Performance
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Longer, slightly wider and taller than their predecessors, the high-performance variants of the 3 and 4 Series get a power boost in both standard and Competition variants for 2021.
By Jim Travers
August 19, 2021
The 2021 Q8 is Audi’s first SUV to get the brand’s RS performance treatment, joining cars in the lineup such as the RS 3, RS 5, RS 6, RS 7, TT RS and R8.
By Jennifer Geiger
August 17, 2021
2022 Polestar 2 Price Shrinks by $14,000, Range Grows
By Jane Ulitskaya
August 13, 2021
Dodge Durango shoppers now have to assess whether they’d pay an extra $17,000 for the new-for-2021, 710-hp, supercharged SRT Hellcat versus the 475-hp SRT 392.
By Joe Bruzek
August 3, 2021
Even more capable than before, the new M3 is a supercar disguised as a sedan — but it’s the disguise itself that might just be a deal breaker.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
Based on a new teaser video released by Chevrolet, the upcoming Corvette Z06 is going big for 2023 as the first performance model of the C8.
By Jane Ulitskaya
July 19, 2021
While the new eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R debuted in their European specs last year, we’ve had to wait until the 2021 Chicago Auto Show for the U.S.-specific versions to make their debuts, both as 2022 models.
By Brian Normile
July 14, 2021
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R make their U.S. debut with modest styling changes, track-ready performance upgrades plus more safety tech and standard equipment.
By Jane Ulitskaya
July 14, 2021
BMW’s entry-level 2 Series Coupe enters its second generation with styling, performance and tech upgrades aimed to seduce the driving enthusiast.
By Jane Ulitskaya
July 7, 2021
We test the 2021 1500 TRX’s speed against Ram’s claimed 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds on the way to a 12.9-second quarter-mile sprint at 108 mph.
By Brian Normile
July 6, 2021