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Review: 2013 Acura ILX Premium 6MT

Acura has had a tough run during the past decade– from working through a styling identity crisis to peddling an arguably uninspiring lineup of vehicles to dealing with the financial fallout precipitated by the latter....

Review: 2013 Scion FR-S

The basic formula for automotive merriment is pretty straightforward. You need rear-wheel drive, decent horsepower, a taut suspension, crisp handling, solid braking capabilities and a transmission up for the task. Unfortunately, this has been a...

Review: 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo

The new Hyundai Veloster Turbo looks like something that just rolled out of a tuning shop on its way to a street race. Compared to the standard version, it has been reworked in a number...

Review: 2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon 4×4

For as long as I can remember, the words ‘Jeep’ and ‘off-road’ (as in ‘vehicle’) have been pretty much synonymous — a case where the brand name has, over time, surpassed its functional description (think...

Review: 2013 Lexus GS 350 F-Sport

The first generation Lexus GS, aka Toyota Aristo, landed in the US in 1993, and was shoehorned between the upmarket LS and the diminutive IS. Despite its design pedigree from the likes of the exalted...

Review: 2013 Volkswagen Golf R

N.B. In this review, we’ve chosen to forgo the usual multi-paragraph diatribe that has become the status quo for road tests. Considering the information overload to which we’re typically exposed, we realize that attention spans...