Kyle Patrick

1 week ago | autoguide.com | Kyle Patrick

NEW! by Kyle Patrick (IC: employee) Jeep's RAV4 competitor will touch down later this year, with internal combustion, hybrid, and full-electric powertrains. Finally. Almost exactly a year ago Jeep confirmed it would be getting back into the compact SUV scene with a new offering. The brand wouldn't reveal the name, but we all suspected it, and now we have confirmation: the Cherokee is back, and it will be in dealers before the end of the year.

1 week ago | autoguide.com | Kyle Patrick

NEW! by Kyle Patrick (IC: employee) The CS treatment adds 50 horsepower to and drops 100 pounds from M's smallest car. After a weekend tease, BMW M on Tuesday gave us the proper details on the 2026 BMW M2 CS. The latest member of the CS family sticks to the script, adding power and dropping weight for what should be an even sharper driving experience. The headline figure is 523 horsepower, 50 ponies up from the "regular" M2 and on par with the M4 Competition xDrive.

1 week ago | autoguide.com | Kyle Patrick

NEW! by Kyle Patrick (IC: employee) Toyota's adventure-ready mid-sized truck is one half of a comparison this week. Hello, AutoGuide readers. With warm weather finally, truly here, we're seeing a broader variety of vehicles come in for our weekly tests, and we want you to be included. To that end, we're going to be sharing those vehicles nice and early, so that if you have any questions about them, we can (hopefully) answer you.

1 week ago | autoguide.com | Kyle Patrick

NEW! by Kyle Patrick (IC: employee) I’m pretty sure the 2026 Toyota bZ is the only vehicle to ever lose 50-percent of its name, and gain 50-percent more power. Toyota launched its first dedicated, in-house EV on these shores three years ago. It was… fine. Okay, it was actually worse than that. Less power, less range, and slower charging speeds than the competition put the Big T in a very unusual position: on the back foot. The newly rechristened bZ addresses much of that.

2 weeks ago | autoguide.com | Kyle Patrick

NEW! by Kyle Patrick (IC: employee) Expect similar space for people but more storage—and less buttons. It's here: the 2026 Toyota RAV4 bowed earlier this week, ushering in the next chapter for the best-selling SUV in America and Canada. While it is basically the same size as before, there are plenty of changes, not least of which is a fully, 100-percent hybrid powertrain lineup.