Despite its slick looks, the 2021 Hyundai Elantra packs a snoozer of a powertrain. Sure, the 147-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder and continuously variable transmission ought to offer enough oomph for the average driver (not to mention reasonable fuel efficiency), but the naturally aspirated engine is far too weak for the speed-addled driving enthusiasts. That’s where the new
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Sitting in the cab of a pickup truck, looking down on the vehicles around you, there’s a sense of invincibility. King of the road. With trucks’ high perch and AWD or 4WD capability, you might think you’re in the safest vehicle on the road. So, pickup trucks are the safest vehicles out there, right? When
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Photos of the forthcoming BMW iX3 may have just been revealed online. An Instagram user posted what appears to be images of BMW’s production-bound battery-electric crossover SUV sans camouflage. The German brand’s EV X3 looks good in the leaked images, too, which show off the model’s black grille, more aero-friendly front fascia, star-shaped wheels, and blue
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You might be currently thinking one of these three questions: “What is that thing?” or “Where do you take that thing?” or “What’s in the back?” The short answers: John Marshall’s 2005 Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 expedition camper; everywhere; and everything. The Unimog in general still manages to give many people a case of the verklempts, simply because
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We love fast cars at MotorTrend—obviously—but aftermarket horsepower comes with the potential for headaches and voided warranties. Luckily, there’s a plethora of high-horsepower cars (and trucks) out there at MSRPs that won’t make your eyes water. We set an arbitrary cap of $75,000 and then picked some of the most compelling vehicles that made 400 (manufacturer-reported)
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These are vexing days. As individuals, our No. 1 priority within a sprawling nation of 328 million is to stay safe. That’s the macro picture. On the micro side, here at MotorTrend it means delivering engaging and useful information to our readers—while also understanding that buying a new car is not necessarily atop your to-do
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I’ve long been a hydrogen fuel-cell skeptic. But after laying out my case against “the fuel of the future” in a recent drive comparison of the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Nexo, a reader from Down Under pointed me to recent research by Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) that promises to address many
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It’s been two decades since the Toyota Supra was center stage at Toyota dealerships. With the arrival of the all-new A90 generation, believe me when I say we’ve read every one of the “It’s not a real Supra; it’s a BMW with a Toyota badge and body” comments. It’s not, and I wrote a thorough
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Fuel economy is something we all think about before making a new-car purchase. Whether you do it to save on gas or simply because you care about the environment, hybrid sedans that deliver good gas mileage have become quite popular. And having a hybrid powertrain doesn’t necessarily mean you’re driving something boring. These days, electrified
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled program of dream machines with a break into the real world—where millennials wrangle underwhelming paychecks against a mountain of student debt, high rent, and the necessity of car ownership. Enter our showdown of lovable, affordable SUVs. Sure, there will be compromises—what do you expect from a car that costs “just”
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Remember that hilarious Jeep Gladiator commercial from the Super Bowl? You know, the one that saw Bill Murray reprise the character of Phil Connors from Groundhog Day? (Also, doesn’t the Super Bowl LIV halftime show feel like forever ago?) Well, Jeep’s got a new spot that builds on its Super Bowl ad’s Groundhog Day theme and it’s called
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