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Subaru is conservative these days. It sticks with technologies it knows well, evolving its cars gradually over the years. Even when it does something new, it’s often long after the rest of the industry. But in the 1990s, Subaru was gloriously weird and experimental. Witness Subaru’s largely forgotten sequentially twin-turbocharged…

The Internet hasn’t exactly been kind to the new CLA, but the World Wide Web isn’t paying Mercedes to keep the lights on. Buyers are, using their hard-earned money. The three-pointed star is happy to report that demand for its electric sedan is strong, with production chief Joerg Burzer describing…

"It's time to get loud again." That was the edict from Dodge surrounding the recent return of the SRT brand.

Would you believe that the Ariel Atom is already 25 years old? It's true—the first Atom debuted at the turn of the millennium, and it's been tearing up tracks in the UK and Europe ever since. Now, a quarter century of success later, Ariel has introduced its most powerful version…

Certain vehicle segments come and go, but compact sedans are forever. In 2025, there are some truly excellent options to choose from, ranging from our 2024 top choice—the Honda Civic—to podium finishers like the Hyundai Elantra and the Toyota Corolla.

The BMW M2 CS is shaping up to be a great performance car. It’s been just over a month since BMW revealed the coupe, and it's already netted a lap record. Except the CS earned it more than a month before its official debut.

Nissan's variable-compression engine once held so much promise. The so-called VC-Turbo uses a complicated mechanism to allow operation at a low compression ratio for performance, and a high compression ratio for better fuel economy. But, reliability has been a concern, prompting a NHTSA investigation, and now, a massive recall.

The Chiron era may be coming to an end, but Bugatti still has interesting details to share about the Mistral, the last of the W-16 breed. The 8.0-liter, quad-turbo machine broke cover three years ago as a €5 million roadster limited to 99 units, all of which were sold before…

The Nissan Z got off to a slow start, partly due to production delays and supply chain disruptions caused by the microchip shortage. Dealer markups didn’t help either. But that’s all in the past. In 2025, the rear-wheel-drive coupe is performing better than ever. Demand more than doubled in the…