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Segment-straddling versatility isn’t new territory for the Sorento; the 2021 model simply presents a more effective case for itself. That’s because there’s more of almost everything (except length). Kia stuffs the slightly wider three-row Sorento wit

It’s pretty easy to dismiss the Maybach GLS 600 as just a gaudy, gussied-up Mercedes GLS. Bathed in pinstriped two-tone paint and festooned with chrome, gill-like vents, and pizza pie–sized wheels, though, this 17-foot, three-ton super-luxury SUV cer

PRICE: $0.50 April ’71 saw us racking up airline miles as we hit auto shows worldwide in Italy, Japan, Australia, the U.K., Germany, and, of course, the U.S. Elsewhere, we also examined the impact of Mercedes’ new “anti-skid brakes” (now known as ant

@markrechtin The automotive industry pundits. Analysts. Tech bloggers. Fellow car journalists. They chided, they derided, they scolded. How could MotorTrend have gotten it so wrong? The idea that Apple would outsource the manufacturing of a self-driv

Drawing on Porsche’s especially legendary rally machines, such as the 911 SC/RS, 953, and 959, the Singer All-terrain Competition Study (ACS) forges its path through … well, whatever lies in front of it, from the looks of it. Singer worked with Richa

When was the last time you saw a Toyota Land Cruiser? You can’t go a block without seeing multiple 4Runners, Highlanders, Tacomas, and RAV4s—or even the occasional Sequoia—but spotting any generation of Land Cruiser is a rarity. For all its name reco

The fifth generation of the Jeep Grand Cherokee has been expanded—literally—by introducing a stretched seven-passenger version called the Grand Cherokee L, going on sale now. A two-row version comes later this year as a 2022 model. Why add a third ro

Small changes sometimes bring big improvements. Just ask Lexus. The 2021 Lexus IS didn’t start from a blank piece of paper; instead, the sedan continues on the same platform it’s been on since 2013 but receives small upgrades to make it better. Our e

General Motors has now sold more than a million engines with Dynamic Fuel Management. This riff on cylinder deactivation can shut off any and all cylinders in the V-8 engines powering everything from Chevy Silverado pickups to Cadillac Escalade SUVs.

Ola Källenius took over as Daimler AG’s chairman of the board of management in 2019. His tenure has been marked by the launch of high tech within vehicles, the need to cut fixed costs, and a pandemic that could have easily thrown everything off cours

It’s hard for a reader to be “on location” in the middle of a pandemic, so Phil E. VanSwoll of Columbia, California, dug through some old pictures and found this photo. “I found this shot from 2009, taken just before my ride on the maglev train in Sh

I’ve been waiting my whole career to write this story. See, I love station wagons, and the more powerful, the better. I’ve spent much of my career championing them as the perfect vehicle—some say too much, though I say not nearly enough. Such is my r

Many Americans still think of “mom” and “station wagon” in the same sentence, ignoring that the ubiquitous modern SUV is essentially the 21st century’s Wagon Queen Family Truckster. But in Europe, wagons are still cool, still the preferred utility ve

How do you do, fellow kids? Yes, we know, it’s really hard to adult these days. Jobs are scarce, and America is hemorrhaging employment every month. Meanwhile, there are mountains of student debt to pay off. Things seem pretty grim; making a monthly

Time is a flat circle. Many folks will recall that line uttered by Matthew McConaughey in the climax of True Detective, but it was 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who first wrote those words, with the implication being “everything we hav

Armored cars have come a long way since Colonel T.E. Lawrence’s fleet of Rolls-Royce Ghosts prowled the Arabian Peninsula during World War I. These ironclad beasts have gone from machines of war to defense vehicles for everyone from politicians and t

Boho Camper Vans is chill. Like, super chill. So chill, in fact, it doesn’t even specify “models” or “trim levels” for its creations. Bring the company money and a van—or let it pick one for you—and the outfit will use the former to turn the latter i

I’m riding alongside Porsche GT boss Andy Preuninger in a lightly disguised 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 prototype as we proceed through the gently rolling farmland towns that surround Stuttgart. This is not the coolest thing that I will do today. We turn of

Hennessey has released final photos, specs, and information of its all-new Hennessey Venom F5 hypercar. And although we may have become jaded after the numbers put out by the likes of the Bugatti Chiron, SSC Tuatara, and vehicles hailing from Italy a

By the end of this decade, you won’t be able to buy a new Bentley with an internal combustion engine. From 2030 on, all new Bentleys—the successors to the raffish Flying Spur sedan, the sporty Continental GT coupe and convertible, the brawny Bentayga