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Citroen Traction Avant: The Forgotten Icon That Revolutionized the Automotive Industry
Citroen Traction Avant: The Forgotten Icon That Revolutionized the Automotive Industry

16 Aug 2023, 11:12 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Introduced in 1934, the Traction Avant was one of the most advanced vehicle of its era and, in a lot of ways, it's a precursor of all modern, mass-produced cars

 
The Honda Integra DC5 Type R Story: Sports Coupe Masterpiece
The Honda Integra DC5 Type R Story: Sports Coupe Masterpiece

4 Jun 2023, 13:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The follow up to the DC2 sold merely 12,247 units in its home market, plus somewhere in the region of 2,000 to 3,000 units in the Oz and New Zealand

 
Oldsmobile Toronado: The Forgotten mid-'60s Icon With V8 Muscle, FWD, and Show Car Styling
Oldsmobile Toronado: The Forgotten mid-'60s Icon With V8 Muscle, FWD, and Show Car Styling

25 Apr 2023, 10:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / One of the most elegant intermediates of its era, the Toronado was also the first to employ FWD, and it did so in combination with large-displacement V8 muscle

 
All-New Toyota Celica GT Takes Digital Shape, Chooses a Low-Slung FWD Lifestyle
All-New Toyota Celica GT Takes Digital Shape, Chooses a Low-Slung FWD Lifestyle

4 Jan 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The virtual automotive artist acting from behind the AI covers of the “automotive.diffusion” account on social media continues his surreal JDM icon quest

 
New Volkswagen Corrado Imagined With the Power of Photoshop, Doesn’t Look Half Bad
New Volkswagen Corrado Imagined With the Power of Photoshop, Doesn’t Look Half Bad

27 Dec 2022, 20:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A rare commercial failure on the product planning division's part, the Volkswagen Corrado is dearly missed. It sadly won't come back either

 
Toyota C-HR Subcompact Crossover Discontinued From U.S. Lineup
Toyota C-HR Subcompact Crossover Discontinued From U.S. Lineup

8 Dec 2022, 20:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Corolla Cross will serve as the indirect successor of the C-HR in the United States of America and in the Canadian market

 
IIHS Gives 2023 Acura Integra Highest Possible Safety Award
IIHS Gives 2023 Acura Integra Highest Possible Safety Award

16 Nov 2022, 21:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Despite "acceptable" headlights and a middle rear seat tether anchor that could be better, the 2023 Acura Integra is a Top Safety Pick+ in the eyes of the IIHS

 
Lexus ES Updated for 2023 With Better Interior Tech and Two New F Sport Grades
Lexus ES Updated for 2023 With Better Interior Tech and Two New F Sport Grades

24 Oct 2022, 19:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pricing for the all-wheel-drive ES 250 and front-wheel-drive ES 350 kicks off at $42,490 excluding the $1,150 destination freight charge

 
The All-New Chevrolet Trax Is Coming to Mexico in 2023
The All-New Chevrolet Trax Is Coming to Mexico in 2023

18 Oct 2022, 15:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Slightly more affordable than the previous generation, the all-new Trax is larger, smarter, safer, and slightly better styled

 
2024 Chevrolet Trax SUV Doesn’t Offer AWD
2024 Chevrolet Trax SUV Doesn’t Offer AWD

12 Oct 2022, 22:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scheduled to arrive in showrooms next year as a 2024 model, the all-new Trax is longer and wider than its predecessor, yet it doesn't have all-wheel drive

 
The DC2 Acura Integra Type R: Honda's FWD Magnum Opus
The DC2 Acura Integra Type R: Honda's FWD Magnum Opus

28 Aug 2022, 01:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Is the DC2 Integra Type R the best-ever FWD car? It's hard to tell, but it certainly is at the forefront of great-handling FWD cars

 
2022 Hyundai Elantra N DCT Drag Races Kia Stinger GT, Surprises Ensue
2022 Hyundai Elantra N DCT Drag Races Kia Stinger GT, Surprises Ensue

13 May 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Front-wheel drive and DCT versus all-wheel drive and an automatic, four-pot turbo versus a twin-turbo V6. Care to guess which is quicker in the quarter mile?

 
2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor Now Available Stateside From $45,900
2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor Now Available Stateside From $45,900

24 Mar 2022, 18:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The front-wheel-drive Polestar 2 is finally available to purchase stateside from as little as $33,400 after federal and state incentives

 
2024 Chevrolet SUV Coupe Spied With Blazer-Inspired Styling Cues
2024 Chevrolet SUV Coupe Spied With Blazer-Inspired Styling Cues

14 Mar 2022, 21:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Likely slotted between the subcompact Trailblazer and the compact Equinox, this Blazer-styled SUV coupe raises more questions than it answers

 
Classy 1967 Olds Toronado Looks Like an Oddly Cheap Case of FWD V8 Greatness
Classy 1967 Olds Toronado Looks Like an Oddly Cheap Case of FWD V8 Greatness

5 Mar 2022, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Flaunting a stylish Maroon exterior and a 425ci V8 under the hood, this odd front-wheel-drive luxury car is residing cheaply but proudly in a dealer's inventory

 
RWD, AWD, and FWD Face Off in the Snow to Find Which Is Best, Place Your Bets
RWD, AWD, and FWD Face Off in the Snow to Find Which Is Best, Place Your Bets

21 Jan 2022, 14:23 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Ever wonder which is more fun in the snow between front wheel drive, rear wheel drive, and all wheel drive? Of course you have. Here is an answer

 
GR Yaris, Exige 420 Sport, and Civic Type R Engage in Time Attack
GR Yaris, Exige 420 Sport, and Civic Type R Engage in Time Attack

7 Jan 2022, 06:01 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Toyota GR Yaris is a very capable hot-hatch, but will it stand a chance against a 500-hp Honda Civic Type R and a 420-hp Lotus Exige?

 
Can All-Wheel Drive and All-Seasons Beat Winter Tires and Front-Wheel Drive?
Can All-Wheel Drive and All-Seasons Beat Winter Tires and Front-Wheel Drive?

30 Nov 2021, 13:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Can a vehicle fitted with winter tires out accelerate, brake better and handle better than one with all-wheel drive and all-season tires? The answer is here

 
Aptera Luna Lands on YouTube Teasing Those Wanting to Move to Mars
Aptera Luna Lands on YouTube Teasing Those Wanting to Move to Mars

21 Oct 2021, 13:04 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / While billionaires worry about moving to another planet, Aptera sides with Prince William and says Earth can offer new worlds to explore

 
2022 Hyundai Elantra N Unveiled for the U.S. With Standard Manual Transmission
2022 Hyundai Elantra N Unveiled for the U.S. With Standard Manual Transmission

19 Aug 2021, 18:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A rival for the Volkswagen Jetta GLI, the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N can overboost to 286 horsepower for up to 20 seconds as long as you have the 8-speed DCT