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The 2020 Bentley Bentayga Has More Of Everything, Especially Horsepower – Bring The Brinks Truck

(By Tom Lohnes) – The new Bentley Bentayga is here and it is quite expensive. With a refresh this year, the new-for-2017 model year Bentley SUV has some tricks up its sleeve. The Bentley...

The Lincoln Continental, America’s Favorite Luxury Sedan, Reaches The End of The Line (Again)

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Lincoln Continental, America’s favorite Luxury sedan, is once again dead. After a drastic 54 percent sales decrease in Q4 of 2019 and Ford’s decision to ditch sedans...

Mini-Van Shopping? Your Options For An All Wheel Drive Model Just Grew By One – Pacifica Gets AWD For 2021

(By Tom Lohnes) – This Just in folks: The dying Minivan segment has finally adopted AWD. Well, half of the minivans have. The 2020 Chrysler Pacifica is finally available with AWD, and it...

The VW Arteon R Is The Newest Hot Sedan From Germany To Land On American Shores

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Volkswagen Arteon is probably a car you don’t know existed. Released to most of the world in 2017 and then in America in 2019, the Arteon is a good-looking fastback...

Knievel vs The Canyon: Here’s The Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump In 1974

There was a time in America when the most famous person in the entire country was a lunatic with a motorcycle called Evel Knievel. His fame and his public bravery reached their outer limits on...

Hold The Slush: You Can Now Get Focus and Fiesta ST Models In Europe With A 10-Speed Automatic

(By Tom Lohnes) – Since the Ford Focus and Fiesta ST’s departure from America, a lot has changed. Both of the models have downsized from 4 cylinders to 3, and basically everything has...

Here It Comes Again: Toyota and Porsche Are Teaming Up To Revive The MR2!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Toyota has done it again. They’re working on a new sports car with Porsche, and guess what it’s called. The MR2. Porsche makes their mid-engine sports cars, the 718...

The Wagon Master Returns: Mercedes’ Mighty AMG E63S Wagon Is Back To Burn Up The Highway

Wagon fans rejoice: The Mercedes-AMG E63S Wagon is back in business. So this new E63 wagon isn’t exactly new. It has the same 4.0-liter Twin-Turbo V8 with 603 horsepower, AWD, and a 9-speed...

Are Volvo and Koenigsegg Teaming Up On A Car? It Actually Looks That Way!

(By Tom Lohnes) – What do you get when you take polestar, the most mundane of tuning companies, and combine it with Koenigsegg, who’s lowest horsepower currently on sale has 1,500...

Those Grilles Tho: The 2021 BMW 4-Series Has A Face That Some People Love To Hate

(By Tom Lohnes) –  BMW has done it again. They plastered a huge grille onto the front of an all-new vehicle and made it ever-polarizing. This time around though, it doesn’t look terrible....

Don’t Call It A Comeback: Lexus Is Bringing Back The IS In 2021 and The Sport Sedan Market May Not Be Dead Yet!

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the recent debut of the all-new Acura TLX, which has made a great comeback from a rebadged accord to a 5-series fighting sport sedan, the bar is now set pretty high for...

High Speed Exit: Watch This Porsche Hurtle Off The Course At Mid-Ohio Backwards At High Speed!

There’s some awesome fun to be had at track days, right? Getting out there in your car, ripping some laps, working on your cornering and braking techniques, etc. These are days where it’s...

The New Z-Car Is On The Way – What’s The Power, What’s The Price? We Take Our Best Guesses Here

(By Tom Lohnes) – After 12 years on sale, the Nissan 370Z is finally being replaced. That’s right, Nissan just put a teaser image up for a new Z car, a new Frontier pickup, and what appears...

Penske On Indy 500: We Will Run It Only With Fans – August Race Date Could Become October If Necessary

Some would say that Roger Penske made the biggest mistake of his life by buying IndyCar before the 2020 season. Those people aren’t seeing the fact that this Penske is basically the only person...