Hyundai Tucson Debuts, Looks Bigger and Better (2016)

It can be a tough game, winning attention for a new model at an auto show, particularly at this year’s Geneva affair, which is crowded with new supercars such as the Audi R8, the Ferrari 488GTB, and the McLaren P1 GTR. So Hyundai is showing its new 2016 Tucson a little early.


It may not be a supercar, but there’s plenty that’s promising about the new Tucson.
And while the decision to unveil

Chevrolet Volt Dissected: Powertrain, Design, Chassis, and More (2016)

 






In the eight years since it was announced, the Chevrolet Volt
has been a few different things. First, it was a concept at Detroit’s
2007 North American International Auto Show, presented as Old GM’s
technological Great Leap Forward. Then it became a political tool to get
New GM through its 2009 bankruptcy. And it has always been a sop to
greenie-type sensibilities. In all those

Audi A4 Rendered Detailed 2015

What it is: Our well-informed artist’s interpretation as to what the next generation of the Audi A4 will look like. It’s to be edgier and more angular, and it will brim with technology, including full-LED lighting, a head-up display, and autonomous-driving functions.

The car’s aggressive styling will serve as something of a barometer for the future of the brand’s aesthetics after former head

Mercedes-Benz S550 Plug-In Hybrid 2015

Just 22 years ago, the Mercedes-Benz S-class exceeded 400 horses for the first time, with the 402-hp 6.0-liter V-12 in the 1992 600SEL besting the BMW 750i by more than 100 horsepower. The car was a gauntlet fired into the turf, and it instantly became one of the most prestigious, high-performance sedans in the world.

These days, all it takes is a 3.0-liter V-6 and an electric motor to

BMW M2: The Lean, Mean Track Machine 2017

BMW has so perverted the sanctity of the letter M in its model names and
option packages that a brief nomenclature lesson may be appropriate
here.


Let’s start at the bottom. An M followed smartly by the word “Sport” is
BMW code for interior- or exterior-trim changes, chassis upgrades, and
engine tweaks offered as optional equipment. The M Perform­ance label
has a double meaning. It

Nissan 370Z NISMO Automatic 2015

The shift performance and responsiveness of automatic transmissions have
gotten pretty good in recent years. We still prefer manuals, of course,
but a good set of paddle shifters and a quick-shifting sport mode—and,
preferably, dual clutches instead of a torque converter—can occasionally
allow one to weave a thrilling tale. (We can’t believe we just wrote
that, either.)


The reality is

Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Eight-Speed Automatic 2015

The race to higher gear counts is in full swing, and automatic gearboxes
are leading the way. Driven partly by marketing one-upmanship and
partly by the need to meet ever-tougher fuel-economy mandates,
eight-speed autoboxes are everywhere, Chrysler’s running a nine-cogger in select models, and 10-speeds—from Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and others—are just around the corner. The General’s own