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Feb 26, 2021

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'Black box' in Tiger Woods' SUV could yield clues about cause of wreck

DETROIT — Investigators who are looking into the rollover crash that injured golf legend Tiger Woods will rely heavily on data stored in the Genesis SUV he was driving to figure out what happened. The 2021 Genesis GV80 , made by the Hyundai luxury br…

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2021 Lexus ES 250 AWD First Drive | Pick your first-world problem

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Looking at the 2021 Lexus ES sedan, one couldn't be faulted for thinking it unchanged from the previous model year. There is a significant new element, however, with Lexus offering an all-wheel-drive ES for the first time. The ES 2…

Chevrolet may ditch the C8 Corvette's quirky center console

Almost everything about the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette is positively sublime, but one of its more polarizing features is a high, cockpit-style center console that splits the cabin. It's a distinctive element , and not everybody loves it, but if tha…

2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe Road Test | Beyond the fashion statement

I will forever remember the day when the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe told me it didn't have a heated steering wheel. It was Jan. 30, 2021. A Saturday. Modern cars are impressive things; modern luxury cars, even more so. A few weeks back, I was …

2022 Land Rover Defender V8 to start at $98,550

Land Rover has announced U.S. pricing for its 2022 Defender lineup, including the brand-new V8 model. The short-wheelbase Defender 90 V8 will start at $98,550 (including $1,350 for destination); the long-wheelbase 110 V8 will start at $101,750.  The…

Chevy Silverado ZR2 looking bigger, more capable than Trail Boss in spy photos

Since 2019 , there have been reports that Chevrolet has been working on a full-size answer to the Ford Raptor and Ram TRX , which were further stoked by a factory-modifed race truck . Now we have spy photos of what seems to be a serious Chevy Silverado …

Ringbrothers shows off Coyote-powered 1968 Mercury Cougar

We'll openly admit that not every SEMA build is our cup of tea. But this? A tastefully resto-modded 1968 Mercury Cougar with a 460-horsepower Ford Mustang V8? Yeah, this is right in our wheelhouse. Sadly, there was no in-pwerson SEMA show in 2020, so…

Ferrari 250 GTO-inspired GTO Engineering Moderna headed to production

England-based GTO Engineering announced it will build the Ferrari 250 GTO-inspired Moderna it released sketches of in 2020. While the Prancing Horse would undoubtedly prefer to keep the design in the history book, a European court opened the door to …

Here's the Lordstown Motors Endurance race truck

Lordstown Motors has revealed a rendering of the race truck they plan to enter in the San Felipe 250 off-road race in April. We've seen them testing the skateboard that underpins the pickup, but this is the first glimpse at what the finished race tru…

Next-gen Mercedes-AMG C63 reportedly getting 550-hp turbo-electric drivetrain

Mercedes-Benz introduced the fifth-generation C-Class in February 2021, and it confirmed the range-topping AMG-tuned C63 will return with a seriously downsized powertrain. While official technical details remain closely guarded, an unverified report …