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The redesigned 2020 Nissan Versa loads up with standard safety and other features to shift focus to value over cheapest price for a new car.
By Fred Meier
August 5, 2019
The redesigned 2019 Audi Q3 subcompact luxury SUV offers the same amenities, quality and technology as its larger, more expensive siblings. Here’s what we thought after our First Drive.
By Mike Hanley
July 31, 2019
If you’re going to be an expensive 2+2 with scant cargo room and an unusable backseat, you’d better be competent on the road instead of just looking like it. The 2019 Lexus RC 300 F Sport is not.
By Brian Wong
July 30, 2019
If you’re a fan of the current Subaru Outback, wait till you get behind the wheel of the new 2020 model — you’re going to absolutely love it. Here’s why.
By Aaron Bragman
July 29, 2019
The new XT6 three-row SUV fills a hole in Cadillac’s lineup and is a comfortable ride, but it falls short on luxury surprise and delight.
By Fred Meier
July 29, 2019
The Armada full-size SUV is quiet, comfortable (in the first two rows), well-equipped and easy to like, but you’ll have to overlook its dated media tech, a tight third row and trucklike handling.
By Fred Meier
Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief
New styling and a boost to the wheelbase make the new X4 slightly less weird, decidedly more fun and marginally more desirable than before.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
At first glance, the 2019 Hyundai Elantra GT N-Line doesn’t look like much. But it's holding a secret under the hood that you discover when you get behind the wheel that makes it more hot hatch than it would seem.
By Brian Wong
July 10, 2019
The Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody may not be the fastest or most powerful in the lineup, but here’s why it’s the best Challenger since this muscle car’s reintroduction.
By Joe Bruzek
July 3, 2019
The 2019 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL proves that you don’t need to spend crazy money to get a super capable, spacious, relatively efficient work truck.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief