First Drives

Scottsdale, Arizona— Previewed by the XM Concept that we saw at Art Basel in Miami back in November of 2021, the all-new 2023 BMW XM crossover is just the second ever product to be exclusive to the German automaker’s M performance brand. With pricing that starts at $220,000 and limited …

The all-new 2023 Lexus RZ 450e is the Japanese luxury brand’s first fully electric vehicle in North America and it’s based on the same e-TNGA platform ( electric–Toyota New Global Architecture ) as the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra . These three vehicles are admittedly late to the EV party …

As you probably know by now, the 2023 Subaru Solterra and the Toyota BZ4X share the same platform and were co-developed by the Japanese duo to introduce a first global electric car for both manufacturers. And if you’ve been remotely interested in either one, you know that the waiting lists …

The Jeep Compass may not be one of the brand’s best-selling vehicles, but following a mid-cycle update last year, it gets a new powertrain for 2023 and deserves more consideration. We headed to California to put the 2023 Jeep Compass to the test on and off the road. Below are …

Midsize pickups are no longer just work trucks. A lot of people shopping for these vehicles nowadays own trailers, boats, snowmobiles or personal watercraft, and they also like to spend time off the road. Manufacturers including General Motors have responded by introducing more versatile and more capable machines. The 2023 …

Audi introduced the e-tron quattro back in 2018. It later added a coupe-like Sportback body style and a three-motor S variant. As a result, the e-tron quattro has become the best-selling electric crossover in Europe, while global sales now exceed 150,000 units. For the 2023 model year, a mid-cycle refresh …

Twenty-five years after the first Prius went into production, Toyota unveiled the fifth-generation model, at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. And The Car Guide recently travelled to California to test-drive it. A Whole New Look What's most obvious when you look at the 2023 Prius is its new silhouette.

2018 feels like yesterday, literally. Yet, in just a few years, the automotive market has radically evolved, so much that the compact plug-in hybrid SUV segment has reached maturity. The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV hit the North American market at the beginning of that very year. And even if the automaker …

As we all know, Audi is firmly committed to electrification and the glorious days of internal combustion engines are numbered in Ingolstadt, but that hasn't stopped Audi Sport engineers from fine-tuning the sporty R8 by creating the new GT variant powered by the most powerful version of the naturally aspirated …

Some people predicted that the Kia Niro would just come and go, but the company sure believes in it, having introduced a second generation for the 2023 model year. The Car Guide headed to San Diego, California a couple of days ago for a first test drive of this small …