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2025 Ram 1500 Goes Straight (Six)

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After years featuring the Hemi V8, the 2025 Ram 1500 now offers the new turbocharged 3.0-liter Hurricane straight-six engines, and Co-Host Chris Teague gives the heavily massaged full-sized pickup a thorough test. At the wheel […]

2024 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63: Driving the Hottest 3-Row Around

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For the 2024 model year, Mercedes-AMG is upgrading the performance-oriented GLS 63 three-row SUV by adding to its generous list of standard equipment. If you think a performance-oriented three-row SUV is sort of a silly […]

Driving All-New, All-Electric Kia EV9 3-Row SUV

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The Kia EV9 is an important step in the effort to move electric vehicles from the status symbols of the rich to everyday vehicles for mainstream Americans. And what could be more mainstream American than […]

2023 Lexus NX 450h F Sport Hits High Notes

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While the Lexus NX has underwhelmed many in previous incarnations, the 2023 NX 450h F Sport gets the recipe right. It is luxurious and fun to drive at the same time, as Host Jack Nerad […]

2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata — Can an EV Ever Be This Much Fun?

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With the 2023 Mazda MX-5 Miata, driving is the thing. And as we roadtested the Miata this week, it struck us that all the fun to be had from driving a Miata might be lost […]

Can Ford Leverage the F-150 Lightning into EV Pickup Dominance?

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Battery-electric pickup trucks are top of mind right now, and Ford has taken the early lead in the sweepstakes with its 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. What does that truck deliver? And how will Ford capitalize […]