Car of the Month
Each month, MotorWeek host John Davis selects a vehicle to highlight that has the potential to be a game-changer, sets a new benchmark in its class, or exemplifies the latest trend in the automotive world.
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E 2.01.2021
Using both Mustang and Mach names to launch their high performance all-electric SUV, Ford certainly stirred up controversy. What’s never been in debate, however, is how impressive the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E utility turned out. Now of course, the Mustang Mach-E is not Ford’s first EV, but it is their first real effort to take the technology mainstream. While… Read More
2020 Land Rover Defender 1.01.2021
The Land Rover Defender is quite possibly the world’s most iconic 4X4. Yes, that means even beating out our home grown Jeep Wrangler. Around the globe the Defender has proven itself just as adept at desert crossings, as it is at forging rivers, and navigating mountain passes. But, now arrives an all-new Defender, re-imagined for the 21st century. As is… Read More
2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe 12.01.2020
We end our MotorWeek Car of the Month series for the 2019 calendar year with a small but dynamic European import, the BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe. Now, if you are not sure exactly what a 2 Series is, you can be excused, since it use to be known as the 1 Series. That was before BMW went with an even numbers for coupes naming strategy. Therefore, the BMW 2 Series… Read More
2020 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro 11.01.2020
In the ever-growing landscape of 3-row utility vehicles, the Toyota Sequoia tends to get lost in the shuffle. But Toyota is making it harder for that to happen by giving it a TRD treatment. That’s a step up that’s sure to make the Sequoia standout in any carpool lane, and maybe even at the off-road park too. In many ways, the full-size Sequoia is the perfect… Read More
2020 Mini Cooper SE 10.01.2020
The Mini brand has finally gone electric for real with the 2020 Mini Cooper SE. Now, it’s actually not the first Mini EV we’ve driven, as we spent some time in this Mini E 10-years ago during our 30th season. That was a limited release of just 450 lease-only cars here in the states; but we felt it was the most fun green car we’d driven yet, extremely pleasant,… Read More
2021 Chevrolet Tahoe 9.02.2020
Back when the first full-size Chevrolet Tahoe sport-utility appeared for the 1995 model year, American SUVs were mostly bare bones carryalls hastily assembled on truck ladder-style frames. At that time, creature comforts way down the list of priorities. Much has changed since, and in the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe has as well. We first tested a Tahoe when it… Read More
2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave 8.05.2020
You may have gathered from the name already, that the 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is something different. Whereas the Rubicon trim is built to withstand the abuse of bouncing off boulders and climbing the rock ledges of the Rubicon trail, the Mojave is aimed for wide open desert running, in a fashion similar to Ford’s SVT Raptor. The short wheelbase Wrangler was… Read More
Porsche 911 Speedster 7.01.2020
While there have been plenty of special Porsche 911 models over the years, you could make an argument that the 911 Speedsters are the most special of the special. They tend to arrive only once a decade or so. The latest one showed up last calendar year to commemorate Porsche’s 70th anniversary. It was designed to showcase the best of what Porsche has to… Read More
2020 Mazda CX-30 6.02.2020
These days, if you still have a sedan in your lineup, there’d better be an SUV based on the same platform or you are out of luck. Now, if you can manage to design two SUVs on that same platform, all the better. That’s where the all-new 2020 Mazda CX-30 comes in. Built on the Mazda3 chassis, the CX30 has been squeezed in between the CX-3 and its larger… Read More
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2020 GMC Acadia AT4 5.01.2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic still keeping the vast majority of Americans close to home, chances are most are actively day-dreaming of getting back to normal work and play, especially as warmer weather arrives. Perfect for those dreams, and the reality that is bound to follow, is the revamped 2020 GMC Acadia. 2020 marks the a midcycle refresh for the 2nd generation… Read More