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Few motoring experiences are more satisfying than loading up a full-size SUV with friends and family and hittin’ the road, and the updated 2025 Chevrolet Suburban High Country proves that.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
The 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V is one of the brand’s high notes, embodying all the duality expected of the badge.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
The 2025 Audi A6 Sportback e-Tron is one of the better electric luxury sedans you can buy, especially if you spec yours with dual motors.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
The 2025 Mercedes-AMG G63 is still one of the meanest, coolest, luxurious, excessive and most striking automotive icons still in production.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
Despite its dated styling, the 2025 Lexus ES 350 makes an excellent case for the plush, comfortable and coddling luxury sedan — attributes many competitors have abandoned in favor of technology and sportiness.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
The styling updates look good, and the new screens are impressive, but the 2025 Escalade takes a step back in terms of interior plastics and trim quality, which don’t keep pace with its ever-increasing price tag.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
For day-to-day urban driving, the 2026 Honda CR-V is one of the sharper, more satisfying crossovers on the market, and the TrailSport’s all-terrain tires don’t change this.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
With enough power to match an SL63 and enough refinement to beat most any other AMG, the new 2025 Mercedes-AMG E53 is a stellar, daily-use performance sled.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
It might not have the V-8 we miss dearly, but the new, turbocharged four-cylinder hybrid powertrain in the 2025 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S E Performance is unbelievably potent.
By Conner Golden
West Coast Bureau Chief
Well equipped and reasonably priced — with solid driving dynamics, excellent onboard tech and more space than you’d expect inside — the updated 2025 Volkswagen Taos is a winner.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
