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2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS Coupe First Test: Who Needs the Turbo Models?
Porsche Cayenne Full Overview Just as the most expensive wine on the menu isn’t always the best choice for everyone, picking the priciest Porsche Cayenne Coupe model simply because you can isn’t the smartest choice. By track-testing five Cayennes over the last few years including the $148,150 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS Coupe you see here, we’ve learned the Turbo and Turbo S E-Hybrid models don’t actually hit the lineup’s sweet spot. Here’s what the Cayenne GTS Coupe does right and where it falls short. How Quick Is the Cayenne GTS Coupe? If you’ve gotta have a V-8, start your search with the Cayenne GTS and Cayenne GTS Coupe. The 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 under the hood produces 453 hp from 6,000-6,500 rpm and 457 lb-ft of torque from 1,800 rpm all th...
What’s the Best 2021 Genesis GV80 Trim? Here’s Our Guide
So you know you’re interested in a Genesis GV80, the first SUV from the luxury division of Hyundai/Kia. Great first step, but now there are some decisions to make. Genesis offers each of its powertrain combinations (four-cylinder RWD, four-cylinder AWD, and six-cylinder AWD) at different feature levels (Base, Advanced, and Prestige), but the content included at those levels changes depending on the running gear. There can be a lot of information to sort through, so let’s dive in. GV80 2.5T RWD Base See all 58 photos One of the GV80’s greatest strengths is its feature-per-dollar value. Even with a starting price below $50,000, Genesis includes a generous list of standard equipment. Starting with the exterior, the base GV80 rolls on 19-inch wheels and sports LED headlights ...
2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF First Test: More Exotic Than Most Supercars
Mazda Miata Full Overview A hidden cost of living our lives inextricably intertwined with technology is that most of us are perpetually tense. So, put your phone down—unless you’re reading this article on it, of course—and close that spreadsheet on your laptop. Relax your jaw, drop your shoulders, and breathe in; it’s time to bask in one of autodom’s few remaining singular experiences, the 2021 Mazda MX-5 RF, a four-wheeled convertible manifestation of unplugging from the grid. An Affordable Exotic Indeed, in 2021, a genuinely simple performance car with under 250 horsepower is a rare thing. And although the friendly MX-5 Miata is still kicking after more than three decades, it’s become a bit of an iconoclast, its simple, analog experience standing in stark contrast...
Vehicle Emissions Analysis: How Clean Is the U.S. Car Fleet Today?
MotorTrend in 2012 teamed with the world’s preeminent real-world on-road emissions testing company—U.K.-based Emissions Analytics—and began emissions-testing many vehicles that pass through our revolving test fleet. Our prime motivation was to measure real-world fuel economy, which we’ve reported in many of our vehicle evaluations as Real MPG. But because Emissions Analytics’ proprietary EQUA testing procedure is functionally similar to the EPA’s (which determines fuel economy by capturing and analyzing the products of combustion), it would also reveal any cheating on other controlled emissions. It’s report card time: How “clean” is the U.S. fleet, judged by our own EQUA measurements? The Basics Of the 817 vehicles tested, none demonstrated a whiff...
The 2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe Will Have Up to 382 HP, Normal-Looking Grille
These images might look like spy shots, but in reality they’re just the latest release of information and photos from BMW to generate interest in the upcoming 2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe. Mission accomplished; the fact that the top-flight M240i xDrive will pump out 382 horsepower is a big deal. That’s no incremental improvement over the current M240i, it’s a full 47-hp increase. (No torque figure is available so we’ll have to wait to see if there is a corresponding bump in twist, but it seems likely.) See all 42 photos We know from an earlier leak that the 2 Series Coupe will not adopt the extremely polarizing grille shared by many newer BMW models, including the X7 and the two-door 4 Series. Instead, the new styling brings it more in line with the (entirely separate) f...
Ford Wants to Bring Billboards Inside Your Car, Beamed to the Dashboard Screen
For whatever benefits the vehicle-as-a-service might net a consumer, this new Ford patent hints at a possible downside: inescapable ads blaring on your car’s infotainment screen. The same onboard data connections proliferating throughout vehicle lineups that allow for built-in WiFi and over-the-air vehicle updates could be a pipeline for in-car advertising. What if you drive by a billboard, and suddenly whatever it’s advertising is pushed to your vehicle’s screen? A little, inescapable billboard, not passing by as you drive on, but rather along for the ride—just to make sure you can see it, and (we assume) Ford would get a cut. See all 2 photos While Ford’s patent suggests that reality is at hand, a closer look at what it’s actually proposing is a little diffe...
Big Flex: Chevrolet Silverado HD Trucks Gain Multi-Flex Tailgate Option
The still-new-to-Chevrolet Multi-Flex tailgate option, which you may know by its GMC name, MultiPro, is spreading to more Silverado models for 2022. Last year, the MultiPro tailgate was made available on the light-duty Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and rebranded as “Multi-Flex;” now, for 2022, Multi-Flex is available on the Silverado 2500 and 3500 HD models. Unlike on the Silverado 1500, where Multi-Flex is restricted to higher trim levels, the fancy tailgate will be offered on every HD Silverado pickup truck. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help g...
2022 Mercedes-Maybach S680 First Look: Benz’s V-12 Lives!
In case you haven’t noticed, the number of series production V-12 cars on sale is worryingly low. Before today, your options were a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, two Aston Martins, a few Rollers, and a BMW. Pagani makes a V-12, but calling the Huayra a series production car is… generous. Now, Mercedes has very kindly thrown another V-12 into the mix, bolting its big twelve into the Mercedes-Maybach S680 limousine. It’ll be the only way to get a V-12 in your W223-generation Mercedes S-Class. Power is up to 621 hp and torque is rated at a monstrous 738 lb-ft. Even though Maybachs aren’t exactly performance machines, that makes it the most powerful S-Class Mercedes has ever made—on par with the previous generation’s S65 AMG Final Edition. Power is routed through a...
2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Expected to Get a Fresh Face
When Chevrolet introduced the current Silverado 1500 in 2018, the internet erupted with various opinions—not many of which were positive. That’s not surprising for the anonymous web world, but it’s clear that the super-slender headlights, big air intakes, and prominent grille form a busy fascia that deviates greatly from the traditional, boxier Chevy front ends of yesteryear. There’s good news on the horizon, however, for those who couldn’t develop a fondness for the current Silverado. According to GM Authority, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 will receive a comprehensive mid-cycle update for 2022, with less odd styling and a host of small changes inside and out. See all 33 photos Notice that the prominent air-curtain vents would be replaced by smaller, squar...
2022 Toyota Tundra Pickup Foists Its New Face on the World
The next-gen Toyota Tundra is nearly here, so naturally the slow-drip reveal of its basic appearance and details has begun. Toyota is kicking off the run-up to the new full-size truck’s debut with a full-frontal look at the Tundra’s front end. It’s about time: The current Tundra has been on sale in much the same form since 2008. Yes, the image (and accompanying video, below) is smokey, and yes, the truck is backlit like it’s testifying against organized crime—if there were any sound attached, we bet it’d have that voice-garbler robotically altering the Toyota’s engine sound. Even so, one thing’s for sure: The 2022 Tundra will have a lot of interesting front-end lighting. As we predicted, based on spy photos and artists’ renderings, the new tr...
2021 Chevrolet Corvette vs. 2021 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0: Mid-Engine Showdown
Chevrolet Corvette Full Overview Frustrating, right? Everyone loves a winner, no one aspires to be a loser, but one cannot exist without the other. On the subject of horsepower and performance, there’s a more powerful car, a faster car, and a slower car, and there’s only one choice—otherwise, why bother harvesting test data to begin with? The Eternal Corvette vs. Porsche Face-Off These inevitable Porsche versus Corvette stand-offs usually raise subjectivism versus objectivism in our minds like bile in our throats. After all, the Corvette—in all its modern permutations—is the de facto victor on the performance-per-dollar front; it shouldn’t lose, at least not on paper. Forget the C8; a 16-year-old base C6 Corvette from 2005 is both lighter and more powerful than today̵...
CSR Racing 2 and Top Gear America Want to Give You Free Fuel!
CSR Racing 2 is the most popular car-themed game for mobile devices today. With hundreds of cars to choose from, countless modifications to perform, and racing locations all over the world—just the visual and tinkering aspects of CSR 2 are amazing enough to fall in love. Then there’s the game play—you might think a game where the only two commands are launch and shift to be too simple, but you’d be very wrong. This game is all about timing and even the slightest hesitation can leave you choking on a cloud of digital tire smoke. Think you have it mastered? Try a live race that could match you with anyone in the world. We challenge anyone to play this game and not have a great time. #PlayApartTogether with Top Gear America and receive free fuel pips! See all 2 photos Top Gear Ame...
