40 Articles by Michael
First Drive
BMW 7 Series and i7 Prototype Drive | 7er future is electric and comfy

It will be the most comfortable, back-seat-focused 7 Series ever

First Drive
2018 BMW M3 CS First Drive Review | Love, at last

The M3 CS is ready to play, and loves to be hurled into any corner

It has exquisite balance, responds accurately and quickly to steering inputs, and its performance envelope takes both gentle and heavy-handed drivers and gives them similar point-to-point speed, no frights, and lets them gorge on giggles.

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2019 BMW X4 gets bigger, faster and stronger

Sounds like the next X4 could gain a more premium feel, inside and out

The answer to the question nobody asked is back again, with BMW set to launch its second generation of its X4 crossover.

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The Stratos is coming back, but don't call it a Lancia

Lancia is in desperate need of some good news. This isn't it.

One of Italy's most legendary sports cars is making a comeback, but without Lancia.

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Mercedes-Benz G-Class gets the luxe, high-tech treatment

Europe’s hardest-core SUV is about to go soft, but only on the inside.

The G-Wagen will debut in Detroit next month, with the G500 boasting a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 up front.

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2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S 4Matic Coupe Review | Turbo fever is highly contagious

This SUV-sized pocket rocket threatens every status quo.

The bite of the 4.0-liter virus turns the donor Mercedes-Benz GLC all belligerent and shockingly fast.

First Drive
Genesis G70 First Drive | An arrow to the heart of the Germans

BMW 3 Series, meet the cousin you never knew you had...

Miss the badge and you might think it's German.

Confirmed
VW plans a new compact crossover for America, but it's still mostly a secret

New model coming to the U.S. in 2019 or 2020.

It doesn't even have a name.

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Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell: Maybe fuel cells aren’t dead after all

SUV brings the “other” zero-emission tech to market.

The long-awaited followup to the 2010 B-Class fuel cell.

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First Drive
2018 Maserati GranTurismo First Drive | Better with age?

The Maserati's brash anachronism is a breath of fresh air.

Confirmed
AMG's next compact car will get a two-tiered performance and price range

"The compact car family is going to be extended," AMG Chairman Tobias Moers confirmed.

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AMG's F1-based Project One rewrites the hypercar rulebook

And Ferrari is watching from afar in disbelief.

"We are the first to make pure bred F1 technology roadworthy."

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The BMW M8 is coming but it probably won't have a V12

M insists it's been working on engineering the M8 for years.

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Volkswagen gives the tiny Up! the GTI treatment

It's surprisingly close in specification to the original 1976 Golf GTI.

The Up! gets a big engine to become the smallest GTI.

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Shanghai
Volkswagen I.D. Crozz concept EV bows at Auto Shanghai

Yet another electric Volkswagen concept car aims at production.

The EV crossover further demonstrates the flexibility of VW's modular MEB architecture.

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Audi's fastest cars won't catch your drift

Audi Sport boss says popular drift modes waste time and tires.

No drift mode for Audi Sport models.

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Followup
Lamborghini: We did not cheat on Nurburgring record

We didn’t need to, so says Lambo CEO.

It's all about the aero – nothing sinister – company CEO claims.

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