Performance
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Lexus bumps up the price of its entry-level 2021 IS luxury sedan but changes its F Sport strategy.
By Aaron Bragman
September 30, 2020
The 2021 BMW 4 Series convertible shares much in common with the new 4 Series coupe, including powertrain choices and its gigantic kidney grilles.
By Brian Normile
September 29, 2020
Genesis revealed a camouflaged teaser image of the new GV70 SUV, the second in its lineup after the 2021 GV80.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 29, 2020
Volkswagen’s Taos compact SUV is all-new, but the automaker announced it will get power from a familiar engine.
By Jennifer Geiger
September 29, 2020
Updated styling makes the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas more palatable in superficial ways, and its fundamental strengths endure well beyond that.
By Kelsey Mays
Assistant Managing Editor-News
Positioned to the left of the horn pad on the 2020 Corvette is a silver-colored button with a lone letter Z on it that controls performance settings.
By Mike Hanley
September 27, 2020
Dual-clutch transmissions are designed to operate fully automatically or let the driver shift gears manually with paddle shifters or the transmission shift lever.
By Rick Popely
September 26, 2020
We’ve had to wait until now to see the full-bore BMW M3 and M4 performance versions, but now we know they’ll be the only U.S. BMWs to offer manual transmissions.
By Brian Normile
September 25, 2020
The 2020 Jeep Compass is unrivaled among compact SUVs when it comes to all-terrain capability, but it’s got some serious catching up to do in many other departments.
By Nick Kurczewski
September 25, 2020
Acura refocuses its TLX sports sedan into something more upmarket, less mass market, for 2021.
By Aaron Bragman
Detroit Bureau Chief
