2/26/26 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. While some three-row SUVs have made leaps and bounds in recent years with new platforms, hybrid powertrains and flashy designs, Honda has settled for keeping the Pilot in its tracks as a solid, reliable and downright boring choice in this segment. This strategy is […]
As a longstanding member of the tribe known as Save the manuals!—Some would say he’s been around long enough to be his elder statesman. I’m always happy when I hear that there is a car with a gearbox that requires you to keep your own gears moving. There’s something about coordinating the actions of your […]
Occasionally the test cars’ schedules match, creating an unintended comparison test. In the case of the Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, the juxtaposition was the Lexus LC500 convertible. Very satisfying to drive and to look at, that Lexus is seductive. It has a 471-horsepower naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 that charms you with its soft-to-medium song. It […]
01-30-26 UPDATE: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. If you’re ever challenged to name three new turbo-manual Toyotas, say, by the wizard guarding the bridge on your daily commute, the first two are easy. There’s the GR Corolla, the GR Supra and, um. . . do they still make the Celica All-Trac? […]