North America Car of the Year Archives • Driving Today

2024 Dodge Charger Daytona: The EV Musclecar Fans Hate to Love

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If you follow the social chat, there is no doubt that the groundbreaking Dodge Charger Daytona is the most controversial car to come down the road in decades. In what might be termed a fan’s […]

2024 Acura TLX Type S: Sports Sedan or Luxury Sedan?

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Acura says the TLX Type S is the quickest, best-handling all-wheel-drive sedan in its history. But can it provide its unique brand of performance in the midst of a brutal Maine winter? That’s what Co-Host […]

Racing Fall in 2024 Toyota GR86

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You might call it the Rodney Dangerfield of sports coupes. The Toyota GR86, in the words of that fabled comedian, “don’t get no respect,” but the fact is, it deserves some. Our Co-Host Chris Teague […]

Is Now the Time To Buy 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning?

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While many claim the future is electric, statistics indicate the present day is ICE. Further evidence of that came this week with reports that inventories of newly introduced electric vehicles are piling up on dealer […]

2023 Toyota Camry Hybrid Reminds Us Why We Love Cars

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The 2023 Toyota Camry isn’t a performance car. It doesn’t offer sizzling acceleration or knife-edge handling. In fact, it is exactly what we used to describe as a family car. But as Co-Host Chris Teague […]

2023 Nissan Frontier in the Year of the Midsize Pickup

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The Nissan Frontier started what promises to be a parade of all-new midsize pickup trucks over the course of the next year. General Motors has already started to sell its brand-new Chevrolet Colorado and GMC […]

Lexus Unveils a Pair: 2024 Lexus GX, 2024 Lexus TX

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Lexus has just unveiled two all-new vehicles that promise to shake up the burgeoning luxury SUV market in the United States. We were there for the “double feature” event where the Japanese luxury brand unveiled […]

Hitting the Desert Dirt in the 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor

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Jealously guarding its position as the maker of the bestselling pickup model in the United States, Ford develops and offers the Ford F-150 in a wide variety of work truck, personal-use, and off-road versions. One […]