Car Reviews

There are thirteen variations of the current Porsche Cayenne.

The vegan lion. The low-calorie beer. The family Lamborghini.

After 100+ test drives over the year, here are the 10 best SUVs the AutoGuide.com staff drove in 2024.

It was a tough act to follow.

Our team drove hundreds of cars this year: when we drove ‘em on our home turf and on our own terms, we scored them. We’ve tallied them all and in ascending order, here are the 10 best cars we drove this year.

We here at AutoGuide test a lot of vehicles.

Nothing quite prepares you for the 2024 Porsche 718 Spyder RS’ first 9,000-rpm run.

We love a good scorecard here at AutoGuide. But sometimes a number doesn’t convey enough.

The 2025 Nissan Murano is here, marking the debut of its fourth generation after nearly a decade of waiting. Naturally, the announcement raises several pressing questions.

You know those folks who say “don’t meet your heroes”? Yeah, they’re wrong. I finally drove an icon, and it lived up to the hype.

This time of year plays host to many traditions: copious amounts of turkey leftovers, Grandma having one too many egg nogs, and Best Of lists.

When is a GM product not a GM product? When it’s a Honda.

It’s happened, it’s really happened: Nissan has updated the Murano for 2025.

Williamson county is consistently the most affluent in Tennessee, and in fact one of the top-ranking counties in the whole country.

Fitness for purpose. That is the focus for the 2025 Volkswagen Taos.

Of the things the 2025 BMW M4 needed, more power wasn’t one of them.

The 2024 Dodge Charger is a completely new take on the classic nameplate. Although gasoline powered versions are on their way next year, to start we are driving the all-electric Daytona. Two models are available at launch, the R/T and the Scat Pack. Both feature dual motors and all-wheel drive standard and will initially come as a two-door coupe.

Can an electric vehicle stir one’s soul? Can it indulge that child within us that never grew up? Can it be a muscle car? Can it make noise?

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma was redesigned with a logical mindset. Hybrid powertrain? Check. Better interior? Check. More technology and a modern design? Check and check. 

Well, it’s happening.

It’s all the rage these days. Ruggedized versions of family SUVs. It seems every model is churning out a new trim/edition that’s designed to better tackle the rough stuff. For the 2024 model year, we can add two more entries, the Chevrolet Traverse in Z71 trim, and the Volkswagen Atlas as the Peak Edition. 

For 2025, the Buick Enclave debuts as an all-new third-generation model. It's always been a more premium option than its Chevrolet Traverse or GMC Acadia stablemates, and for this year, that’s no exception.

Fast and somewhat furious.

This is a first drive for a vehicle that wasn’t meant to exist.

While the TrailSport is designed with off-road capabilities in mind, it maintains the Pilot's comfortable on-road performance. The vehicle is powered by Honda's 3.5-liter V6 engine producing 285 horsepower, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is standard on the TrailSport trim, enhancing its ability to handle diverse driving conditions.

Close your eyes. Picture a high-end, high-performance German sports coupe, one capable of crossing great distances in less-than-ideal weather, with the added security of all-wheel drive and the practicality of (vestigial) rear seats.

One of the main benefits of automotive partnerships is the sharing of technology, which can help get new products to market faster.

The 2025 Honda Civic’s mid-cycle refresh brings a whole new model to the table —a sporty hybrid— that now anchors the top end of the compact car’s lineup. Honda took a decade off from Civic hybrids and their return is a smart move that’s forehead-smackingly obvious. I tested the 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid Sport Touring Hybrid Sedan for a week. It’s easy on the eyes, sips fuel to the tune of up to 50 mpg and it’s quicker than the Civic Si. Here’s what I think. 

Chevrolet and Ford have been battling over consumer attention and market share for the better part of a century.

Finally.

Both the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler bring unique advantages to the world of open-air adventure, and each has its own approach to roofless fun.

A Porsche and a Hyundai. It’s a match-up that makes no sense, because here in 2024 that’s the world we live in.

When I pitched the idea for Mike and I to drive the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT together, I was fully aware nobody is actually going to cross-shop them.

Some cars just stay with you. Cars that are so memorable, they permanently etch themselves in a corner of the cranium. These cars keep getting brought up in conversations. They’re daydream fodder. Cars that everything else is inevitably compared to. For me, one of these such cars is the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.

When is an affordable car not affordable?

There is only one instance during my time with the 2025 BMW M5 where it feels its chunky, 5,390-pound (2,445-kilogram) curb weight.

We’ve all heard it, thought it, or said it: EVs are generally just too expensive.

Fiat has had an on-again-off-agency relationship with North America for over a century. After making a triumph return (again) in 2009, the Italian manufacturer looked poised to carve out a niche with vehicles like the 500 and 124 Spider.

The new GR Corolla has a lot going on, from general mechanical improvements right through to an entirely new transmission. Now, Toyota will sell you a GR Corolla with an 8-speed “Direct Automatic Transmission.” It’s marketing speak for an 8-speed torque converter automatic. It’s a massive leap forward in automatic transmissions for Toyota, who has predominantly stuck to much more dated CVTs and traditional automatics until now. So does it make the GR Corolla better too?

This is the 2024 Hyundai Elantra N and yes it looks different, and no that’s not all that’s changed here.

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is an engineering tour de force, answering a lot of questions that were probably never asked in the first place.

It was always going to be San Francisco.

When is a facelift not a facelift? In the case of the Toyota Sienna, it’s the 2025 model year. Mechanically, the Sienna is unchanged for 2025, but it’s what’s inside that counts.

The 2024 Chevy Traverse Z71 brings a blend of off-road capability and everyday practicality to the midsize SUV market.

“Oh, you have to ride with Scott today.”

Rarely does a vehicle come along that polarizes people as much as the 2024 GMC Hummer EV. An unlikely combination of size, electric propulsion, and capability, the monster electric SUV is either exceptionally cool or a complete atrocity depending on one’s personal opinion. 

The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is a blend of outlandish performance and undeniable visual impact, though it’s not necessarily meant for the hardcore off-road crowd. Despite its off-road potential, most of these luxury rigs are more likely to be seen cruising city streets than climbing boulder fields.

One of the more popular segments when it comes to electric vehicles is the compact SUV market. Last year we compared eight of the offerings in this class, and more recently tested out other competitors in this space.

With the introduction of the E-Ray, Chevrolet has taken the Corvette into unfamiliar territory.

This is the 2025 Kia Carnival. We at AutoGuide have liked the brand’s big people-mover since it arrived on the scene a few years ago.

This does not feel like a 45-year-old car.

The last few generations of Chevrolet Corvette have followed a similar formula. First, an all-new Corvette is released that includes a sporty option, usually the Z51 package. Then, those are followed up by a track-focused Z06 model, with the ultimate performance ZR1 arriving just before the end of the generation’s lifespan.

This is the 2025 BMW Z4 and yep, it doesn’t look much different, right?

The current Nissan Kicks is a more conservative replacement for the wildly styled Juke that came before. Besides the hip Kicks name, it was a rather ordinary subcompact tall hatch. Although it is a decent vehicle, it lacks a bit of passenger space, power, and the option of all-wheel drive.

Both Mike Schlee and I were in our formative years during the final decade of the last century. Convertibles were darned near everywhere: from Geo Metros and Chevy Cavaliers to every sports car under the sun. Yet here in 2024, droptops under six figures number about… six, not counting SUVs.

The 2025 Polestar 3 has me thinking about the McPizza.

The last time Honda sold a hybrid Civic in the U.S. was in 2015, but as demand for cheaper cars with electrified powertrains rises, it makes a return for 2025.

Imagine how annoyed Subaru must’ve been when the GR Corolla launched.

With the Maverick’s mid-cycle refresh, Ford is giving the people what they want.

Our man in Denver, Chase Bierenkoven, recently took the GMC Canyon AT4X AEV off the beaten path to see how it stacks up in the highly competitive off-road mid-size truck segment. The Canyon AT4X AEV is GM’s answer to off-road heavyweights like the Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter and the Ford Ranger Raptor, but how does it compare?

Over one thousand pound-feet of torque.