Christian Seabaugh

2 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Christian Seabaugh

The drive from Los Angeles to San Diego ought to be short; a little over a hundred miles splits La La Land from its southern neighbor. It should be a lovely drive, as I-5 cuts south through Orange County to the Pacific Ocean, the road then hugging California’s iconic coastline as it bisects the Marine Corps’ Camp Pendleton—always good for a show from helicopters or hovercrafts—down into the vibrant beach border city. “Should be” is the operative phrase here.

2 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Christian Seabaugh

For a luxury brand on the upswing, a credible professional racing program and performance subbrand seems to be a key for success. Acura has long had the racing aspect down, participating in IMSA racing soon after the brand’s launch in 1991 and dabbling in GT and Le Mans racing ever since. But its road going sports car efforts have been patchy at best.

3 weeks ago | motortrend.com | Christian Seabaugh

The quickest car we’ve ever testedThe quickest-charging EV on the marketDrives exceptionally overallProbably more useful ways to execute the rear-seat deleteA good value but not affordableWe had to return the car to PorscheTake a beat to think about how long it takes the websites you visit to load. YouTube takes about 5.4 seconds on a good connection. Porsche’s homepage takes about 3.6 seconds on Wi-Fi. A lot of your favorite other sites? About 3.5 seconds.

1 month ago | motortrend.com | Christian Seabaugh

It’s easy to label the new 2025 Acura ADX as simply a Honda HR-V with a stronger engine and some leather because that’s what it is in several ways. However, that reductionist approach doesn’t sufficiently convey just how improved the ADX is compared to the Honda it’s based on.

1 month ago | azcentral.com | Christian Seabaugh |Jonny Lieberman

The extremely online car fan set will surely need no introduction to Mansory, the German outfit best known for festooning exotic cars with garish body kits, flamboyant interior makeovers and cheesy wheel upgrades. To everyone else, just Google "Mansory" followed by your favorite supercar or luxury SUV. We apologize in advance. Anyway, though Mansory's projects tend to inspire unanimous revulsion amongst our seasoned staff of auto hacks, its latest somehow split our number.