Maybe you’ve heard of the 2025 Cadillac Optiq. Maybe you haven’t. Maybe you recognize the -iq suffix as Cadillac’s new branding for electric vehicles, but can’t really tell one -iq vehicle from the next. I don’t blame you. But no matter your familiarity with Cadillac’s new “IQ” cars, there’s an underlying thread here: Cadillac is…
The bravery in offering a new, mass-market product like the Toyota Tacoma with a manual transmission cannot be overstated. In a world where manuals have been slowly going extinct (save for some niche sports cars), a normie, home-grown, salt-of-the-earth pickup with a stick is an aberration. So I had to try it myself for our…
Like an ancient mummy rising from its tomb, 10 highly valuable classic cars emerged from a junkyard last October and immediately went to auction—warts and all. They ranged from an ultra-rare Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Alloy’ Gullwing, to retro BMW motorcycles, two Miuras, and the shell of what once was a Ferrari 330 GTC. But not even…
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ, otherwise known as the first electric Escalade, is a big deal. The Escalade has been a cultural staple for decades. No matter the use case—a VIP chauffeur or a school drop-off—a shiny black Escalade signals straight-to-the-point wealth. People in Escalades mean business. These days, American culture is more complicated. “Serious…
We all dream of it. The ultimate tow rig. The truck that can simultaneously saunter along in luxury, clamber up a rugged, rocky trail, then haul a fully-loaded enclosed trailer with a race car and a weekend’s worth of gear. Some might argue that pickup trucks are the ultimate tow rigs, what with the added…
Asking the wrong question will always lead you to the wrong answer. So if you ask me which subcompact luxury crossover to buy, I’d say you’re already off the mark. Whether you look at the underwhelming Mercedes-Benz GLA, the middling BMW X1, or the forgettable Audi Q3, it seems as though no one can get…
Most infotainment systems aren’t very fun. They do their jobs, sometimes well, getting you the information you need. Nothing more, nothing less. But in the true spirit of Mini, engineers went above and beyond with the new Cooper’s infotainment system. It’s not just a warmed-over BMW iDrive with a round screen (although, it does use…
The Volkswagen ID.Buzz might come from Germany, but it may not exist if not for what happened in Bethel, New York over half a century ago. This small Catskills town was once home to Max Yasgur’s dairy farm, the site of the legendary Woodstock festival in 1969. VW’s new ID.Buzz is quite obviously a tribute…
There’s nothing better than a pleasant surprise. Despite many years of meh from Audi’s S and RS cars, most of the metal from that corner of Germany lately has been unexpectedly delightful. The facelifted RS3 is a banger, as are the RS6 and RS7 Performance models. The RS E-Tron GT is still solid, and the…
C63, CLE53, GLC43, GT63. All names of modern Mercedes-AMGs with little-to-no bearing on what the hell the product actually is. It would be easy, then, to miss the new 2025 Mercedes-AMG CLE53–An inline-six powered, C63 beating revelation hidden within a confusing lineup. Despite it being the “middle” AMG, it might just be the best one…
