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6 days ago | 
cars.com | Joe Bruzek
Is the BMW M235 Gran Coupe a Good Car? Lacking a well-rounded, satisfying high-performance driving experience, the 2025 BMW M235 Gran Coupe struggles as a livable daily performance sedan. How Does the BMW M235 Gran Coupe Compare With Other Affordable Luxury Cars? BMW’s own 3 Series sedan and many other competing sports sedans offer more comfort and driving engagement for similar money.
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1 month ago | 
cars.com | Stef Schrader |Mike Hanley |Joe Bruzek |Damon Bell
The new-for-2025 Volkswagen Tiguan compact SUV was already lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, but what if that wasn’t enough? Good news: The 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL R-Line Turbo, on the floor at the 2025 New York International Auto Show, is the new top trim level for the line and features 67 more horsepower, luxurious interior appointments and more comfort and safety features.
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1 month ago | 
cars.com | Mike Hanley |Joe Bruzek |Aaron Bragman |Damon Bell
Golden Age of Travel InteriorOne of the most striking things about the concept’s cabin is its lack of any large displays. Is it a sign that the screen-based arms race in the luxury segment has reached its end? Time will tell, but the simplicity of the dashboard is refreshing. That’s not to say there aren’t any screens, as there are actually a total of seven smaller ones: three in front of the steering wheel and four inset in the middle of the dash.
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1 month ago | 
cars.com | Joe Bruzek |Aaron Bragman |Damon Bell
Cargo RoomWhat the K4 Hatchback lacks in length versus the sedan, it makes up for in an open cargo area that expands with a 60/40-split, folding backseat on the GT-Line Turbo I sampled. I didn’t observe any underfloor storage, and the cargo area appears to be shallower and less roomy than the Civic hatchback’s, though we’ll have to wait for our official cargo testing to compare cargo volume.
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Conner Golden |Brian Normile |Joe Bruzek |Stef Schrader
Speaking of the GTS, its big ol’ 16-inch front and 14.9-inch rear brake discs are now standard on the 2025 911 Carrera S, with carbon-ceramic discs as an option. Also optional is the trick rear-steer setup.
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Brian Normile |Joe Bruzek |Stef Schrader
Otherwise, the TrailSport Elite shares the same powertrain, torque-vectoring i-VTM4 AWD system, 8.3 inches of ground clearance (less than a Subaru Crosstrek) and specially designed General Grabber all-terrain tires wrapped around 18-inch wheels that you get on the base TrailSport trim (the standard TrailSport wheels look different than the TrailSport Elite).
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Joe Bruzek |Stef Schrader |Jared Gall
There are many hidden costs when buying an EV, including home charger installation, public charging (especially DC fast charger) costs and potential higher insurance costs. To make the most of an EV, you’ll want to start with the best value possible if your goal is to save money on fuel costs — an area where EVs greatly excel when charging at home.
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Brian Normile |Aaron Bragman |Joe Bruzek |Damon Bell
An electric vehicle’s efficiency is impacted by many factors, but one of the most significant ones is temperature. Now that we’ve owned our 2024 Kia EV9 for a full year, we have charging and efficiency data from all four seasons, so we can see how efficient the EV9 has been in each of them as well as during our entire ownership.
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Aaron Bragman |Joe Bruzek
The materials choices play a large part — not only are a lot of the interior materials unique (like the flocked material on the lower door inserts and the coarse woven fabric covering the dash, doors and console), but they’re also made of 100% recycled materials. That unusual fabric on the door tops and dash is made of 100% recycled polyester, as are the carpets throughout the Optiq’s interior.
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2 months ago | 
cars.com | Joe Bruzek |Corinne Vercoe
However, a digital gear selector on the center touchscreen did make its way to the Model Y refresh, which is disappointing. To select a gear, you have to use the screen — or redundant physical controls on the overhead console. Considering how failure-prone our long-term Model Y’s touchscreen was, it gives me pause to have a very important set of controls be a bunch of pixels on a screen.
