Chase Bierenkoven

6 days ago | topspeed.com | Chase Bierenkoven

Not all cars have to be boring. Even without the sporting credentials that come from sports-specific trims like Hyundai's N brand, you can find yourself a fun car that won't make you fall asleep behind the wheel on the way to work every morning. Thanks to modern engines, hybridization, and turbocharging, just about everything on the market feels quick by the standards of even a decade ago. In short, you're spoiled for choice.

6 days ago | topspeed.com | Chase Bierenkoven

The ever-tempting allure of the depreciated German sports car is what brought you here. The BMW M5 is a siren, calling you to the rocky shores of depreciation and sky-high shop rates. It's ok, the rocks look lovely today. Five years ago, the M5 was a very different animal from what it is today (fat and hybrid-y). Of course, the M5 is also rather modern compared to one from ten years ago, and so on.

1 week ago | topspeed.com | Chase Bierenkoven

Different strategies are emerging as automakers begin to see tariffs set in. Some, like Volvo, say they must pass costs on to the consumer. However, some bigger brands have been able to weather the storm, at least for now. The Volkswagen Group is one such automaker, and it said in a media release at the end of May it would extend its pricing guarantee, which originally lasted through May, into June.

1 week ago | topspeed.com | Chase Bierenkoven

BMW is updating the 2025 i4 with more range and more power. A lot more power. In fact, the M-flavored version of BMW's modest (in principle, if not aesthetics) EV now has more power than the M4 CS. Already, the M4 CS makes more power than the standard M4. It's quite a bump for the i4, and the new range figures are more of the same, though not quite to the same degree. Notably, range enhancements only apply to the i4's non-M versions.

1 week ago | topspeed.com | Chase Bierenkoven

The 2026 Land Rover Defender will see a handful of updates this year when the model lands on US shores. These include the second year Land Rover will offer the Defender OCTA, the luxury SUV's more off-road-focused sibling. The updates expand beyond the trim level, with a new screen, off-road software, and some new tech features buyers may find helpful.