Alex Kalogiannis

New York

I test drive cars, write reviews and host videos. @topgear magazine US Correspondent. Contributor: @arstechnica, others. Co-host of @filmzeros.

Articles

Review: 2025 Toyota Sienna

2 months ago | topgear.com.ph | Alex Kalogiannis |Anton Andres

What? You don’t recognize the Toyota 'Swagger Wagon' Sienna? That’s fair, considering it’s not particularly wagon-like, apart from the fact that it can feasibly haul a family and a hearty amount of supplies, nor does it appear to have a perceivable amount of swagger to justify the nickname. No, it’s just Toyota’s long-running minivan, now with a handful of updates to make it slightly better than last year’s version.
Here are 20 of the best performance cars available in the US right now

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Alex Kalogiannis

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First drive: The automatic Toyota GR Corolla provides a deeply satisfying driving experience

Dec 9, 2024 | topgear.com.ph | Alex Kalogiannis |Anton Andres

Boo! Shame on Toyota for putting an auto on this thing! Come on, do you really think Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division would just slap a slushy automatic transmission in its wildly popular hot hatch and call it a day? Believe us, they’re far more invested in elevating the Toyota GR Corolla’s performance than any of us on the sidelines. The changes to the car for 2025 are all about fine-tuning an already winning package.
The all-new Ford Expedition introduces a Tremor model and a number of utility upgrades

Oct 3, 2024 | msn.com | Alex Kalogiannis

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Here are 10 of the cheapest new cars you can buy in the US

Sep 11, 2024 | msn.com | Alex Kalogiannis

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Ford Bronco Sport now gets the Sasquatch off-road variant

Aug 27, 2024 | topgear.com.ph | Alex Kalogiannis |Anton Andres

The blue oval’s baby Bronco is done being compared to its larger sibling. Ford has just announced a swath of changes coming for the 2025 Ford Bronco Sport, chief among them being an off-road 'Sasquatch' package that mirrors the one found on the full-fat Bronco. As a refresher, the Bronco Sport is Ford’s rugged crossover SUV that fits a substantial amount of all-terrain capability in a tiny package.
Lucid Air Pure (US) review: breathtakingly good

Jun 17, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Alex Kalogiannis

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What exactly is the ‘entry-level’ Tesla Model 2?

Apr 15, 2024 | topgear.com.ph | Alex Kalogiannis

With the stainless steel-clad Tesla Cybertruck finally emerging to menace US roads, attention has shifted away from the polygonal pickup to the more down-to-earth Model 2, a promised mass-market EV. Quite recently, Reuters reported that Twitter/X and Tesla boss Elon Musk has given suppliers a mid-2025 target for the affordable volume car, though things may have already changed since then. Let’s have a quick catch-up session.
Genesis shows its future full-size SUV and performance crossover

Apr 5, 2024 | topgear.com.ph | Alex Kalogiannis

If Korean automaker Genesis has proven anything in recent years, it’s that it’s here to serve. So far, its offerings have been heavy in the luxury department, but its vision of the future will bring the heat with the GV60 Magma Concept and cool things back down with the all-electric Neolun luxury SUV concept. The Neolun is the most Genesis thing we’ve seen from the company thus far, building on a distinctly Korean ethos of hospitality and style while drawing from classic elements.
the 2024 New York Auto Show was a ghost of itself

Apr 3, 2024 | msn.com | Alex Kalogiannis

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