In late October every year, the southern California dessert comes to life. Not with plant life and any number of strange cold blooded creatures, but tens of thousands of riders…
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Driven: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Platinum, A Big Step Up
Sequels are tough to pull off. Especially when the original is a hit. The current Highlander is a solid effort and one of the best selling three-row SUVs on the…
Ever since its debut at the Detroit auto show in 2016, the Lexus LC500 has been one of the most visually arresting vehicles on the planet regardless of whether you…
Driven: 2023 Golf R, 20 Years Of Unglaublich
One of the first things I learned in business is, “It’s better to be everything to someone, than something to everyone.” The VW Golf R has spent the past two…
Driven: 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X, Climbing A Very Steep Hill
I’ll admit it. Before the 2023 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X showed up at Rides & Drives World Headquarters, I didn’t expect much. After all, among mid-size pickup trucks Tacoma outsells Frontier…
Driven: Exploring Rainy Santa Barbara In The 2023 Land Rover Defender 110 SE
I’m starting to think the media team at Land Rover HQ has a crystal ball—at least for predicting the weather. Each time I receive a press loan for a few…
Driven: 2022 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, An Off-Roader That’s At Home In The City
Since moving to the United States from the United Kingdom over 20 years ago, I’ve dreamed of driving but one vehicle. No, not a Morgan or a Bristol or even…
There are two numbers that stand out when I think about the Navarra Blue metallic Audi e-tron S I spent a week with. The first is 105,590. That’s the number…
Driven: 2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, A Sports Car You Can Drive Year-Round
Unlike with other hobbies where you can actually build a collection of things—collecting cars is not something within most people’s reach. It’s not just the initial investment, but ongoing costs…
Life is Definitely More fun in a Jeep (If you Dress Warmly)
There’s a reason Jeep Wrangler drivers wave to each other when passing. For people who love these eccentric off-road SUVs, it’s more like being in a cult than a car.…