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Mission Incredible: Flying Around Maine in Nissan Z NISMO

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Co-Host Chris Teague was confronted with a very difficult task in our lead road test this week. His job was to pilot the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO around the twists and turns of Maine’s backroads. […]

Goodbye to Clifford — Farewell!

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EDITOR’s NOTE: This isn’t a typical Driving Today vehicle review. The following article is based on a recent Facebook post I made that seemed to resonate with a lot of people, so I decided to […]

2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Takes on California’s Central Coast

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Hyundai made a radical change with its 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe. Now in its fifth generation, the Santa Fe swerved from the child-transport/grocery-getter lane to take on a new, more purposeful look. At the same […]

Going Big: 2024 Grand Wagoneer Heads to the Desert

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When the Jeep engineers designed the Grand Wagoneer, they certainly took to heart the well-worn phrase “Go big or go home.” That’s obvious because when you travel in the long wheelbase version of the Stellantis […]

Inside 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe with Genesis’s Trevor Lai

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The all-new 2025 Genesis GV80 just might be the best-looking of the coupe-like SUV that has recently flooded the luxury market. Genesis’s Trevor Lai, the brand’s senior group manager of product planning, certainly thinks so, […]

2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro: Family Vacation Texas-Style

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For millions of people across the country, a week on a lake is a dream vacation. This year Host Jack Nerad and his family found that out firsthand as they drove a 2024 Toyota Sequoia […]

Toyota’s Sprowl Reveals Details of All-New 2024 Land Cruiser

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The iconic Toyota Land Cruiser makes a comeback for the 2024 model year, now in a more compact form reminiscent of the original 1958 version. While the ’58 Land Cruiser lacked a hybrid powertrain, advanced […]

2026 Volkswagen Golf R: Fastest Volkswagen Ever

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In the same week that Volkswagen announced a giant investment in electric-vehicle maker Rivian, the brand also reinforced its stance in conventional gasoline-powered vehicles with the unveiling of the newest Volkswagen Golf R and Golf […]

2024 Ford Ranger Chief Engineer Reveals Midsize Truck Secrets

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The burgeoning midsize truck segment has a renewed entrant in the 2024 Ford Ranger. The handsome truck offers a pair of powerful turbocharged engines, including the now-available 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6, and it is filled with […]

Genesis Product Planner Trevor Lai Details New 2025 Genesis GV80 SUV

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The Genesis GV80 luxury crossover is the vehicle that really put the Genesis brand on the map in the United States. Prior to its introduction, the Korean-based luxury brand only had sedans in its lineup, […]