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2023 Genesis G90 3.5T e-SC exterior

2023 Genesis G90 3.5T e-Supercharger - Bottom Line Review

Originally published 2023-04 , Updated 2024-10 FLAGSHIP CREATION EVOLVED THRICE: "In the beginning [ca. 1999], from the dust of Japanese car deities [notably Mitsubishi] before it, Korean industrial Hyundai's automaking offered up a front engine, front drive gas V-8 powered luxury sedan (LZ) called Equus (Latin: "horse&

2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio AWD, exterior

2024 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio AWD - Bottom Line Review

LUCK OF THE PAINTED EXTRA LEAF : Good fortune can be pronounced by a rarer fourth leaf mutation of the common tri-foliate ground cover. Thence came an association with illustrations of Leprechauns from pagan Gaelic lore. In 1923, motorsport brand Alfa Romeo entered their historically also-ran open wheel, front engine RL

2023 Lexus LS 500h AWD hybrid exterior

2023 Lexus LS 500h Hybrid - Bottom Line Review

Each historic naval fleet has reserved raising the Admiral's flag for its most imposing vessel. On land, only the most imposing sedans have have been reserved for ferrying heads of state on highways. More recently, in this active lifestyle era, the Sport Utility Vehicle may have supplanted the

2024 Toyota Prius Prime SE PHEV exterior

2024 Toyota Prius Prime SE PHEV - Re- Driven Review

Just one year into the Godfather of Green's fifth generation, the XW60 Toyota Prius Prime hatchback continues in its beauteous potent efficient ways. Time spent with the re-thought 2023 Toyota Prius Prime XSE revealed a sleek new shape, nearly double the power of its predecessor. To examine the

2024 BMW X1 M35i: exterior

2024 BMW X1 M35i - Bottom Line Review

MINI -fied, MOTORSPORT – ed CUTE UTE: When BMW Group acquired the MINI Brand in 1999 the assumed purpose was to capitalize on the yearning for nostalgia of that period. The ulterior motive for snatching up MINI was to expand the Bavarian prestige automakers into the entry luxury segment with a

2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter 4x4 exterior

2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter 4x4 - Bottom Line Review

OUT- BACKED OVERLANDER: Pre-rail era Australian cattle drives, known for long distances, inspired the development of the first post World War Two automotive trails into the remote interior Outback. By the mid 1970s, Anthony Ronald Brown was renowned for overlanding the Aussie Outback in a custom upfitted Land Rover. His

2024 Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV AWD exterior

2024 Dodge Hornet R/T PHEV AWD - Bottom Line Review

GHOST OF AMC RE- STINGING: Vespidae are known as aggressive winged hive insects whose venomous barb sting can induce anaphylactic fatality. The 1970's American Motors Corporation "Hornet" model was mostly known as an early form of compact stateside car to defend against a swarm of [predominantly