Alex Leanse

Los Angeles

Associate Online Editor at Motor Trend

Guy who likes cars.

Articles

Is Your Car Battery Dying Too Soon? Here’s How to Fix It

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alex Leanse

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Is Your Car Battery Dying Too Soon? Here’s How to Fix It

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Alex Leanse

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Car Battery Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Vehicle Running

2 weeks ago | popularmechanics.com | Alex Leanse

Even if you're driving a gas guzzling SUV, electricity remains crucial to driving a car. Thanks to modern-day electric batteries, drivers no longer have to turn an engine over by hand. It now all happens with the turn of a key or a press of a button. ➡ You love cars. So do we. Let's nerd out over them together.
Self-Driving Cars in 2025: Where We Are Right Now According to Ride AI

2 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

Key considerations for autonomous vehicle development in 2025. The inaugural Ride AI conference has just concluded in Hollywood, California. This meeting of minds included innovators and influencers on topics related to self-driving cars, entailing hardware, artificial intelligence, and human experience, all in the context of the global future of mobility.
What It’s Like to Drive a Tesla in Elon Musk’s Political Era

3 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

Want a car that forces you to have an opinion? Get a Tesla. Cars mean something. They’re cultural texts open to interpretation. We buy cars based on an amorphous mix of pragmatism and emotion, but out on the road they project values that people can subjectively understand in completely different ways.This might not factor much into your purchasing decision, but anyone can make their own judgment on your car and why you chose it.
A Great Reason to Move

3 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

What makes a hot hatchback even better? More hatchback—that is, when it’s stretched out into a station wagon. We all know most Americans aren’t enthusiastic about the body style, but the enthusiasts among us know wagons excel with their combination of SUV-like practicality and carlike dynamics. Volkswagen could give Americans a tantalizing sporty wagon to play with but—sigh—chooses to keep it from us.
Are You Checking These Six Essential Car Fluids? Here's How to Do It Right

4 weeks ago | popularmechanics.com | Alex Leanse

Since the invention of the automobile, drivers have sought ways to make their cars more efficient and reliable. Today's cars are the best they've ever been, but they're still not the maintenance-free wondermachines. Cars also need frequent TLC, and its an auto's six different fluids that need the most attention. Fluids play a huge role in almost every facet of your car, including fuel economy and longevity.
Can an EV Make a Good Police Car? We Test Unplugged Performance’s Cop Tesla

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

Is the UP.Fit Model Y the crime-fighting machine of the future? A police car isn’t really a car—it's a tool. How police departments decide what vehicles to put in their fleets is totally different from how you go about choosing your daily driver. It’s a tactical decision, where considerations of comfort, fun, or cool factor are handcuffed in the back seat behind effectively and conveniently enforcing the law.
AWD Drifting on Ice!

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

Volkswagen’s ultimate enthusiast car, the Golf R, faces something of a win-some, lose-some situation. After 2024 it bid auf wiedersehen to its optional six-speed manual transmission, making a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic mandatory. However, as the Golf R shifts into 2025, its turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 engine is now more powerful than any other (production) version of VW’s iconic hatchback ever.
Drifting on a Frozen Lake!

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Alex Leanse

Abnormal driving conditions provided a preview of what to expect from this very normal SUV. The new 2025 Volkswagen Tiguan is almost here, seeking to wedge its way into competition against hot-selling small crossovers like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. As the outgoing Tiguan was distinguished by its sharp design and useless third-row seat, the 2025 Tiguan aims to continue delivering a style statement while leveling up to the core competencies expected from a modern compact SUV.