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Volkswagen’s Taos compact SUV is all-new, but the automaker announced it will get power from a familiar engine.

Volkswagen Teases More Taos
By Jennifer Geiger
September 29, 2020Volkswagen’s Taos compact SUV is all-new, but the automaker announced it will get power from a familiar engine.
Updated styling makes the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas more palatable in superficial ways, and its fundamental strengths endure well beyond that.

2021 Volkswagen Atlas Review: New Face, Same Space
By Kelsey Mays
September 29, 2020Updated styling makes the 2021 Volkswagen Atlas more palatable in superficial ways, and its fundamental strengths endure well beyond that.
Dual-clutch transmissions are designed to operate fully automatically or let the driver shift gears manually with paddle shifters or the transmission shift lever.

What Is a Dual-Clutch Transmission?
By Rick Popely
September 26, 2020Dual-clutch transmissions are designed to operate fully automatically or let the driver shift gears manually with paddle shifters or the transmission shift lever.
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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.

2021 BMW M3 and M4: M Stands for Manual
By Brian Normile
September 25, 2020We’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.
Acura refocuses its TLX sports sedan into something more upmarket, less mass market, for 2021.

2021 Acura TLX Review: Subtle Changes, Big Improvements
By Aaron Bragman
September 23, 2020Acura refocuses its TLX sports sedan into something more upmarket, less mass market, for 2021.
The PMC Edition takes an RDX A-Spec with the Advance Package and adds goodies like gloss-black 20-inch alloy wheels, a body-color grille surround and black-chrome exhaust finishers.

2021 Acura RDX Gets Amped (and Orange) With PMC Treatment
By Jennifer Geiger
September 23, 2020The PMC Edition takes an RDX A-Spec with the Advance Package and adds goodies like gloss-black 20-inch alloy wheels, a body-color grille surround and black-chrome exhaust finishers.
The newest Volkswagen, the all-electric 2021 ID.4, is VW’s first long-range all-electric vehicle in the U.S.

2021 Volkswagen ID.4: GTI Power in a Tiguan Package With ...
By Brian Normile
September 23, 2020The newest Volkswagen, the all-electric 2021 ID.4, is VW’s first long-range all-electric vehicle in the U.S.
Where the Telluride is boxy and rugged, the new Sorento takes a different approach and gets sleeker and more sculpted for 2021.

2021 Kia Sorento Refuses to Be Taken for a Telluride
By Jennifer Geiger
September 22, 2020Where the Telluride is boxy and rugged, the new Sorento takes a different approach and gets sleeker and more sculpted for 2021.
The 2021 Trailblazer’s look may not exactly be blazing new trails, but the SUV still has a few tricks up its sleeve.

2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer: 7 Things We Like (and 4 Not So ...
By Lauren Leazenby
September 18, 2020The 2021 Trailblazer’s look may not exactly be blazing new trails, but the SUV still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
The Nissan Z Proto looks like a slimmed-down 370Z with the right amount of retro-futuristic styling cues.

Nissan Z Proto Hews to Heritage While Updating Icon
By Brian Normile
September 15, 2020The Nissan Z Proto looks like a slimmed-down 370Z with the right amount of retro-futuristic styling cues.