Genesis’s New GV60 Magma Keeps The N Car Madness Without The Boy-Racer Baggage | Review

PROS ›› Bold looks, great power, engaging drive, good sounds CONS ›› Pricey, in-efficient, heavy Genesis is growing up fast. Hyundai’s luxury arm has walked back its previous commitment to building only EVs, with hybrids and range-extenders now in development, and it officially launched the Magma brand in late 2024 to head up the performance side of things. What exactly Read More

Mini’s 2026 Aceman JCW E Is The Quick One, The Fun One, And The One To Avoid | Review

PROS ›› Strong performance, handles well, stylish CONS ›› Harsh ride, expensive, limited range The launch of the Mini Aceman came as a bit of a surprise a couple of years ago, as most probably thought the British brand already had enough models in its line-up. However, unlike the smaller Cooper and the larger Countryman, both of which come in Read More

A $17,600 Price Made China’s 2026 GAC Emzoom Tempting, Until We Drove It | Review

PROS ›› Stylish, plush cabin, strong performance CONS ›› Clumsy DCT, harsh engine, annoying blind-spot cameras Emzoom. Say it out loud and tell me it stirs anything. China’s GAC went with it anyway for its entry-level SUV, and then priced it so low that most legacy brands wouldn’t bother showing up to the fight. That fight starts with a car Read More

The 2026 Kia Sorento GT-Line PHEV Is Good, But The Diesel Is Better | Review

PROS ›› Premium cabin, looks the part, off-road chops CONS ›› Average efficiency, pricey, loud engine Shopping for a plug-in hybrid with three rows narrows your options fast. In Australia the field comes down to a handful of cars, the Mazda CX-80, the Chery Tiggo 9, and the new BYD Sealion 8 among them, and of that small group, the Read More

The 2026 Chevy Suburban’s Best Seat Isn’t The One You’re Paying $101K To Drive From | Review

PROS ›› Dapper design, super spacious, great technology CONS ›› Drives huge, thirsty V8, clunky usability There comes a point where an SUV gets so large that discussing it like a normal vehicle feels ridiculous. The 2026 Chevrolet Suburban crossed that line years ago. At 226.3 inches (5,748 mm) long, it’s closer to a small bus than most family vehicles.  Read More

2.6 Tons Of Defender Trophy Crossed A Log Bridge We Built Ourselves

Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday. That was an age-old marketing phrase that has seemingly formed the backbone of motorsport around the world. Because no matter how much the idealistic blurbs like to romanticize the idea of manufacturers spending endless amounts of cash, all in an attempt to best your competition purely for the love of racing, the truth of Read More

The 2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid Makes Most 3-Row SUVs Look Like Expensive Mistakes | Review

PROS ›› Stylish design, excellent tech, solid fuel economy, high-quality cabin, strong warranty coverage CONS ›› Frustrating climate controls, impractical lounge seats, less cargo space than top rivals There’s a strange badge of honor in America where people will happily spend $60,000 on a three-row SUV just to avoid admitting they need a minivan. That’s disappointing. Because for all the Read More

More Porsche Than Hyundai, The Ioniq 6 N Is A Masterstroke | Review

PROS ›› Exceptional performance, great sounds, fake DCT CONS ›› Design will divide opinions, expensive, poor range Hyundai lit a fire under the performance EV world when it dropped the Ioniq 5 N a couple of years back. Not only was it the South Korean brand’s first crack at a high-performance electric car, it was arguably the first EV built Read More