (est.) By trim options alone, the 2025 Civic hatchback is mostly hybrid. Only the base $28,545 Sport trim is fully gas-powered, and it has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine that makes 150 horsepower and 133 pound-feet of…
I shouldn’t love the 2025 Subaru Legacy as much as I do. There are better sedans in the dwindling mid-size segment, a segment that will continue to dwindle next year when Legacy production ends. But love is seldom rational, especially when it involves a complicated history. Fortunately, the Legacy has some uncomplicated history too. Colin McRae drove one in the early days of Subaru’s rally efforts, winning the British Rally Championship in 1991 and 1992. His exploits didn’t go unnoticed by my twenty-something self, so while my friends lusted over the WRX, I instead bought the rustiest 1991 Legacy Turbo…
The Sterrato is the best Huracán model for daily driving Bridgestone A/T tires still provide decent grip on the pavement 6.4 inches of ground clearance is lot for a Lambo, but not for off-roading I’ve been driving in the dirt pretty much all my life. My childhood weekends were spent in the desert hooning three-wheelers, and later my dad’s Volkswagen dune buggy, at iconic California desert locations like Glamis, Johnson Valley, and Ocotillo Wells. As an adult, I graduated to racing air-cooled VWs in events like the Baja 1000 and rallying stock vehicles in navigational challenges including the Rebelle Rally.…
Lamborghini will use this week’s 2024 Beijing auto show to introduce an updated Urus SUV packing a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Revealed on Wednesday ahead of the formal debut tomorrow in the Chinese capital, the 2025 Urus SE combines the current Urus’ twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 with an electric motor for total system output of 789 hp. Order books will open following the debut, and the first deliveries are scheduled for early next year. Pricing is confirmed to start at $258,000 in the U.S. before the undisclosed mandatory destination fee. The electric motor delivers 189 hp on its own and can power…
Kia UK and Electrogenic have turned a 1993 Pride LX hatchback into an electric vehicle. The adorable hatch retains the its original five-speed manual transmission. It makes 78 percent more horsepower and 99 percent more torque than the stock gasoline engine. Kia is turning 80 years old in 2024, and the automaker is celebrating by modernizing a bit of its past. Kia UK has prepared a special gift, pulling a 1993 Pride LX from its heritage collection, ripping out the 1.3-liter gasoline engine, and installing a battery and two electric motors while keeping the hatchback’s original five-speed manual transmission. The road-legal…
Mazda isn’t bringing back Mazdaspeed—at least not for the foreseeable future. The current company is so adamant about moving upmarket that it would never slap such a juvenile badge on the backside of one of its fine premium automobiles. How gauche. The next-best thing is the Mazda3 Turbo. With a forced-induction four-cylinder, a stiffer suspension, and standard all-wheel drive, the Turbo is genuinely fun to fling around. And at $34,435 to start, it’s priced pretty well. But if you were hoping for a Mazdaspeed3 under a new name, this ain’t it. Quick Specs 2024 Mazda3 Turbo Premium Plus Engine Turbocharged…
Jaguar has been around for nearly 80 years, but it’s seldom been smooth sailing for the brand. Since 1966, the company has had four different owners, and the two most recent—Ford and Tata—struggled to push the automaker into profitability. The problem wasn’t Jaguar’s identity. For decades, the brand was a staple for lovely looking sports coupes and fast luxury sedans. The problem was that no modern automaker could survive on sedans and sports coupes alone—even Porsche had to build the Cayenne. Ironically, Jaguar saw the writing on the wall earlier than most. After Tata Motors purchased Jag and combined it…