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Brian Normile

Road Test Editor Brian Normile joined the automotive industry and Cars.com in 2013, and he became part of the Editorial staff in 2014. Brian spent his childhood devouring every car magazine he got his hands on — not literally, eventually — and eventually reviewed and tested vehicles to help consumers make informed choices. He would daily-drive an Alfa Romeo 4C if he could.

Articles by Brian Normile

Here’s all the truck news from the past week from Cars.com and sister site PickupTrucks.com, led away by us putting a 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon to some actual work.
Tesla remains embroiled in a Nurburgring imbroglio this week as it's still unclear when a Model S sedan might — if ever — try to take the Porsche Taycan’s electric lap-time crown.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2019 Mazda CX-5 as we covered it.
Did the new 2020 Subaru Outback impress us after our time behind the wheel? Yes, but we weren’t alone. Check out our top five reviews and videos of this week here.
A new diesel engine on the Mazda CX-5 adds some $4,000 to the SUV’s top trim level, which already runs nearly $38,000. Is the diesel worth the upgrade? We drove one to find out.
From towing to crash tests to recall alerts, pickup trucks made plenty of news during the past week. Here’s everything we know.
Another Volvo makes our Top 5 lists this week, this time in the form of the 2020 XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered SUV.
What’s going on in the world of pickup trucks? Here’s everything you need to know for the week ending Sept. 4, 2019, including updates on the 2020 Toyota Tacoma and Ram 1500, plus our drive of a Jeep Gladiator you can’t buy.
Groups representing nearly all new cars sold in the U.S. have agreed to add rear-seat reminders to their vehicles by the 2025 model year.
Jeep will add a 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 to the Wrangler lineup for the 2020 model year as an option in all four-door trims. According to Jeep, the turbo-diesel V-6 will make 260 horsepower and 442 pounds-feet of torque.