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Tested: 2021 Hyundai Veloster N DCT Gets Quicker and Comfier Mike Sutton © Michael Simari - Car and Driver New seats and infotainment make the 2021 Hyundai Veloster N a nicer compact car, but a newly optional automatic transmission makes it a hotter hot hatch. Hyundai nailed the hot-hatchback formula when it released the Veloster N for the 2019 model year. As a rambunctious salute to bargain performance, it initially offered as much as 275 horsepower and a six-speed manual tr...

Mustang Shelby GT500 Is Quicker without Track Tires. Heres Why Eric Tingwall © Michael Simari - Car and Driver Anyone chasing quarter-mile times is better off skipping the GT500s $18,500 Carbon Fiber Track Pack. In Car and Driver testing, the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 hit 60 mph and 100 mph 0.2 second quicker on the standard street tires than on the optional track tires. A Ford engineer who works on the GT500 confirmed that the standard Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires ten...

2021 Kia Sorento Satisfies High Expectations Joey Capparella © Michael Simari - Car and Driver Kias redesigned Sorento may be small for a three-row mid-size SUV, but it shares many excellent traits with its larger Telluride sibling. Kia faces a formidable challenge with the launch of its redesigned fourth-generation 2021 Sorento SUV, which comes to market on the heels of the Korean brands immensely successful and 10Best-winning Telluride crossover. Yet, while both SUVs compet...

Tested: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Impresses with Diesel Power The refinement and fuel economy of General Motorss Duramax diesel inline-six makes for a compelling matchup with Chevys redesigned Tahoe SUV. Diesel engines are a tough sell in the United States, particularly since the 1970s when General Motors converted a gas V-8 to run on diesel for its Oldsmobile brand, which resulted in woeful reliability issues (mainly head bolts that couldnt withstand the rigors of diesel compression). The 2001 intr...