Category: Reviews
2026 BMW iX spied with updates
BMW looks to be readying the first major update for the iX since the electric midsize SUV arrived for the 2022 model year. A camouflaged prototype for the updated iX has been spotted, revealing some of the design tweaks BMW has planned. The changes on the outside are likely to be minor. The headlights feature new daytime running lights similar to…
Test drive: 2025 Forester anchors Subaru’s SUV family
The Subaru Forester fits in as the middle child in the brand’s crossover SUV lineup, often blending in, easy to overlook among the firstborn Outback and the spunky, smaller Crosstrek. It’s the Jan Brady in this bunch, with the Ascent as Alice called in to help out for heavier family duty. Fret not, middle child. Car shoppers appreciate…
Review: 2024 Lexus GX 550 towing reveals virtues and hassles
The excitement surrounding the 2024 Lexus GX 550 seems warranted. It’s the first time in 14 years the nameplate is new. One way the new GX improves over the outgoing model is in towing capacity, which improves from 6,500 to 9,063 pounds. I hooked up 5,000 pounds of fiberglass walleye boat to see how well the GX tows. During a week of towing…
Jeep Gladiator looks pretty in pink with Tuscadero paint
The 2024 Jeep Gladiator now looks pretty in pink thanks to the addition of the popular Tuscadero paint option to the color palette. This is the first time Jeep has offered Tuscadero, named after the character Pinky Tuscadero from the 1970s sitcom “Happy Days,” on the Gladiator. The color launched on the 2021 Wrangler and returned as an option for…
BFGoodrich K03 all-terrain tires arrive to put K02 to pasture
BFGoodrich has launched a new generation of its leading all-terrain tires. The BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A K03 is the replacement for the K02, which was and still is a popular choice for factory off-roaders like the Ford F-150 Raptor and Bronco Raptor, as well as more hardcore versions of the Jeep Wrangler. So the K03 has a lot to live up to…
TWR Supercat, Ferrari 12 Cilindri: This Week’s Top Photos
Tom Walkinshaw Racing was a British motorsports and engineering company with successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It went under in 2002, but now it has been revived by the son of the original company’s founder, and the modern company’s first product is a wild Jaguar XJS. There’s a McLaren F1 up for sale, and it has only been driven…
2024 Chevy Traverse, Lexus GX top this week’s new car reviews
From the hills of Missoula to the forests of Germany, we traveled far and wide this week to cover the latest cars coming to market this summer if not sooner. In the immediate term, we finally got to publish our impressions of the latest three-row SUVs with completely different attitudes, one for the supersizing family and the other for off-road…
Jay Leno checks out a 1923 Hispano Suiza
Spain and Switzerland aren’t known as automotive powerhouses, but citizens of those countries came together to create one of the greatest automakers of the prewar era: Hispano Suiza. Recently featured on an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage,” this 1923 Hispano Suiza H6B exemplified the work of the automaker, the name of which means “Spanish Swiss” in…
The V-12 engine, Ayrton Senna, Tesla Cybertruck: The Week In Reverse
The 12-cylinder engine is alive and well with two debuts this week, a trailer dropped for the upcoming Ayrton Senna mini-series, and a software update completed the Tesla Cybertruck months after deliveries began. It’s the Week in Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. The V-12 engine received a new lease on life as it was announced for two new…
EV tax credit supply chain rules ease, but China restrictions remain
In a coordinated push through federal agencies, the Biden administration on Friday released a revised set of regulations applying to the EV tax credit that will ultimately make the credit easier to claim for a wider range of vehicles in 2025 and 2026 but no easier for Chinese companies to gain a foothold on the market. The news came in updated…