Unless you’re designing a house around a classic car, don’t downplay the importance of a car’s interior design. You’ll spend far more time engaging with a car’s cabin than you will admiring a car’s curves as you approach it. Luckily for me, Audi has developed a reputation for crafting rich interiors, and the A4 doesn’t […]

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After years of dreaming about it, my wife and I finally bought airfare to New Zealand. Our flight will take us from Los Angeles to Melbourne, Australia, and then onto our final destination of Auckland, New Zealand for a total flight time of just over 24 hours! Wait what? 24 hours in coach sounds like […]

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Cars usually undergo serious design changes over two decades, but that’s not the case with the Audi A4. More than 20 years after my beloved, long-gone 1996 Audi A4 left the factory, you can still trace a line from that sport sedan to the long-term 2017 A4 I drive now. That’s thanks to Audi’s now-signature […]

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It’s one thing to take aim at a target from the shooting line. It’s quite another to take aim from clear across the field—and still land on the paper. That’s what Kia appeared to do with the Stinger at our 2018 Car of the Year program, where we named it a finalist in one of […]

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Modern cars do more driving than people probably realize, and our long-term 2017 Audi A4 is a good example. The $52,325 test car includes technologies that can help a driver stay in his or her lane, apply the brakes if he or she is not paying attention, and even subtly suggest allowing for more following […]

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Let’s try this again. Last year, William Walker welcomed a Granite Gray 2017 Durango GT to our long-term fleet, only to have it stolen two months after its arrival—lock, stock, key fob, and 25 large worth of photo gear in the back—from a Los Angeles–area restaurant’s valet lot. It’s probably been hauling Russian mobsters around […]

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I like to take my hair with me when I leave a car, but headroom is sometimes in short supply when you’re nearly 6’5”, as I am. That’s why I’m pleased with the front headroom inside our long-term 2017 Audi A4 2.0T. I just fit inside, which means I don’t need to drive with my […]

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After months of average, uninteresting commuting, the Bolt EV has seen a flurry of activity since our last update. Since our last update, the Bolt has done another road trip to visit family, participated in an upcoming comparison test, been the subject of a tire test (stay tuned), and made a trip to the dealer. […]

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We got quite attached to the Volvo XC90 during its yearlong stay at Motor Trend’s Detroit garage. We put the 2016 Motor Trend SUV of the Year through a full-season test, as only this part of the country can. It trekked through blinding snow and rain, and it did yeoman duty in cottage country launching […]

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