Martin Padgett, Editorial Director
Articles
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Mercedes-Benz mints money with the G-Class. At one point a late-1970s leftover in its model plan, the G has rocketed in status to become one of its bestselling and most profitable—and...
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Review: 2024 Acura TLX Type S takes pride in sleeper status
Relax: Acura’s better TLX leaves the flinty ride and Crossfit steering to other sport sedans.
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Touring: Chasing the Targa Florio’s ghost in the Subaru WRX TR and BRZ tS
We retrace (most of) the Targa Florio in Subaru’s trackable WRX TR and BRZ tS.
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Touring: Finding Cape Cod’s New Pilgrims in the Rivian R1S
The Cape’s the place, and the electric SUV’s the ride, in my quest to find my tribes.
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Review: 2024 Aston Martin DB12 flaunts power, poise, and prowess
This one goes to 12: Aston Martin’s latest effort isn’t a grand tourer—it’s a super tourer, thanks very much.
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Review: 2023 Mercedes GLC lives its best life with hardly any SUV in it
Mercedes’ best SUV value wears a comely new shape and turbo-4 energy.
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Before I tap the red start button, before I press the leather-tipped shift lever into first gear, before I stupidly dump coffee dregs in my lap as I prep for the tense half-hour ahead, I say a...
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Review: 2023 Mercedes EQE 500 SUV takes a gentle glide path
Mercedes’s second BEV SUV marks careful progress on the road to total electrification.
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Review: 2023 Maserati Grecale Trofeo rides like the wind
Maserati one-ups its Italian kin for a nimble drive-alike luxury SUV experience.
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Sixth-generation Chevy Camaro done after 2024
“Retired” muscle car could come back as an electric crossover or sedan.
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Review: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 plays EV leapfrog
Genesis cuts to the electric chase and hot-swaps 236 miles of battery power into its compact GV70 SUV.
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Review: 2024 Maserati GranTurismo tests the true believers
Whether it’s a Folgore EV or Trofeo twin-turbo V-6, the 2024 Maserati GranTurismo spreads its performance wings.
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Land Rover redesigned the Range Rover for the 2022 model year, and now the luxury SUV's smaller, more athletic Range Rover Sport sibling has arrived for 2023.
And what an arrival. On sale soon in...
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Last call: 2023 Dodge Charger, Challenger get final-edition paint schemes before ending production
Dodge promises an end "in current form" to its muscle-car duo with more Jailbreaks and a string of special editions.
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Review: 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 6-speed manual unleashes green hell
Who needs the Nürburgring when you have the play-at-home version—and Porsche’s indomitable 6-speed 911 GT3?
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Review: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq gets in tune with the battery-powered future
Cadillac’s maiden EV lights up the lineup with a virtuoso ride, and lots of performance room to grow.
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Review: 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor bedevils the dust, terrorizes all terrain, for $69,995
Ford passes the bucker through its in-house specialty shop for a Bronco like no other, past or present.
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How I learned to love Formula 1 at the Miami Grand Prix
A new generation of fans have streamed to F1. Will the Miami GP turn me into one?
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Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday unveiled the latest addition to its growing family of EQ electric vehicles in the form of the 2023 EQS SUV.
As the name suggests, the EQS SUV is a high-riding counterpart to...
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Review: The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 350+ slips into the electric-luxury mainstream
Mercedes banks its benchmark mid-size sedan into the EV pocket with EQS-like style and, of course, Hyperscreen.
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First drive review: 2022 Toyota GR86 teaches the old-school performance-driving basics for $28,695
Take your fancy electronics and multi-clutch everything: the Toyota GR86 strips down to the bare driving essentials.
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First drive review: 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS vaults the S-Class into tomorrow
Tesla, check your six: Plaid or no, the 2022 EQS is the first of many dogfights to come.
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First drive review: 2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed passes every test in flying color
The 2022 Bentley Continental GT Speed employs all the suspension tricks to turn a 5,000-pound coupe into the brand's sportiest grand tourer in its 101-year history.
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Review update: The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet swipes right on summer
Our super season begins with an invincible 640-hp convertible—er, Cabriolet, sorry.
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