Alex Kwanten

1 week ago | cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Nick Spagnoli

CreditAlex Kwanten | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Audi A5 and S5ASPEN, Colo. — Ever since it came to the U.S. in 2018, Audi’s A5 Sportback has been steadily displacing the A4 as the German Automaker’s most popular sedan. With buyer preferences shifting sharply to SUVs, the Sportback has also come to dominate the A5 lineup, which was originally meant as a coupe-and-convertible spinoff of the A4. Now the third-generation A5 and its sporty S5 sibling have arrived.

1 week ago | cars.usnews.com | Ryan Maxin |Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes

A giant in electric car history, the Nissan Leaf became the first successful mass-market modern electric car when it bowed in 2010. The Leaf paved the way for many of today’s electrics, but despite a redesign in 2017, newer and more sophisticated EVs with longer ranges eventually passed it by. Nissan just took the wraps off the 2026 Leaf, which aims to vault this EV back into top-tier contention.

2 weeks ago | cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes

CreditAlex Kwanten | U.S. News & World ReportFirst Impressions: 2025 Audi Q5 and SQ5ASPEN, Colo. — If the redesigned 2025 Audi Q5 has a mantra, it’s “don’t mess with success,” and with good reason. The Q5 has been the German automaker’s most popular model for over a decade, accounting for more than a quarter of the brand’s sales in 2024. With a record that strong, there’s no need for radical change even in the face of upstart competition.

2 weeks ago | cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten

Alex Kwanten is the Managing Editor of the Autos team at U.S. News & World Report. He’s worked in automotive media for more than 15 years, covering the auto industry, auto finance, car buying and a wide array of new, used and classic vehicle topics. Prior to joining U.S. News & World Report, Alex was managing editor at Forbes Wheels. He’s also written and reported for many different outlets including Automotive News, Hagerty Media and CarGurus.

4 weeks ago | cars.usnews.com | Alex Kwanten |John M. Vincent |Mark Hayes

It has been just over two years since the last Jeep Cherokee rolled off the assembly line in Toledo, Ohio, after a 49-year run stretching five generations of SUVs. But the famous name, which helped popularize SUVs as family vehicles in the 1980s and 1990s, will make a comeback this fall. The 2026 Jeep Cherokee, unveiled today, will be new from the ground up, comes wrapped in an angular new shape with clear links to the upmarket Grand Cherokee and will offer hybrid power from the start.