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The Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Is All Internal Combustion, All The Money, and Not That Bad On Gas!
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you have a spare four million dollars lying around? Do you care about fuel economy? If you do, you would be buying a Ferrari FXX K, Porsche 918 RSR, or a Mclaren P1 GTR...
BMW Introduces The iX Crossover SUV – Inching From Electric Eclectic Towards A New Normal?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do electric cars need giant kidney grilles? Of course not, but apparently it is a BMW tradition now to stamp those tall front teeth on to every single car they make and the...
Hyundai Prepares To Bring Some Spice To The Dull CUV Segment – Can The Tucson Stand Out In The Crowd?
(By Tom Lohnes) – Having experienced so many compact crossovers, I often get them confused. With over 20 entries in the segment, there are a lot of them and none of them is all that great. One...
What’s New Is Old Again? The 2021 Lexus IS Has Been Reshaped But Has It Been Rethought?
(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Lexus IS is out after a rather boring 7-year generation. The new IS coming early 2021, looks and feels the same as the old one and I don’t know if that’s a good...
Is The Diesel Juice Worth The Wallet Squeeze: We Drive The New Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited EcoDiesel
We’re no stranger to the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited here at BangShift having driven and reviewed various models of the rig over the years. The latest edition of the machine is one that had us...
2020 BMW X7 M50i: A 523hp Luxury Rocket Where The M Stands For More…Of Everything
We live in an era where one can call a 5,660lb SUV a performance vehicle with a straight face and not a hint of irony or sarcasm. Why? Because machines like the 2020 BMW X7 M50i actually live up to...
The Bar Keeps Rising: McLaren Brings New Sports Series Model With Turbo V6 and Electric Motors
(By Tom Lohnes) – Mclaren is coming in with another hot one: a new sports series model powered by a V6 and electric motors. The Mclaren sports series has only had 4 models (570S, 570GT, 600LT,...
Hardcore Hot Hatch: The VW Golf GTI Clubsport Puts The FUN In Functional….Just Not On This Side Of The Ocean
(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you in the market for a sub-300 horsepower, track-focused front-wheel-drive hatchback you can’t get here? Me neither but if you’re European and you are, the new VW...
Long Roof and A Long Name: The Porsche Panamera Turbo S-E Hybrid Sports Turismo Hauls!
(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you a retired racecar driver? Is 591(Audi RS6) or 630 horsepower (Mercedes E63 S) not enough for you in a 5-seat Wagon? Well, Porsche has you covered with 693hp in the...
That Voodoo That You Did So Well: The Mustang GT350 Is Giving Way To The Mach 1
(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks, that’s it: The beast of a car that is the Mustang GT350 has been discontinued in favor of the seemingly comparativly lazy Mach 1. The Mustang GT350 and its...
The New 2021 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross Isn’t Much Of A Cross, and Eclipse, or Anything Else
(By Tom Lohnes) – Breaking news, Mistubishi is not out of the car business yet and they actually have announced a “new” model for 2021. We’re not exactly sure that is a good...
The New Z Car Has Been Shown And It Sure Looks Good On Paper – Here’s Our Take
(By Tom Lohnes) – After 12 long years, a new Z car has arrived, and it doesn’t disappoint. Replacing the 370Z, the Z Proto/400Z/Fairlady Z made a giant splash in the car community at its...
Bargain Of The Century? The Durango Hellcat Stacks Up Crazy Good Against Other Big Horsepower SUVs!
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you have $82,000 to spend on a 6-seat SUV that has over 700 horsepower? If the answer is yes, Dodge has you covered. With a 0-60 time of 3.5 seconds and a 11.6-second...
